Spinefy Documentation
Learn how to use all the features of the app.
Getting Started
Learn how to create your account and start using Spinefy in minutes.
- • Visit spinefy.app and click "Get Started"
- • Sign up with Google or email and password
- • Verify your email (if you used email registration)
- • Start adding books to your shelf!
Your Bookshelf
Your bookshelf is the heart of Spinefy. This is where you see and organize your books.
- • Each book is shown as a colored spine on a realistic shelf
- • You can sort by default, by author, or by series
- • Favorites appear first, then by rating and reading status
- • Books are automatically grouped by series
- • Use the search within your library to find books quickly
Book Details
Each book has a complete detail page where you can manage all information.
- • Rating from 1 to 5 stars
- • Personal written review
- • Reading status: Reading, Completed, Planned, Dropped
- • Page progress counter
- • Start and end reading dates
- • Format: Physical, eBook or Audiobook
- • Assign to a series with position
Search
Find any book using multiple integrated search sources.
- • Search by title, author or ISBN
- • Integration with Google Books API and Open Library
- • Smart deduplicated results
- • Add books directly from results to your shelf
- • ISBN barcode scanning
Series & Sagas
Organize your books into series and collections to keep everything tidy.
- • Create series and assign books with their position in the series
- • Books from the same series are visually grouped on the shelf
- • Sorting by series groups all books from the same series together
- • A book can be in multiple series
Statistics
Discover your reading habits with detailed statistics.
- • Total books in your library and completed
- • Total pages read
- • Drop rate
- • Longest, shortest and best rated book
- • Top authors and top categories
- • Format distribution (physical, eBook, audiobook)
- • 6-month activity chart
- • Average days per book
Social & Friends
Connect with other readers and share your reading progress.
- • Add friends and accept friend requests
- • Share your library via a unique link or QR code
- • Visit your friends' profiles and explore their libraries
- • Import books from a friend's library (max 500)
- • Earn badges: 15 achievements in 4 categories
- • Control your privacy: who can see your library, progress and statistics
Settings
Customize Spinefy to your liking with multiple configuration options.
- • Theme: Light, Dark, OLED and custom
- • Accent color: choose your favorite color
- • Language: 6 languages available
- • Shelf order: Default, By author, By series
- • Privacy: control who sees your profile, library, progress and badges
- • Backup: export and import your library in .spinefy format
- • Trash: recover deleted books