# Shelfmark

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Shelfmark and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Lightweight book fetcher that integrates with Calibre, ABS and Grimmory, and is easy to start with and easy to remove later.

## Why people recommend it

- Integrates with Calibre, ABS, Grimmory (2 comments): "There is also a book fetcher called Shelfmark that integrates with Calibre, ABS, or Grimmory." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49416634)) "Shelfmark (+ Grimmory/Calibre) is magic." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49601417))
- Lightweight and easy to start (1 comments): "Lightweight grabber, easy to start with, easy to rip out later." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49605571))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Calibre](https://hackerapproved.com/p/calibre.md): 107 recommend
- [Calibre-Web](https://hackerapproved.com/p/calibre-web.md): 19 recommend
- [Grimmory](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grimmory.md): 9 recommend
- [Kavita](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kavita.md): 5 recommend
- [Send to Kindle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/send-to-kindle.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Shelfmark", https://hackerapproved.com/p/shelfmark/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).