Shelfmark
Shares rank 4 of 6 ebook managers by recommenders
Lightweight book fetcher that integrates with Calibre, ABS and Grimmory, and is easy to start with and easy to remove later.
Lightweight book fetcher that integrates with Calibre, ABS and Grimmory, and is easy to start with and easy to remove later.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Integrates with Calibre, ABS, Grimmory
“There is also a book fetcher called Shelfmark that integrates with Calibre, ABS, or Grimmory.”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “A website for debloated open source alternatives” “Shelfmark (+ Grimmory/Calibre) is magic.”
Comment from 7 Sep 2026 in “Tiny $70 Xteink X3 e-reader” Lightweight and easy to start
“Lightweight grabber, easy to start with, easy to rip out later.”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Jellyfin 12.0”
Other ebook managers people recommend
The four most recommended other ebook managers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calibre | 107 | 15 | 88% | 13 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Calibre-Web | 19 | 0 | 100% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Grimmory | 9 | 1 | 90% | 4 | — | — |
| ShelfmarkThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Kavita | 5 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Lightweight grabber, easy to start with, easy to rip out later.”
“Shelfmark (+ Grimmory/Calibre) is magic.”
“There is also a book fetcher called Shelfmark that integrates with Calibre, ABS, or Grimmory.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.