# Paginor: Book Library — Scan, sort, publish shelves

> Scan, sort, publish shelves (iPhone/iPad app by Michael Schoenbeck.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paginor-book-library/id6760981065 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michael Schoenbeck](https://appshunter.io/developer/1887127479)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 15 MB
- Languages: German (Germany), American English, French (France), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-05-10
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is Paginor?

Paginor sorts your books the way you keep them on the shelf.

CAPTURE

Hold the barcode in front of the camera. Paginor reads the ISBN and fetches title, author, publisher, cover and blurb from the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Open Library, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Biblioteca Nacional de España or the Library of Congress. You decide which sources are asked.

Several books one after another, without interruption. Or type the ISBN by hand. No match? Then photograph the cover yourself.

If a book is already in your library, Paginor tells you right away — including the shelf it sits on.

ORGANISE

Create shelves the way you think of them: fiction, crime, non-fiction, the family shelf. A book can sit on several. Every shelf gets a name, a colour and a symbol.

Filter by reading status, author and publisher. Keep track of what is on your wishlist, what you are reading and what you have finished, along with your rating.

SHARE

Publish single shelves as a finished web page. Paginor generates the HTML files and uploads them to your own server over SFTP — or packs them into a ZIP archive to pass on. The pages appear in your app language and carry your name.

Through iCloud you share shelves with others. For each person you decide whether they only read or may contribute.

GIFT CHECK

In the bookshop, open someone's shared shelf, scan the barcode — and Paginor tells you whether the book is already there. Without browsing through their collection.

BACKUP

Once a day Paginor backs up your library to your iCloud. On top of that you can export a backup file or a CSV list at any time.

NO ACCOUNT

No sign-up, no servers of ours. Your data stays on your device and, if you want, in your personal iCloud. No tracking, no advertising, no analytics.

PAGINOR PLUS

For free you use one shelf with ten books — enough to get a feel for it. Paginor Plus lifts both limits, unlocks sharing over iCloud and allows write access on shared shelves. A one-time purchase, no subscription, Family Sharing included.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paginor Plus | $3.99 | one-time |


## Is Paginor safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Paginor.

## Is Paginor legit?

Paginor: Book Library appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Paginor is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0 — 2026-10-27

The foldable iPhone

• Unfolded, landscape: the library with its cover grid on the left, the selected book on the right with reading status, rating and blurb. The split falls exactly on the crease, not in the middle of the remaining area.
• Unfolded, portrait: library above, book below.
• A shelf you opened stays open when you rotate.
• The cover grid always uses an even number of columns, so no book sits on the crease.
• Folded, the navigation moves to the side of the outer display. Scanning, shelves and web publishing work there just the same.
• Chip rows now end before the status column of the outer display.

Backup and restore, rebuilt

• Automatic backup to your iCloud, once a day.
• Export a backup as a file (.paginor) and read it back in, including older .json backups.
• When restoring, choose between replacing and merging.
• Duplicate books: skip them, add them again, or decide one by one.
• Restore individual shelves.
• Before importing you see the creation date and the number of books and shelves.

Translated and tidied up

• Backup, the SFTP settings and the published web pages are now available in English, French and Spanish as well.
• The published pages carry your name instead of a fixed default.
• The launch screen follows dark mode.
• Singular instead of plural: "1 book" instead of "1 books", "1 duplicate" instead of "1 duplicates".
• Data from the Bibliothèque nationale de France is cleaned up: titles without the genre suffix, no catalogue notes in the blurb, author names without life dates.
• The success message after a scan now appears once title and author have loaded.
• Scanner, web publishing and the gift check use the app's warm background instead of black.

### 2.7 — 2026-10-17

• Dark mode: At night, Paginor now uses a warm dark brown instead of a cool grey. Cards stand out with a slightly lighter tone and a fine golden border. The new look applies to Home, Library, Shelves, Book Details, Scan, and Statistics.

• Liquid Glass look: The “Scan Book” button and filter buttons use the new glass effect in iOS 26 and respond dynamically to taps. On older systems, a translucent milky background is used instead.

• Animations: Covers fade in smoothly once loaded. After a scan, a brief “Added to Library” message appears at the top with a checkmark and a subtle vibration. Statistics values count up when the view opens. If “Reduce Motion” is enabled in Accessibility, the values appear immediately.

• Books without a cover: Books without cover artwork now look like bound hardbacks, with a cloth texture, gold bands on the spine, a gold frame, a serif title, and the author’s name. Each book keeps its own individual colour permanently.

### 2.6 — 2026-07-04

Adjusted error message when the entered ISBN is too long.

### 2.5 — 2026-05-23

Shelf sharing simplified: Invitations now open directly in Apple’s native share sheet — no extra step required.

### 2.4 — 2026-05-21

New free basic version, introduction of Paginor Plus.

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