Book Spotter

Book Spotter turns your phone's camera into a book-finding tool. Point it at a shelf and Book Spotter reads the spines in real time, calling out the titles you're looking for as they come into view - no more crouching, squinting or tilting your head sideways at a wall of books.

LIVE CAMERA SCANNING
Sweep your camera slowly along a bookshelf and Book Spotter recognises book spines as it goes. Anything that matches your search list is highlighted on screen the moment it appears, so you can clear a whole shelf in seconds instead of reading every title yourself.

SCAN FROM PHOTOS
Already took a picture of a shelf? Pick photos from your gallery and Book Spotter scans them exactly the same way. Handy for shelves you walked past earlier, a photo a friend sent you, or a listing you found online.

YOUR BOOK LIST, ON EVERY DEVICE
Keep the titles you're hunting for in your Book List. Your list is synced and backed up across every device you sign in on, and you can also view and edit it in any browser at bookspotter.app. Add a book on your laptop at home and it's waiting on your phone by the time you get to the shop.

LIBRARIES FOR THE SHELVES YOU OWN
Build libraries to inventory the books you already own, shelf by shelf, so you never buy a second copy by mistake. When you want someone else to see what's on your shelves, share a library as a read-only link - they can browse it, but they can't change anything.

SEARCH MORE BOOKS AT ONCE
Book Spotter is free to use with a small search list. Optional subscription tiers let you look for more titles in a single sweep - up to 10 books at once, up to 25 books at once, or unlimited books at once - so a big wishlist can be checked in one pass. Subscriptions are billed monthly through Google Play and can be changed or cancelled at any time in your Play account settings.

Whether you're working a library book sale, a used bookshop, a friend's shelves or your own to-be-read pile, Book Spotter helps you find the right book fast.