Library management for personal and lending libraries

Catalog your books, track patrons, and manage checkouts — all from a desktop app that keeps every record on your own computer. No cloud account, no subscription required to get started. Whether it's your own bookshelf or a checkout desk for a classroom, homeschool co-op, small church, community group, or office — LitCat has you covered.

What LitCat does

Catalog

Add books by ISBN and pull covers and metadata automatically from Open Library and Google Books. Browse by list or cover grid, search by title or author, and edit any detail.

Patrons

Maintain a roster of borrowers — names, contact info, and a full checkout history. Fits a classroom or community-library roster, or a short list of friends and family you lend to.

Circulation

Check books out and back in, set due dates, and see at a glance what's overdue. Works from the keyboard for quick back-to-back checkouts when patrons are waiting at the desk.

Free vs. LitCat Pro

Free

  • Up to 100 books
  • Up to 15 patrons
  • Full catalog, patron, and circulation features
  • ISBN lookup with cover images
  • CSV import and export
  • Backup and restore
  • Mac, Windows, Linux

LitCat Pro Coming soon

  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • Unlimited books and patrons
  • Import from LibraryThing, Goodreads, MARC, and MARCXML
  • Reports and shelf labels (in development)
  • One-time purchase — own it forever
  • Priority email support

LitCat Pro is launching soon. If you'd like to be notified when it's available, send a note to support@litcat.app.