BookDB cadwal
Use this command to install BookDB:
winget install --id=cadwal.BookDB -e A book catalog database for personal collections. Can import data from Readerware 4.
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README
BookDB
Source code and releases for a book database application.
The purpose is specifically to allow me, and any other users, to continue to maintain book data from the Readerware Books application — which is no longer maintained since the developer passed.
Getting started
- Download the application (WinGet / Github Releases)
- Decide on the collections you want (Lookups | Collections)
- Import Readerware backups into your collections (File | Import ...)
- Or, but this depends on the availability of the JRE and HSQLDB from a Readerware 4 installation on your platform, import from a Readerware database.
Installing and starting via winget (Windows)
winget install cadwal.BookDB
The winget package is a portable install, so no Start Menu entry is created. To start the
application, open a new terminal (winget adds the install folder to your user PATH, and
already-open terminals don't see the update) and run:
BookDB.Desktop
Once the application is running, open Settings → Application access to create Start Menu and desktop shortcuts, so future launches don't need the terminal.
What it does
With this application you can maintain a book database. It supports:
- ISBN-based cataloguing via metadata sources
- Print support
- Statistics and searching
- Import from a Readerware Books backup — preserving all data from the final version
The application uses a SQLite3 database, so tooling exists in almost any programming language on almost any platform to let you use the data in any form you like.
What it does not do
- Remote database / remote server
- Mobile apps
Compared to Readerware, the metadata sources supported are limited.
Translations
Translations are available for a small set of languages. None of them especially good, I assume.
Contributions
PRs, comments, and feature ideas are welcome — but the amount of time and effort available is limited. The core goal was to let me keep maintaining my own database.
Platform notes
As a Windows user, the backup import has been tested against what the Windows version of Readerware generated. It should work with other platforms since Readerware was a Java application, but this has not been verified. Also the import from database is only tested on Windows.
The macOS version is of the "it builds, ship it" variety — I do not have a Mac to test with.