Export fields
| Field | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| cover | Cover image URL | Book database |
| booktitle | Book title | OCR + database match |
| author | Author name | Book database |
| isbn | ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 | Barcode or book database |
| tags | Add these per book and/or per shelf | Manual entry |
| confidence | Match confidence % | OCR analysis |
| source | Photo source | Automatic |
| scanned | Scan date | Automatic |
Export formats
One file per book
- One ‘.md’ file per book
- All metadata in YAML frontmatter
- Compatible with Obsidian, Logseq, Libiry and any other text editor or reader
- Download as ZIP when exporting multiple books
For the first five fields, you can choose your own field names:
- Open settings
- Scroll to “field names”
- Customize them to match your Libiry/Obsidian setup
Example:
booktitle → title
author → creator
Obsidian integration
Exported files work with Obsidian’s Book Search plugin:
- The YAML frontmatter format matches
- The cover images display correctly
- ISBN enables additional lookups
Libiry integration
Move the export files to a folder within your Libiry library folder. The books in the files are shown in Libiry’s book grid, alongside any digital books you might have.
Export format
For each detected book, a markdown file is created with YAML frontmatter.
Example output:
---
cover: https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/isbn/9780385490818-L.jpg
booktitle: The Handmaid's Tale
author: Margaret Atwood
isbn: 9780385490818
tags:
source: "BookSpineScanner"
scanned: "2026-02-13"
---
# The Handmaid's Tale