zu1k/book-searcher
Easy and blazing-fast book searcher, create and search your private library. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
63/100
- Activity 70
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 98
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1378
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 180
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6307 stars · 311 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Book Searcher is a fast self-hosted book metadata search tool that can index over 10 million books in a minute and return searches in microseconds. It ships as a desktop app, CLI binary, and Docker service with a web UI and search API.
Use cases
- search my private library of book metadata
- self-host a fast book search engine
- index millions of books from csv metadata
- run a local book search web ui
- deploy a book searcher with docker
- query book metadata by title author or isbn
When to choose
- you have book metadata (csv) and want instant local search
- you want a self-hosted alternative without relying on external services
- you need both desktop and server deployment options
When to avoid
- you want to download or read full book files, not just search metadata
- you need a managed cloud service with no setup
- your dataset is small enough for a simple database query
Facets
application · maturity active
search-engine http-server cli gui self-hosted developer-tools files windows self-hosted cli book-search full-text-search private-library tantivy webui ebooks search macos linux docker web-server desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/zu1k/book-searcher · fetched 2026-08-28 · 20ee6385f3e5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zu1k/book-searcher | main | 63 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="zu1k/book-searcher")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem