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Looking for a Goodreads alternative?
Most readers leave Goodreads for one of three reasons: the interface, the ads, or the fact that everything is public. This guide compares the main alternatives honestly and shows how to move your library without losing a single rating.
Decide what you are replacing
If you use Goodreads for crowd reviews and friends, a private tracker will feel empty — keep it for browsing. If you use it as a log of what you read, almost anything else will feel better. Whatever you pick, check it imports and exports CSV: that is your escape hatch if you change your mind again.
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Booked & Beautiful vs Goodreads
Privacy, design, stats and wrap-ups compared side by side.
Booked & Beautiful vs StoryGraph
Recommendations and charts, or a private visual journal — which suits you.
Best free book tracker apps
The free options worth considering, and what each one is genuinely best at.
Migrate from Goodreads
The CSV walkthrough: export, import, and check your shelves came across.
Try Booked & Beautiful
A calm reading tracker with visual shelves, a reading calendar, yearly goals and CSV export. Free to start.
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