The to-read pile, what you're reading now, and the finished shelf β with ratings so future-you remembers what was worth it. No account, no social feed, just your books.
Every reader has the same three piles: the books you mean to read, the one (or four) you're in the middle of, and the shelf of finished ones you half-remember. This tracker keeps all three straight β add a title the moment someone recommends it, move it to Reading when you crack it open, and shelve it as Finished with a star rating and a note so future-you knows whether it lived up to the recommendation.
Unlike book-tracking platforms, there's no account, no social feed, no algorithm suggesting what to read next, and no marketing database learning your tastes. Your reading list is stored in your own browser and goes nowhere else.
The list saves automatically to your browser's local storage on this device β it'll be here next week and next year. Because it's device-local, your phone and laptop keep separate lists; use Backup (JSON) and Import backup to carry it across. Clearing browser data clears the list, so take a backup once your shelf starts meaning something to you.
Add them to the to-read shelf as recommendations arrive, move them to Reading when you start, and to Finished (with a rating and a note) when done. Dates record themselves along the way.
Yes: five-star ratings and personal notes on the finished shelf turn the list into a private record of what was actually worth it, searchable when someone asks for a recommendation.
Yes, yearly stats settle how the reading year really went: books finished, and the shape of your ratings.
Yes. CSV export takes the list anywhere, and import merges cleanly without duplicating titles, so migrating from a spreadsheet (or backing up) is painless.
No account, no social feed, no algorithm, and no owner mining your taste. Your reading life stays on your device, which is arguably where a reading life belongs.