Get it first

Free for your first 30 titles

Books, catalogued.

EPUB, PDF and MOBI identified from the metadata inside the file, matched on Open Library with no key at all, written out as Calibre-style folders with metadata.opf and a cover.

Windows 10+, macOS 12+, Linux AppImage. The download is not public yet: leave your email and you get one message when it is, nothing else.

PopLib, the library screen
Writes what they read

How it works

Point it at a folder. It does the rest.

  1. 1

    Point it at a folder

    The scan reads every file: the name, the container, the tracks inside, the metadata in a book. Nothing is moved.

  2. 2

    It matches

    The key in the name is looked up in the right catalogue. Sure matches are filed; doubtful ones wait in Review with the candidates side by side.

  3. 3

    You see the plan

    New names, new folders, the metadata and artwork to write, all previewed before anything changes on disk.

  4. 4

    Apply, and undo if you like

    Every run is journaled. Put it all back with one click. Then Calibre, Kavita and Komga read what it wrote.

Then it keeps the folder that way: new files are noticed and matched, downloads land matched and filed, and the browser extension sends links over from any page.

In the app

The screens you will live in.

PopLib, the home screen
Home. Every collection at a glance, with what is waiting for you.
PopLib, the review screen
Review. The books the metadata could not place, with the candidates side by side.
PopLib, the plan screen
The plan. Author/Title folders with metadata.opf and a cover, previewed before anything moves.

What you get

Made for the collection you already have.

Reads the book first

Title, author, ISBN and series from the OPF or the PDF itself; the file name only fills gaps.

Open Library, no sign-up

ISBN, work and title lookups against a public catalogue.

Calibre, Kavita, Komga

metadata.opf and cover.jpg in Author/Title folders, the layout they all import.

Free for the first titles

Free for your first 30 books, forever. One purchase lifts the cap, with a year of updates.

Pricing

Free for the first 30 titles. Then this.

Sign in with an email, no card. Each collection is free for its first 30 titles, forever: scanning, matching, organizing, downloads, all of it. Past that, the collection you use needs a plan; the others stay free. One account signs in up to five computers.

Books

One-time purchase

EPUB, PDF and MOBI identified from the inside, matched on Open Library, written out for Calibre, Kavita and Komga.

€19once · a year of updates
No store yet — we answer by email within a day.
Everything included

The bundle

Subscription

Every collection, every app, one account.

€69a year · €5.75 a month
€7.99a month
No store yet — we answer by email within a day.

Prices in EUR, taxes shown at checkout. Cancel a subscription any time; it runs to the end of the period. A one-time purchase keeps working after its year of updates.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Something else? Write to hello@popmedia.app.

When can I download it?

The download is not public yet. Leave your email at the top of the page and you get one message when it is out; the address is used for nothing else.

Does it upload my files?

No. The app runs on your computer. To match a file it sends the key read from the name (a code or a title) to the catalogue and nothing else: not the file, not its path, not your folder.

What does the free tier include?

Everything. Each collection is free for its first 30 titles: scanning, matching, organizing, artwork, downloads, the extension. The count is per collection and never resets, so the free titles stay matched.

What happens at 30 titles?

What is matched stays matched and keeps working. New titles wait until the collection has a plan. The other collections are not affected.

Is there a store?

Not yet. The pricing buttons open a short form; we answer by email within a day with the payment details, and the licence is granted to your email the moment the payment arrives. Sign in with that email in the app and it is unlocked.

How many computers?

Five at a time per account. Signing in on a sixth signs the oldest out; you can also sign a computer out from the app.

Which media servers?

Calibre, Kavita and Komga. The app writes the files and sidecars they import; for Plex it can also push metadata and artwork straight into the library.

Where do the downloads come from?

From the links you give it: a direct link, a stream playlist, a magnet or a .torrent file. The browser extension sends them from the page you are on, with your session, so sites you are signed in to work. There is no search and no catalogue of links.

What are the requirements?

Windows 10 or later, macOS 12 or later, or Linux as an AppImage. ffmpeg is optional and used for remuxing and stream capture; the app finds it if it is installed.

The family

Also from PopMedia

The same organizer, tuned for other shelves. One account signs in to all of them; the bundle unlocks every collection.

Ask for a licence

There is no store yet. Leave your email and we answer within a day with the payment details. The licence is tied to that email: sign in with it in PopLib and the collection is unlocked.

Your email is used to answer this request and for the licence, nothing else. Privacy.