Scan
Point the phone camera at the barcode on the back cover, or pull the trigger on a Bluetooth scanner. Missing barcode? Type the ISBN.
Codexia
Know every book you own.
Scan the barcode. That's the whole job. Codexia fills in the title, author and cover, and keeps a searchable catalogue of your shelves on your phone.
Get it onGoogle Play
Free for 7 days. Android.
- No account
- No cloud
- No ads
- Search works offline
How it works
A shelf an evening. About a hundred books in ten minutes.
It fills itself in
Title, author, publisher, year, pages and cover arrive from Open Library. With auto-add on, the book is in your library before you reach for the next one.
Find it later
Search by title, author or ISBN and the answer is instant, with or without a signal. Grid, list or compact view; sort by recent, title or author.
Inside the app
Quiet, paper-coloured, built for long scanning sessions.
Swipe for more screens.
What it does
Everything a catalogue needs. Nothing it doesn't.
ISBN barcode scanning
Reads the EAN-13 barcode printed on almost every book since the 1970s. Manual entry for the ones that lost theirs.
Instant search, even offline
Full-text search across titles, authors and ISBNs, answered on the phone itself. In the basement, in the shop, on a plane.
Every copy, accounted for
Track several copies of one title. Scan a duplicate and Codexia asks, or adds another copy automatically if you set it to.
Your own covers
When Open Library has no artwork, take a photo of the book or pick one from your gallery. Covers are cached on the phone.
CSV and JSON export
Take the whole library out whenever you like: a spreadsheet for insurance or a sale list, JSON for anything else.
Three ways to browse
Cover grid, list or compact rows, sorted by recently added, title or author.
Scanner or camera
Use the phone you have. Add a scanner when the pile gets tall.
Codexia works the same either way. Choose one as the default in Settings, or have it ask each time.
Phone camera
Best for a home library or a shelf at a time.
- Nothing to buy or pair
- Hold the barcode in frame; the phone buzzes when it reads
- Comfortable for a few dozen books in a sitting
Bluetooth scanner
Best for classroom libraries, collections and shops.
- Point, click, next book; no lining anything up on screen
- Most handheld scanners in keyboard (HID) mode work
- Built for a few hundred books in an afternoon
Either way, auto-add keeps the rhythm going: a book that Open Library recognises goes straight into the library, and the result sheet hides itself after a few seconds.
Who it's for
Three kinds of shelves.
Home and collectors
The library you've built
Know what you own before the bookshop, keep a record for insurance, and find the one you lent out. Series, first editions, the whole wall.
Classrooms
The classroom library
Catalogue the books you bought yourself, see how many copies of a class set you still have, and export the list for the school or for next year.
The free AnchorKite teacher tools cover the rest of the room.
Sellers and shops
Stock with duplicates
Multiple copies per title are the point, not a mistake. Set duplicate scans to add a copy, scan a box with a Bluetooth scanner, and export a CSV of what's on hand.
Pricing
Try it free for 7 days. Then pick a plan.
Monthly
$4.99 / month
7-day free trial. Cancel anytime in Google Play.
Half the monthly price
Yearly
$29.99 / year
7-day free trial. About $2.50 a month.
Lifetime
$34.99 once
Pay once, keep it. No renewals.
- Every feature in every plan. No premium tier.
- No ads, no data for sale.
- A paid plan is required after the trial. Prices shown in US dollars; Google Play shows your local price.
Private by design
Your library lives on your phone. Nowhere else.
There is no Codexia account and no Codexia server. Your catalogue is stored on the device, and your collection is never uploaded.
When you scan, the app asks Open Library, a free public book database, for the details of that ISBN. Purchases go through Google Play. That is the whole list. Read the Codexia privacy policy for the details.
Accountnone
Cloud copy of your librarynone
Ads and ad trackersnone
Analytics in the appnone
Book lookupsISBN to Open Library
Your data outCSV / JSON, anytime
Questions
Before you scan.
Is Codexia on iPhone?
Not yet. Codexia is on Google Play for Android phones today. An iPhone version is planned; this page will say so when it ships.
Does Codexia work offline?
Your library, search and export all work with no connection, because the catalogue lives on your phone. Looking up a newly scanned book needs a connection, since title, author and cover come from Open Library.
Which Bluetooth barcode scanners work with Codexia?
Most Bluetooth scanners that pair in keyboard (HID) mode, which is the default for the inexpensive handheld scanners sold for retail and inventory. Pair it with the phone in Android's Bluetooth settings, choose Bluetooth as the scanner in Codexia, and each scan arrives as an ISBN.
What happens when I scan a book I already own?
Codexia notices the duplicate. By default it asks whether to add another copy; shops and classroom libraries can set it to add a copy without asking. Each title keeps a copy count you can adjust by hand.
What if a book has no barcode or no cover?
Type the ISBN in by hand when the barcode is missing or damaged. If Open Library has no cover for a book, take a photo of it or pick one from your phone's photos.
What if I lose my phone?
Because there is no cloud copy, the catalogue lives only on the phone. Export your library as CSV or JSON from Settings now and then, and keep the file somewhere safe. The CSV opens in any spreadsheet.
Is there a free version?
No. Codexia has a 7-day free trial on the monthly and yearly plans, then needs a paid plan. That pays for the app without ads, accounts or selling data. Cancel the trial in Google Play before it ends and you are not charged.
Catalogue your shelves this weekend.
Free for 7 days, then $4.99 a month, $29.99 a year, or $34.99 once. For Android phones.
Get it onGoogle PlayQuestions or a bug? Email support@anchorkite.com. Subscriptions are managed in Google Play.