Web Opac

Convenient access to 1,000+ public and academic libraries

NOTE: This project is end-of-life as of 2024-06-30. No more changes to this repository are planned and the app will no longer receive updates.

This free and open source Android app enables convenient mobile access to
catalogues and user accounts of more than 1,000 public and academic libraries,
most of them currently in the German-speaking countries (Deutschland,
Österreich, Schweiz), but also some in Australia, Canada, Italia, Nederland,
Polska, United Kingdom, United States, Ελλάς and Россия.

Features of the app:

* Search in the catalogue of your library
* Watchlist for books
* Search for ISBN with barcode scanner

And in some libraries:

* View of lent media (also with multiple accounts)
* Prolonging of lent books and cancellation of reservations
* Reservation of books
* Notification when books need to be returned (no warranty)
* View of information about the library (e.g. opening hours)

The list of supported libraries is available on
our website.

Tracking as it comes with Sentry which cannot be disabled by the user.

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This app tracks and reports your activity

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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Version 6.5.0 (245) - Added on Feb 19, 2024

This version requires Android 4.0.3 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- access approximate location only in the foreground
  
  This app can get your approximate location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location.
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- control Near Field Communication
  
  Allows the app to communicate with Near Field Communication (NFC) tags, cards, and readers.
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- prevent phone from sleeping
  
  Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
Download APK 8.2 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 6.4.14 (244) - Added on Nov 07, 2023

This version requires Android 4.0.3 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- access approximate location only in the foreground
  
  This app can get your approximate location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location.
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- control Near Field Communication
  
  Allows the app to communicate with Near Field Communication (NFC) tags, cards, and readers.
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- prevent phone from sleeping
  
  Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
Download APK 8.2 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 6.4.13 (243) - Added on Aug 14, 2023

This version requires Android 4.0.3 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- access approximate location only in the foreground
  
  This app can get your approximate location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location.
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- control Near Field Communication
  
  Allows the app to communicate with Near Field Communication (NFC) tags, cards, and readers.
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- prevent phone from sleeping
  
  Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
Download APK 8.2 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log