How It Works
Your library. Everywhere.
BookBinder connects the books already on your computer to a beautiful reading experience on every device you own — without moving or uploading your files.
Install the Desktop Agent
Download the small background app for Windows. It runs quietly in your system tray — no setup wizard, no configuration file to edit.
The agent is what connects your local files to the web. Nothing leaves your machine without it.
Download the AgentPoint it at your book folder
Tell the agent where your books live — a single folder is all it needs. It scans for EPUBs, PDFs, and audiobooks automatically.
Your files never move. BookBinder reads them in place — including the ones in that folder called 'to-organise-later'.
Your library builds itself
Covers, authors, series, publication dates — pulled from Open Library while you make coffee. No manual tagging required.
Books appear in your library within seconds, beautifully organised and ready to read.
Read in your browser
Open any book in the in-browser reader. EPUBs and PDFs render natively with four reading themes — Day, Night, Sepia, and OLED.
Your reading position is saved automatically. Close the tab and pick up exactly where you left off.
Read on any device
With the agent running on your desktop, you can read on your phone, tablet, or any browser — your books stream directly from your machine.
Your files never leave your PC. The agent must be running to serve books to other devices.
Common Questions
Do my books get uploaded to BookBinder's servers?
No. Your books never leave your machine. The agent serves them directly from your PC to your browser — nothing is stored on BookBinder's servers.
What happens if I delete a book from my PC?
It disappears from your library on the next scan. Since books are never stored in the cloud, there's no remote copy — the file on your machine is the only copy.
Does the agent have to be running all the time?
Yes. The agent is required whenever you want to read a book — it's what streams your files to the browser. Think of it as the small tax your task tray pays for having a real library.
Is the agent safe? What does it do on my network?
The agent only communicates with BookBinder's servers to sync metadata and reading progress. It never uploads your book files and never modifies anything on your machine.
Ready to get started?