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Jelu vs Inventaire: catalog facts
Jelu	Inventaire
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to use and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Imports reading history from Goodreads Automatic book and author metadata	Book data from ISBNs and Wikidata Share a library with friends and communities
Requires running your own server Tracks books rather than reading ebook files	Focused on books only Covers physical books rather than ebook files
Self-hosted	Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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