Libra - Library Organiser Software

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David Dunn on December 31, 2007 – 8:24 am - 1,649 views

Have you got a large collection of books, CDs, movies and/or games? You could probably do with some sort of library software to help you organise your collection easily and effectively.

This is where Libra comes in. It works pretty much like any of the other library-type software currently available for download. However, the main difference with this is that it’s free!

To find software that does exactly the same job as this, you would struggle to find a version that is not trial-limited and very expensive after the trial. This is where Libra differs, it’s completely free for non-commercial use!

One function I find really handy on Libra is it’s ability to use a webcam attached to your computer as a barcode scanner. Usually you would need a proper hardware barcode scanner to do the same job. This is something else you are saving money on for using this software and not one of it’s competitors.

Are you often finding your DVDs/CDs/Games/Books missing from your collection after someone has borrowed then? Never able to remember who you borrowed them to?

I know I’m often finding that some of my DVDs have gone missing, now I can remember that I borrowed them to someone but I can never remember who or when I borrowed them out!

Libra will keep track of all the things you have borrowed out and let you know due dates for each item. This should assure that you never lose any of your stuff again!

Among other great features, you can also share your whole collection online so that your family and friends can view what you have and see if they would like to borrow any. You could of course just use this to show off if you have a particularly big collection!

If you would like to give this software a go yourself you can download it by visiting the Libra website. The current version is 0.9.2 BETA, bearing in mind this is still in BETA it’s a very impressive piece of software!

If you have any comment about the software or use another piece of software for the same job, do let me know