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2024Altruistic project

Digital Library

A digital book library: store your books as PDFs, read them in a light/dark mode fullscreen reader, automatically save progress and resume exactly where you left off — offline on the metro, zoom, copy text, and more.

Digital Library
Commission
Altruistic project
Timeline
2 months
Focus
Operations & automation

Offline

Reading without signal

100%

Fullscreen reader

Mobile

First design target

The problem

Books in PDF form end up scattered across downloads and cloud drives. Generic PDF viewers are not libraries: progress gets lost, there is no shelf by topic, and offline reading dies in a metro tunnel. People need a digital library built to read books, not just open files.

How we solved it

I built a mobile-first digital library with a distraction-free book reader: add books as PDFs into category folders, write a short note on why you saved each one, keep continuous reading progress so you reopen on the exact page, go fullscreen, toggle dark or light pages, zoom, and copy text. Offline reading is first-class so a commute without data still works.

What changed

Open your library on your phone, pick a book, continue from the last page and keep reading underground — a shelf for books, not a dump of random PDFs.

What you get

Folders by category

Organise books into folders so the library stays clear instead of becoming another downloads mess.

Why you saved it

Add a description per book so you remember what motivated you to put it in the library.

Offline reading

Read your books without signal — built for the metro and any dead-zone commute.

Progress that sticks

Every book remembers your page so you reopen exactly where you stopped.

Fullscreen, no distractions

The book fills the whole device so nothing else competes for attention.

Dark / light, zoom and copy

Toggle dark or light pages, zoom in or out, and copy passages when you need them elsewhere.

Mobile-first, any device

Responsive across phones, tablets and desktops — designed first for the handset in your pocket.

Want something like this for your business?

Tell me what you are trying to build and I will tell you honestly what it takes to ship it.