Books are meant to be read, not just owned. Shared, not hoarded.
Plumerie is an independent, reader-built personal library platform from Helsinki, Finland.
Hi, I'm Sophie
Plumerie started with a simple frustration — standing in a bookstore abroad, staring at a book, and not being able to remember if it was already sitting unread on a shelf at home.
That moment turned into a bigger question. I realised that none of the tools out there did what I actually needed: organise my physical books across multiple locations, share my library with my family, and keep track of who borrowed what.
So I started building. From Helsinki, on my own, with values I care about: no ads, no data selling, no pressure to buy more. Just a simple, beautiful tool that helps you know what you have and share it with the people you trust.
— Sophie Michaud, founder
What we believe
Intentionality over accumulation
Read deeply, not endlessly. We believe in exploring what you already own before buying more. Plumerie helps you rediscover forgotten books on your own shelves, borrow from friends, and make every reading choice a deliberate one.
Community over commerce
Books are meant to be shared, not hoarded. We support friend-to-friend lending, family collaboration, and community libraries. We're not trying to sell you books — we're trying to help you share the ones you have.
Readers across languages and borders
We empower multilingual families and communities through the joy of reading and storytelling. Your library shouldn't be limited by the languages your local bookstore carries. Plumerie supports 45 languages and helps readers share across borders.
Elegance over complexity
Beautiful tools create joy in organisation. We believe library management should feel delightful — sophisticated without being complicated, powerful without being overwhelming.
Your data, your library
Full export anytime. No lock-in. No data selling. No ads. Your reading habits belong to you and no one else. Plumerie is independently built and independently owned — no corporations, no venture capital.
Where we're going
We're building toward a future where personal bookshelves become community libraries. Where your friends can see what you own and borrow the book they've been wanting to read. Where families read across languages and share across borders. Where book clubs have a shared home for their collection. Where homeschool co-ops, expat communities, and multilingual neighbourhoods have the tools they need to build their own reading culture.
This vision is big, and we're building it step by step. Right now, Plumerie helps you organise your personal library and share it with your family. Next, we're adding friend connections, community features, and AI-powered tools that help you discover what's already on your shelves.
We believe the best way to help people read more is to help them share what they already have.
What we stand for
We support brick-and-mortar bookstores. We support public libraries. We support the independent booksellers and librarians who keep reading culture alive in every community.
Plumerie is not a bookstore. We don't sell books, and we never will. We believe your local bookstore deserves your money, your public library deserves your visit, and your friends deserve to borrow that book instead of buying their own copy.
We also support multilingual communities, homeschool co-ops, expat families, and anyone who believes that reading is better when it's shared.
Join the movement
A community of readers who value quality over quantity, connection over consumption.
