Help and support

Tap the “Add book” button and type a title, author name, or ISBN. Pick the correct edition from the search results. Plumerie pulls cover images and metadata from Google Books and Open Library.

If a book isn't in any database, you can add it by hand. Enter the title, author, and any other details you want to track. You can also upload a custom cover image.

• —Make sure the barcode is clean and well-lit for the best scan results.
• —Some older or regional editions may not have barcode data. Use title search as a backup.
• —If a cover image doesn't load, Plumerie may not have found it in our book databases. You can add one manually.

Go to Settings → Locations. Tap “Add location” and give it a name (like “Living room,” “Office,” or “Summer cabin”). You can create up to 10 locations on the free plan.

Choose one location as your default. New books will be assigned to this location automatically when you add them.

In Settings → Locations, tap on any location to rename it. Drag locations to reorder them. The order here determines the order they appear in your library filters.

You can delete a location, but the books assigned to it will need to be moved first. Plumerie will prompt you to reassign them.

If you're in a family library, each member can claim locations as “theirs” for a personal view. The family admin can manage all locations from the family settings panel.

Go to Settings → Family and generate an invite link. Share the link with anyone in your household. When they click it and create an account (or sign in), they'll join your family library automatically.

The person who creates the family library is the admin. Admins can manage locations, rename them, and control family settings. Other members can add books, update reading status, and track loans.

Every family member can switch between seeing just their own books (books in their claimed locations) and the full family collection. The dashboard shows both personal and family stats.

Each member can claim locations as “theirs.” This creates a personal lens — when you look at “My books,” you see the books in your claimed locations. Useful for families where each person has their own bookshelf.

Open any book's details and tap “Mark as lent.” Enter the borrower's name and, optionally, their email address and a due date.

If you enter the borrower's email, Plumerie sends them an invitation to create a free account. When they accept, the book appears in their library as “borrowed.” This creates two-sided tracking — you both see the loan.

Either the lender or the borrower can mark the book as returned. The loan is recorded in the book's history.

• —You don't have to send an email invite. You can just record the borrower's name for your own tracking.
• —If you lend books often, the loan tracking feature helps you remember who has what — no more awkward texts.

If your platform supports CSV export, you can import it into Plumerie. The CSV should include at minimum a title column. Author, ISBN, and reading status columns are recognised automatically if present.

Go to Settings → Export. Plumerie generates a CSV file with your complete library — titles, authors, ISBNs, locations, reading status, tags, notes, ratings, language, and everything else. Download it anytime as a backup.

You can sign in with your Google account or with your email and password. Both work on all devices.

In Settings, you can choose a default location. New books will be assigned to this location automatically.

Plumerie supports 45 languages for book metadata. Language is detected automatically when you add a book, but you can change it manually in any book's details.

You can delete your account and all associated data at any time from Settings. This action is permanent.

• —Make sure your browser has camera permission enabled.
• —Try better lighting — barcodes need to be clearly visible.
• —If scanning still doesn't work, use title search instead. We're working on improving barcode scanning reliability.

• —Make sure you're using app.plumerielibrary.com (not a preview URL).
• —Try clearing your browser cache or using a different browser.
• —If the issue persists, try creating an account with email and password instead.

• —Cover images come from Google Books and Open Library. Some older, regional, or less common editions may not have covers available.
• —You can upload a custom cover image for any book in your library.

• —Make sure you've joined a family library (check Settings → Family).
• —Switch from "My books" to "All books" in your library view.
• —If you just joined, try refreshing the page.