Postille keeps what you think while you read — ideas, quotes, reflections — and keeps it safe. Then, if you want, it puts you next to the right readers.
Post illa verba: “after these words”.The Latin origin of the word postil
In medieval manuscripts the text sat in the middle of the page. Everything around it stayed blank, and readers filled it in: a correction, a doubt, a “remember this”. They called them postils, because they came after those words.
The text belonged to someone else. The margin belonged to the reader. And centuries later, the margin is often the liveliest part of the book: it's where you can see a person thinking.
We still read that way today, but the margin ends up scattered: a sticky note, a photo of a page, a note in an app you can never find again. Meanwhile, reading apps mostly ask for a rating and a ranking.
Postille was made to put the margin back at the centre. A place where your notes are tidy, yours, and private — and where, when you decide, your shelf becomes a way to meet other readers.
Like a book: start from the chapter that makes you most curious.
Every idea, quote and reflection stays attached to the book that sparked it. Find them again by book, by type or with search. They are yours and they stay private: they never become public unless you choose to share a quote.
Add a book by title, ISBN or with the camera, and pick right away whether it is to read, being read or already read. Rate it in quarter stars: 3.75 is a real rating. Your library is private by default: you open it to others when, and if, you like.
The first book, the first ten, the first thousand pages, several books in a month, days of reading in a row. 68 medals from bronze to legendary: no rankings, no comparing, just your own pace.
Follow the readers you trust and see what they are reading. Create lists to share with a link, open your profile with a public library, and get a notification only when it matters. If someone bothers you, block them in one tap.
Browse the catalogue by genre, see what others are reading and get recommendations built on your taste: the genres you love, the authors you rated well, readers with similar taste. No ads, and no algorithm pushing what suits somebody else.
On your phone it works offline too: on the train, on a plane, in the mountains. Read, take notes, update your library; when you are back online everything syncs. Add it to your Home screen like an app, and iPhone and Android versions are on the way.
Email and password. Pick a name and a reading goal for the year.
Import your CSV from Goodreads or Anobii, or search a title and scan the ISBN.
Add notes as you read. Find them when you need them, sorted by book and type.
Only you, until you make it public in Settings. Even then, other readers see books, ratings and reviews: never your notes.
Yes. After your first sign-in you can browse and edit your library and notes offline; changes sync once you're back online. Social features (feed, discovery, profiles) need a connection.
Only you. Notes are never public. You can choose to share a single quote — until you do, it stays private.
Yes, by importing the CSV you export from their site. Ratings, reading dates, shelves and reviews are carried over where possible.
Using Postille is free. Some store links may carry an affiliate code that supports the project at no cost to you — it's always disclosed.
You can open it in your browser or add it to your phone's Home screen: it behaves like an app, even offline. iPhone and Android versions are on the way.
Create your account in a minute and take your first note.
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