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TinyCat

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The best library management solution for small libraries.
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About TinyCat

TinyCat, powered by LibraryThing, provides the best library management solution for small libraries.

Since 2005, LibraryThing has been the best home library solution, used by more than two million customers.

Since 2016, TinyCat has been the best library software choice for schools, classrooms, community groups, churches, museums, businesses, and more.

With free 30-day trials and subscriptions starting at just $3/month, TinyCat competes with much larger management systems at a fraction of the cost. There are no setup fees or hidden add-ons, and there is full online support available to get started.

Key benefits of TinyCat

Access to thousands of real libraries through Z39.50 cataloging.
Fast and easy group cataloging with the free LibraryThing App on iOS and Android allows volunteers to catalog your entire library in a flash.
Import and export with MARC records.
Book recommendations powered by LibraryThing and faceted search results not seen in comparable library management systems.
Your catalog can be enhanced with Dewey Decimal Classification™ numbers, series, genres, professional and reader reviews, and more.
Manage and share your library on every online device and platform, no library app required.
Circulation, unlimited patrons, and accounts.
Complete patron import/export lets you run mass updates on patron data.

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TinyCat Software - Customize your TinyCat homepage with links to highlighted Collections, Tags, and more.
TinyCat Software - Faceted searching gives the power your patrons need to explore your library.
TinyCat Software - Enhance your records with LibraryThing recommendations, professional and reader reviews, real library descriptions, and more.
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  • Industry: Religious Institutions
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

TinyCat makes running our small library a breeze

Reviewed on 2023/03/09

Pros

The transition from a private library to a sharing/public library had been a goal for many years. TinyCat was such an easy to use addition to our catalog in Librarything. It took just a few hours to make our library ready to use by the people of our community.

Cons

One feature that I would like to see is the ability to easily catalog multiple copies of a book rather than having to use separate entries for each.

TinyCat FAQs

Below are some frequently asked questions for TinyCat.

TinyCat offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$3.00/month
  • Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
  • Free Trial: Available

Free for personal use with friends and family. Subscriptions start from $3/month for a volunteer library, and from $10/month for a paid staff library. See full pricing at librarycat.org/#pricing

TinyCat has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500

TinyCat supports the following languages:

English

TinyCat supports the following devices:

Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

We do not have any information about what integrations TinyCat has

TinyCat offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base

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