Bloatshelf / WindowsPre-release

Your local
media library.

Download stuff.
Bloatshelf takes care of the rest.

Local. Lightweight. Highly capable.
Your files, identified and organized.

Explore demo ↗
01 / Your files
Downloads/Hunter.x.Hunter.S01E01.mkvMonster_v01.cbzWhite Fang.epubTekken8.exeSeason 02/   Volumes/
Bloatshelf / Your prepared libraryExplore ↗
Actual Bloatshelf desktop catalogue component with sample artwork, grouped works, metadata and progress: Hunter × Hunter, Monster, White Fang, Tekken 8, Hunter × Hunter volume 11 and Don Quixote / Penguin Classics
Sample media
02 / Identified & groupedHunter × Hunter · Season 1Monster · Volume 1White Fang · EPUBTekken 8 · Game03 / Watch. Read. Play.Progress remembered.

Movies · TV · Anime · Manga · Comics · Books · Games

Local files → Online metadata & artwork → Your library
01 / One library

Watch. Read.
Play.

Movies, TV, anime, manga, comics, books and games — together in one local library.

Your files, identified and enriched. Each medium gets its own player, reader or launcher.

Explore the library ↗
ONE LOCAL COLLECTION7 media types
The Fellowship of the Ring
MOVIEThe Fellowship of the Ring
The Bear
TVThe Bear
Initial D
ANIMEInitial D
Vinland Saga
MANGAVinland Saga
Watchmen
COMICWatchmen
Sentimental Education
BOOKSentimental Education
Pragmata
GAMEPragmata
Local files→Metadata & artwork→Watch / Read / Play
02 / Smart scanning

From folders
to titles.

Identify local files, review matches, and add artwork and metadata.

Local folder / Example
Hunter x Hunter/
 └─ Season 1/
    ├─ [group] HxH - 001.mkv
    ├─ [group] HxH - 002.mkv
    └─ [group] HxH - 003.mkv
Title cleanupEpisode matchingMetadata lookup
Hunter × Hunter poster
Matched title / Illustration

Hunter × Hunter

Anime · 2011 · Season 1

Episode 1

Departure × And × Friends

Sample watch progress / 38%
03 / Title experience

A title, with
everything together.

Hunter × Hunter artwork
Web composition / Fictional progress

Hunter × Hunter

2011 · Anime · Adventure

A young hunter leaves home to find his father and discovers a much larger world.

▶
Resume episode 108:42 / 23:40 · Sample position
38%
01Departure × And × FriendsIn progress
02Test × Of × TestsUnwatched
03Rivals × For × SurvivalUnwatched

Illustrated web preview. Playback and episode controls belong to the desktop app.

04 / Player & readers

Built to watch.
Built to read.

Native mpv playback. Dedicated EPUB/PDF and CBZ readers. Your progress stays local.

VIDEO / Berserk · SampleNative mpv
Berserk artwork used for the illustrated playback preview
08:42 / 23:401×
Audio Japanese 5.1Subtitles English ASS
A player that knows the pace

Fast forward.
Then pick up where you were.

At 10× and above, audio and subtitles turn off. Slow down and your previous tracks return.

Native mpvLocal playback · Lightweight · Open sourceHardware decoding where available
More player controls
NNext filePPrevious fileESkip endingHDelay +50 msShift + ← / →Exact ±2 secondsSpacePlay / PauseFTrue fullscreen
MANGA / COMICSCBZ + images
Actual Bloatshelf Battle Royale CBZ reader with zoom, fullscreen, reading direction and saved page controls
Battle Royale / Actual reader
Zoom & fullscreenReading directionPage 18 · Saved locally
BOOKSEPUB + PDF
Actual Bloatshelf White Fang EPUB reader in a dark theme with saved position and display controls
White Fang / Actual reader
Dark reading backgroundDisplay & zoom controlsPosition saved locally

Interactive web demonstration with sample playback data. Native playback runs in the desktop app; reader captures use its actual components.

05 / Games

Your game library.
Alongside everything else.

A local executable becomes a game in your library. Artwork, installed state, playtime and a place in Canon.

Polaris-Win64-Shipping.exeRecognized→TEKKEN 8 / Metadata ready
Bloatshelf / GamesWeb preview
Official Tekken 8 key art
Bandai Namco / 2024TEKKEN 8 — official white distressed wordmark with red 8

Fighting · PC

Play in desktop appExplore game support ↗
Official Tekken 8 cover
InstalledLocal executable found
12h 48mPlaytime / Sample
Polaris-Win64-Shipping.exeRecognized executable
Canon ☆Personal archive / Sample

Website preview. Games launch locally from the desktop app.

Detect→Identify & enrich→Launch & keep playtime→Keep in Canon ↗

HLTB estimates & community achievement packs are planned.

06 / Canon

What stays.

Tell us to delete what wasn’t worth keeping.
Tell us to keep what matters in Canon.

Enter Canon Your permanent local archive. Remove other files or uninstall games, while optionally keeping your personal history and progress.
07 / Passport / Planned

Your media identity.
Shared by choice.

Selected favorites, stats, activity and Canon in an optional public profile.

Explore Passport ↗

Local use stays independent of accounts.

Fictional profile picture using Journey artwork
Fictional Passport

Alex @demo

A local library across films, series, books and games.

View demo profile ↗
476Films watched
412Books read
2,841Hours played
Favorite works / Sample
Letterboxd Profile connection plannedMyAnimeList Profile connection plannedBackloggd Profile connection plannedSteam Profile connection planned

Demo links open each service. No account is connected; integration is planned. No endorsement implied.

Finished JourneyReading War and PeacePublic Canon ↗

All profile data is fictional. Accounts, public profiles and sync are planned.

08 / Recaps & recommendations

5 hours
available.

Three titles from a fictional library.

Watchmen · 5h
Watchmen · 5h
Journey · 2h
Journey · 2h
Perfect Days · 2h 3m
Perfect Days · 2h 3m

Illustrative completion estimates, not provider predictions.

What should I start? ↗
2026 / Fictional recap

A year in
your library.

48Films
18Books
286Game hours
JAN — DEC / Invented sample totalsCreate a recap from your counts ↗
09 / Ecosystem / Planned

A community
around your library.

Curated contributions, clear authorship and reviewed compatibility. Submissions are not open yet.

BLOATSHELFCommunity / Planned
01Achievement packsReviewed game manifests02Scanner rulesCurated matching patterns03ExtensionsProviders & utilities04Themes & setupsSelected community work
Providers & integrations

Media information from specialist sources.

Movies & TV metadataAniListAnime & manga metadataBook metadataGame metadata & imports

Pragmata artwork: Capcom France via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP.

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Letterboxd · CSV import / MyAnimeList · Account connection in development

Provider availability is being finalized for the public release. Service names and logos do not imply endorsement.

Windows / Pre-release

Public release coming soon.

Release information ↗