What is Honbako used for?

Honbako is a manga collection tracker that turns a scanned barcode or ISBN into a full entry and syncs or exports it to Notion or CSV. It is a good fit for avoiding duplicate manga purchases and cataloguing a shelf of volumes in Notion.

Yes. Honbako has a free plan. 20 scans are free. Extra scans are sold as one-time packs: Lite Deal is €6.99 for 300 and Full Collection €49.99 for 2,500.

Is Honbako open source?

No. Honbako is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Productivity category, open-source options include PowerToys, Stirling PDF and Ladybird.

What are some alternatives to Honbako?

Honbako competes with Goodreads.

Honbako: features, pricing and alternatives

About Honbako

Honbako is a web app for cataloguing a manga collection. You create an account, link a Notion database made from the provided template, and enter or scan an ISBN or EAN; the system searches several sources and fills in the cover, author, publisher, genre and release date.

Books can be saved and managed inside Honbako or synced to Notion, and exported as CSV for spreadsheets or trading platforms. Planned features include a standalone local library, release alerts, gap and completion tracking for series, collection value tracking and two-way Notion sync. The site is in early access, still being expanded and translated, and has a public roadmap.

New accounts get 20 free scans, with no subscription needed to start and payment only for what you use. The aim is to stop collectors buying the same volume twice and to keep a physical collection organized digitally.

Key features

Barcode and ISBN scanning to fill entries
Metadata lookup for cover and publisher
Sync to a Notion database
CSV export of the collection
Library management inside the app
Planned release alerts and gap tracking

Good fit for

Avoiding duplicate manga purchases
Cataloguing a shelf of volumes in Notion

Tags: manga; collection-tracker; notion; isbn; barcode-scanner; library

Honbako: questions and answers

What is Honbako used for?: Honbako is a manga collection tracker that turns a scanned barcode or ISBN into a full entry and syncs or exports it to Notion or CSV. It is a good fit for avoiding duplicate manga purchases and cataloguing a shelf of volumes in Notion.
Is Honbako free?: Yes. Honbako has a free plan. 20 scans are free. Extra scans are sold as one-time packs: Lite Deal is €6.99 for 300 and Full Collection €49.99 for 2,500.
Is Honbako open source?: No. Honbako is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Productivity category, open-source options include PowerToys, Stirling PDF and Ladybird.
What are some alternatives to Honbako?: Honbako competes with Goodreads.