Guide
How to export your StoryGraph library
The StoryGraph can export your library as a spreadsheet from your account settings. Here's where to find it, and what to do with the file.
Out of The StoryGraph
Export from The StoryGraph
- 1In The StoryGraph, open Manage Account.
- 2Under Manage Your Data, choose Export StoryGraph Library.
- 3Generate the export and download the CSV file.
Into Volumes
Bring the file into Volumes
Volumes is a free, private app for the books you own, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. It reads this file as it is.
- Open Settings in VolumesUnder the library title on iPhone, the gear on iPad, and ⌘, on a Mac.
- Import from Another AppTap Choose a File and pick the export. Or share the file to Volumes from Files or Mail.
- Add to My LibraryCheck the count, then add. Volumes tells you what came in and anything it couldn't use.
What to expect
What comes across from The StoryGraph
Comes across
- Title, authors and ISBN
- Read, currently reading, and did not finish (as set aside)
- Your most recent start and finish dates
- The date you added each book
- Your tags, as lists
Stays behind
- Moods, pace and the other review tags
- Star ratings and reviews
- Earlier reads of a book you've reread
- Narrators and translators come in listed as authors
Deciding whether to switch? Volumes vs The StoryGraph, side by side.
Questions
Good to know
Is the StoryGraph export free?
Yes. Exporting your library doesn't need StoryGraph Plus.
What's in a StoryGraph export?
A CSV with a row per book: title, authors, ISBN, read status, the dates you read it, your rating, review, tags and the moods and pace you chose.
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