Portability options for Android

[Jared]

yeah, lack of good android support for at least viewing collections is 
definitely a drawback.  I do the exact same as you described (well, back 
before collecting video games became prohibitively expensive).

Periodically exporting and syncing over the file with something like 
nextcloud, syncthing, or foldersync pro (proprietary, but very easy) is 
the best option I've found.  You can export to either HTML or CSV.  HTML 
is a little easier because you can open it without installing any 
additional app, but on my phone where I use Firefox (no Chrome) I'm only 
able to open it with webview, which seems to lack the ability to 
search.  Don't know why, but firefox doesn't seem to support opening 
local files on android.

CSV is nice because it gives you separate tabs per category.  I don't 
know how well that works for books, but for video games it's nice to be 
able to have separate views per platform.  I use OpenDocument Reader 
from f-droid for that (also in play store, I'm pretty sure).  It works 
pretty well, but it's almost 100 MB to install, so lightweight it's 
not.  But, this gives better options for searching and filtering.

Very interested in this topic myself if anyone else has a better 
solution.  I know it's come up on the list a few times in the past, but 
it's been a while.

Jared


On 4/10/26 6:58 AM, Hilary Hertzoff wrote:
> Hullo,
>
> I started using Tellico a few months ago after Readerware closed up 
> shop. So far I've been impressed. Importing my book database of over 
> 7000 entries went well once I sorted out what fields I needed and I'm 
> slowly adding images back in. I'm also looking forward to creating 
> databases of other items (CDs, DVDs, sewing patterns).
>
> One of the useful aspects of Readerware was a phone app that would 
> sync my collection, so that I could check whether I had an item while 
> I was at a bookstore or library booksale. I used this often to make 
> sure I didn't buy duplicate copies of things I already own. Unless 
> I've completely missed something, Tellico doesn't have this (nor would 
> I expect it to).
>
> I'm sure I'm not the only one who uses their library catalog for this, 
> so I'm wondering, how have other people worked this out? I'd be open 
> to an app that could read Tellico files or one that easily imports a 
> csv or other type of file. At one point before Readerware released the 
> app, getting the file on my phone required an export, and then opening 
> it in a txt file to fix some formatting, opening it in a 3rd party 
> converter and then sending it to my phone and using the app related to 
> that converter, so I'm comfortable having to go through a few steps. 
> What I'm not comfortable with is a monthly subscription or an app with 
> a really specific format (I tried MyLibrary, edited an xlsx file 3-4 
> times and it was still throwing up error messages about why it 
> couldn't import the file).
>
> So how do other users take their databases with them?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hilary
>
>