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Library
Browse all content, favorites, collections, recently added items, and type-specific sections for manuals, strategy guides, and magazines.
Self-hosted game guide library
Your manuals, guides, and magazines in a real vault.
GuideVault is a self-hosted web app for collecting, browsing, and reading video game manuals, strategy guides, and gaming magazines. It is built for scanned game print media, not generic bookshelves.
ManualsInstruction booklets, reference cards, inserts, and system-specific documentation.
Strategy GuidesWalkthroughs, maps, secrets, game data, editions, ISBNs, and platform coverage.
MagazinesIssue numbers, publication months, volume details, featured games, and departments.
Archive UIDark library shell, content-type navigation, cover grids, and metadata-rich detail pages.
Purpose-built for game print media
A library that understands the difference between a manual, a guide, and a magazine.
GuideVault keeps each content type distinct. Manuals can stay tied to a platform and game. Strategy guides can carry book-style metadata such as ISBNs, publisher, author, guide type, and edition. Magazines can track issue details, cover subjects, featured games, departments, and publication information.
Built for scanned archives
Use CBZ and CBR files as the core library format for scanned game print media.
Self-hosted ownership
Run the server yourself, keep your library on your own storage, and access it through your browser.
Reader-first organization
Browse covers, open the reader quickly, save reading preferences, and keep metadata close to the item.
Core areas
Library, reader, metadata, and integrations.
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Reader
Read scanned archives with single-page, two-page, adaptive two-page behavior, bookmarks, zoom, page controls, and reading profiles.
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Metadata
Track platforms, publishers, release years, ISBNs, issue numbers, regions, languages, ESRB ratings, featured games, and more.