How to Keep Track of Books From BookTok and Bookstagram

The short answer: Save BookTok videos and screenshot book covers the way you already do, then let an app turn them into a reading list. Captr recognizes books in your screenshots and in your TikTok and Instagram saves, names each one with its title, and keeps them in the Books row of its Relax tab, where lists like "Fantasy to read" or "Book club picks" form on their own. At the bookstore or the library, search "the one with the green cover about a lighthouse" and it's there.

The bookstore problem

BookTok and bookstagram are great at one thing: making you want to read a book right now. But you're scrolling at 11pm, not standing in a bookstore. So you save the video or screenshot the cover. Weeks later, in the bookstore, you remember there was a book you really wanted, and you can't remember the title, the author or even the color of the cover.

What a reading list should do

1. Take books from anywhere: saved videos, cover screenshots, a friend's photo of a shelf, a "books like this" post.
2. Recognize the book and name it with the real title.
3. Keep books separate from movies, recipes and shoes.
4. Group by genre or mood without you tagging anything.
5. Find a book from a fuzzy memory, like a cover color, a setting or the account that posted it.

Built-in options

• Apple Books "Want to Read." Good for titles you find inside Apple Books and add by hand.
• Notes. A typed list you keep up yourself.
• Photos search. Finds a cover screenshot if you remember a word printed on it.

How Captr keeps your reading list

It collects. Screenshots sync automatically; on iOS 27 you set this up once in Settings. Connect TikTok and Instagram, and your saves sync. Your old saves are imported right after you connect, so the BookTok videos you saved last year come in too. Captr reads public posts only.

It names each book. A cover screenshot becomes an entry with the book's title, not "IMG\_2231."

It sorts into Relax. Books get their own row, apart from movies and shows.

Lists that build themselves. Some you might see:

• Books to read
• Fantasy to read
• Beach reads
• Book club picks
• Thrillers for winter

Smart search. Type "the lighthouse book," "the romance with the yellow cover" or "that fantasy series." Captr suggests ways to narrow the results as you type.

Release dates. If a screenshot shows a release date for a new book, one tap sets a reminder.

Tips for BookTok saves

• Screenshot the frame with the cover. Covers are easier to recognize than a person holding a book at an angle.
• Screenshot "books like this" lists too. They're great for choosing what's next.
• Take your list to the library. Search in Captr at the shelf instead of scrolling through saved videos.

FAQ

How do I save books from BookTok?

Save the video or screenshot the cover. Captr brings in your TikTok saves and screenshots, recognizes the books, and keeps them in a reading list in its Relax tab.

Can I make a reading list from screenshots of book covers?

Yes. Captr recognizes books in cover screenshots and names each entry with the title.

How do I find a book I saved but can't remember?

Search in Captr for what you remember, like the cover color or the story, and use the suggestions to narrow it down.

Last updated September 2026.