Importing Books

Cadmus scans your device’s storage and adds books to its database automatically. This process is called importing.

Import on startup

By default, Cadmus imports any new books it finds every time it starts. Copy files to your device, restart the app, and they’ll appear in your library right away.

Tip

If you have a large library, consider turning off import on startup. Scanning a lot of files takes time and drains the battery. You can still import manually whenever you need to.

To disable it, open Settings and set import.startup-trigger to false.

Manual import

You can trigger an import at any time without restarting:

1. On the home screen, tap the library name in the bottom-left corner.
2. In the menu that appears, tap Database → Import.

Cadmus will scan your library folder and add any books it hasn’t seen before.