Why Catalog?
Personally, I love having everything organized. So when I need to look something up or remember a game/movie I watched, I know exactly where to look. For some, this might look like a waste of time, but I thoroughly enjoy the process of organizing these, and I would recommend at least trying it out.
Games
These days, there are so many DRM’s that it is hard to keep track of which games you own, where. GOG galaxy is a launcher for launchers. Hear me out. GOG itself is a store where they sell DRM free copies of games, i.e. you can get the game (executable file) and won’t have to open a launcher first when you open the game. That’s great, but maybe you already own games elsewhere, for you, GOG provides its launcher/store app: GOG galaxy. You can link all your other DRM’s including games from – Steam, Epic, Origin, Uplay, Xbox and PlayStation, and can even open them from GOG itself. It has several amazing features, such as grouping similar games, tags, plethora of sorting options and so, so much more. It is essential to every gamer with a decent size library.
If GOG isn’t your cup of tea, you can also try How Long To Beat (HLTB). It is a website where you can log the amount of hours it took you to beat a game. It is a great tool, but also works as a website to log the games as you finish them. I use them both, GOG for personal cataloging and HLTB to catalog finished games that I can share with people (by sharing by profile link)
Movies
The most famous one with the biggest user base is of course IMDB, but Letterboxd is more to my liking. I consider Letterboxd to be the younger hip brother of IMDB. Its profile UI is better, it has a few niche features I enjoy, and I like the overall social aspects. I have to be honest, I haven’t used IMDB extensively, but Letterboxd already does everything I need amazingly, so I’m going to stick with it.
TV Shows
If Letterboxd is the younger hip brother, then TMDB is the twin brother of IMDB. The Movie Database (TMDB) is a community built movie and TV database. Every piece of data has been added by the amazing community dating back to 2008. This has no ads whatsoever and has a smooth user experience. Its database isn’t as big as IMDB, but it’s improving as time goes on. If you would like to have one website for both movies and TV shows, then go with TMDB. Letterboxd is exclusively for movies (although a few TV shows are present)
Anime
MyAnimeList is the safe heaven of all weebs including me. Biggest database, great cataloging features, many forums and a weird community, I love it. The alternative to this is Anilist, which I haven’t tried out but provides good competition. Pro Tip : If you go into edit profile > list style and click on a theme, you can add your own CSS code to completely customize the UI. Fortunately, there are many forum posts like this one, which provide the code for you. Just copy and paste it, and you are done.
Books
Goodreads is one of the most reputed website among readers. It has the biggest database and an essential tool for readers to look up book details and keep up with their reading habit. Although its UI is dated, and it has a few quirks, nothing comes close with the size of its database. You can create your own tags, set yearly reading goals and get great recommendation. If you own a Kindle, Goodreads is the only app you can access on your device and therefore has a lot of integrated features with your Kindle.
Bonus
If you would like to see a basic outline of these websites and apps, watch my YouTube video from a while back, also feel free to check out my profile in each of these websites:
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