Possibility to change the color of books and shelves separately #5187

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T09:46:58+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:46:58 +03:00

Originally created by @TineUser on GitHub (Feb 18, 2025).

Describe the feature you'd like

In Bookstack you can only set a default color for shelves and books. It would be nice to have an option to define the color for each book or shelve separately like you are abble to upload an image for a book. If no separate color is defined the book or shelve should be displayed with the default color that is defined in the BookStack settings.

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

This option helps the user to differ the books or shelves better from each other. And you have the option to mark books or shelves with colors that have a special meaning for the users, i. e. different departments of an enterprise.

Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means?

Another way to achieve this is to use 1x1 px PNG image files with different colors as title image. But you always have to upload them from the file system. You can't take them from the image repository of BookSack.

Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue?

I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundamental request

How long have you been using BookStack?

1 to 5 years

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No response

Originally created by @TineUser on GitHub (Feb 18, 2025). ### Describe the feature you'd like In Bookstack you can only set a default color for shelves and books. It would be nice to have an option to define the color for each book or shelve separately like you are abble to upload an image for a book. If no separate color is defined the book or shelve should be displayed with the default color that is defined in the BookStack settings. ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users This option helps the user to differ the books or shelves better from each other. And you have the option to mark books or shelves with colors that have a special meaning for the users, i. e. different departments of an enterprise. ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? Another way to achieve this is to use 1x1 px PNG image files with different colors as title image. But you always have to upload them from the file system. You can't take them from the image repository of BookSack. ### Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue? - [x] I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundamental request ### How long have you been using BookStack? 1 to 5 years ### Additional context _No response_

OVERLORD added the 🔨 Feature Request label 2026-02-05 09:46:58 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:47:01 +03:00

@GamerClassN7 commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2025):

Any news on this request ?

@GamerClassN7 commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2025): Any news on this request ?

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Reference: starred/BookStack#5187