Smart library management

If you want to automate everything in your library, you are most welcome to our software.

Download Admin AppAndroid APK Go to Admin Websiteadmin.9lib.in
Download Student AppAndroid APK Go to Student Websitestudent.9lib.in

About Admin App

9Library Admin is software as a service. We give you a website and an app, both ready to use.

Your students also get their own app and website.

It makes your work 99% automatic and saves your time.

To see all features, scroll down.

About Student App

9Library Student is the app for students of a library. You get an app and a website.

See your seat, your due date and your pending fee at any time. Check in by scanning the library QR.

Get your fee receipts and library alerts, and chat with your library from the app.

To see all features, scroll down.

Library Admin Features

All the daily work of your library is in one place.

Dashboard

Your whole library on one screen.

Seats

  • Total seats
  • Filled seats
  • Free seats

Students

  • Total students
  • Paid students
  • Unpaid students

Money

  • Today's income and today's expense
  • Monthly income, monthly expense and monthly profit
  • Pending dues

Seat map

See all your seats on one screen.

  • Total, free and filled seats
  • Free in the morning, evening or full day
  • Tap any seat to see the student details
  • Change a seat, like Seat 1 to Seat 10, or remove a seat

Seats your way

Set up your seats as you like.

  • Name seats your way, like A, B, C or 1, 2, 3
  • Add many seats at once
  • Make separate floors, like Floor 1 and Floor 2, each with its own seats

Student profile

Every student, in one place.

  • Name, phone, email, father name, father phone, gender and address
  • Shift timing, admission date and target exam
  • Upload documents, locker status and monthly fee
  • Edit the profile anytime
  • Upload many students at once with a CSV file

Fees and payments

Know the fee of every student.

  • Start date, and the end date is set for you
  • Total days, total fee, discount, paid and due amount
  • An overview of how much is paid and how much is due
  • Record payment: the due amount is filled in for you, and you can change it, add a discount and choose the payment method

Month by month ledger

See which month is paid and which is pending.

  • One easy card for every month that is pending. If 3 months are pending, you see 3 cards
  • Green means paid, red means pending
  • Each card shows the start date, end date and the UTR or reference number
  • Edit or delete a payment

UPI fees from students

Students can pay their fee from the student app with UPI.

  • You enter your UPI ID and your name
  • The student pays with their own UPI app, with the help of the student app
  • The fee request comes to you in Pending requests
  • Check the UTR number and approve

Past students

Students who left your library are not lost.

  • See the name and details of every past student
  • See their pending fee and paid fee

Who is inside now

Students scan your library QR. No register needed.

  • See how many students are inside the library
  • See their names and the time they came in
  • See how long each student has studied

Monthly report

The study time of every student, month by month.

  • Study time of every day, like yesterday and the day before
  • Total study time of the whole month
  • Present days and absent days of the month

QR code for attendance

Make the QR code that students scan.

  • The QR code is made from your library Wi-Fi name and IP
  • First connect to your library Wi-Fi near the door, then generate the QR code
  • Print it and keep it anywhere

Money in

See where the money of your library comes from.

  • See the student name, fee time, profile and amount
  • See how it was paid, like cash or UPI
  • Open the receipt, download it, or share it as a PDF on WhatsApp
  • Send the receipt to the student app, so the student gets it on their own
  • Add other income too, like selling tea
  • Search by name, UTR number or seat number

Money out and totals

See where the money of your library goes.

  • See all your expenses, like electricity, Wi-Fi bill and your 9Library subscription
  • See the monthly total at the bottom
  • Choose a month, a year or your own dates

Analytics

See how your library earns, in numbers and in a graph.

  • Money in, total expense and net profit
  • A line graph of revenue and expense
  • Total income, with the income and expense logo
  • Choose a month, a year or your own dates

Highlights

The best things about your business, right under the graph.

  • Best performing period, like the 4th week, and the highest revenue in it
  • Average daily revenue: how much you earn every day
  • Expense ratio
  • Profit margin

Best and weakest seats

Know which seats earn more and which earn less.

  • Top 5 seats that earned the most money
  • Lowest 5 seats, where fewer students sit

New students by month

See how your business grows.

  • See in which month more new students joined

Add expense

Write your outside costs in the same place.

  • Chair, electricity rent, Wi-Fi, maintenance, salary, asset, other or your own custom type
  • Set a fixed monthly cost
  • Choose a custom date

Add income

Write money that does not come from fees.

  • Tea, coffee or your own custom income
  • Set a fixed monthly income
  • Choose a custom date

Chat

Talk to your students.

  • An admin group, where only you can write and students can read
  • A student group, where students talk about their study
  • Direct messages: message any student, like WhatsApp
  • Search the students of your library and message them
  • A reports section, to see when a student reports another student
  • Block a student for 30 minutes, 3 hours, 24 hours or permanently

Alerts

Keep your students informed.

  • Send a push notification to every student, or an important alert to all
  • Send a reminder to students whose fee is pending
  • Send an alert to students whose fee ends in 3 or 4 days
  • Select all and send in one go

Profile photos

Make your library profile look like your own.

  • Add a cover photo, like a photo of the outside of your library
  • Add your logo, or your own photo in the office

Online booking page

Get booking requests from a public link.

  • You get one public link of your library
  • Students send a booking request from that link
  • Accept the request in Pending requests, which you see above the dashboard

Library details

Fill in your library details. They are public, so students can book your library.

Core details

  • Library name
  • Library type
  • Owner name

Contact and address

  • Phone number
  • Public email
  • Full address

Location

Students find the library nearest to them.

  • Tap Set now to save the exact location of your library
  • In the student app, your library shows first to students who are near you

Rules and amenities

Tell students what you offer.

Rules

  • Add the rules of your library

Amenities

  • High speed Wi-Fi, full AC and more
  • Add your own custom facilities

Pricing and plans

Set the prices of your library once.

  • Default pricing
  • Locker price
  • One time admission price
  • Create your own custom plan or new rules
  • Add your price policy for students

Operations

Run your library the way you work.

  • Set the grace period
  • Turn the morning shift or the evening shift on or off, if you do not run that shift
  • Turn on automatic receipts: the receipt goes to the student app when you take a payment
  • If it is off, you can send the receipt with one click

Light and dark mode

Use the app the way your eyes like.

  • Light mode
  • Dark mode

Smart Wi-Fi

Students connect to your Wi-Fi in one click.

  • Enter your Wi-Fi name and password
  • Keep up to 7 Wi-Fi networks

Security

Keep your library account safe.

  • Change your library password
  • Protect the app with a passcode
  • See your active devices. You can keep up to 3 devices

Backup and data

Your library data stays in your hands.

Backup

  • Sync your data to the cloud right away
  • Export a full backup of your data as a JSON file

Your data

  • Delete all your data, students included, when you want
  • Delete your account. It is deleted after a waiting period

Permissions

  • See which permission is on and which is off

Recommend a feature

Tell us what you want next.

  • Send your own idea for a new feature from the app

Frequently asked questions

How do I add or book a student on a seat?

There are 4 ways to add a student to your library.

  1. Write it yourself: add the student by hand.
  2. From the student app: you get a booking request in Pending requests. Accept it and the student is booked.
  3. From your public link: if a request comes from your public booking link, accept it with one click and the student is booked.
  4. Bulk CSV: upload the data of many students at once with a CSV file.
How do I take attendance, and how do I create the QR code for attendance?

Students mark their attendance by scanning one QR code at your library. You make that QR code in the Admin app settings.

  1. Connect your phone to your library Wi-Fi. Stand near the door, because the Wi-Fi range must reach the door where you keep the QR code.
  2. Open Settings and tap the QR code for attendance option.
  3. Turn on your location, then tap Generate QR code. The QR code is made for you.
  4. Print it and keep it at the door or anywhere you like.

Best way: make the QR code from the app. The app saves your Wi-Fi as well as the IP, so students do not have to connect to Wi-Fi first. They only scan the QR code to check in.

If you make it from the website, only the IP is saved. Then the student must be connected to your library Wi-Fi first. If not, the check-in is rejected.

How do I set up Wi-Fi for students (Smart Wi-Fi)?

Smart Wi-Fi lets students connect to your library Wi-Fi in one tap.

  1. In the Admin app, open Smart Wi-Fi.
  2. Type your Wi-Fi name and your Wi-Fi password by hand.
  3. In the student app, the student sees only the Wi-Fi name and taps it.
  4. A pop-up asks to connect, and the student is connected.

The student never sees your password, so your Wi-Fi stays more secure.

How do I buy a subscription for a new library?

You buy the subscription on our Admin website.

Free trial: you first get a 30 day free trial. This offer is for a limited time only.

  1. Open the Admin website and tap the three-line menu.
  2. Tap the Subscription option.
  3. Choose 1 month, 3 months or 6 months and buy it.

Discount: 1 month has no discount. 3 months gives you 5% discount. 6 months gives you 10% discount.

The price depends on your number of seats. It is about 5 rupees for each seat, every month. For example, 100 seats cost about 500 rupees every month.

How do I upload many students at once (bulk upload)?

You can add all your students in one go with a CSV file.

  1. Open Data and Backup in the Admin app.
  2. Tap Download CSV template.
  3. Open the template and fill in your student data in the same format.
  4. Go back to Data and Backup and tap Import students CSV.
  5. Choose the same file and upload it. Your students are added.

Library Student Features

Your seat, fees, receipts and alerts. Everything about your library, in one app.

Find a library

See all libraries on the Home tab.

  • See the name and details of every library
  • Tap View details and seats to see free seats, fee, membership and rules

Send a booking request

Book a free seat in the library you like.

  • Tap View matrix to see the seats
  • Send a booking request on any free seat
  • See the status of your booking in Alerts

Your dashboard

Your library and your seat, at a glance.

  • The name of your library
  • Your seat number

Your profile

Your own student profile.

  • Name and the exam you prepare for
  • Email and phone
  • Location
  • Your DP photo

Fee status

Know your fee at any time.

  • Days left
  • Your start date
  • Your pending fee
  • The date up to which your fee is valid

Pay now

Pay your pending fee from the app.

  • If your fee is pending, you see the Pay now option
  • Pay with your own UPI app

Fee receipts

Get a receipt for every fee you pay.

  • The receipt comes to you in Alerts
  • Download it

Your attendance

See how much you study.

  • Total present days
  • Total absent days
  • How much time you studied today

Check in with QR

Mark your attendance with one scan.

  • Scan the library QR to check in
  • Scan it again to check out

Silent mode

Study without calls.

  • When you check in, your phone goes silent by itself
  • When you check out, it goes back to normal

Green and red dot

See your status on your profile.

  • The dot on your profile turns green when you check in
  • It turns red when you check out

Messages

Chat with your library.

  • Admin group: read the messages sent by your library owner
  • Student group: talk with other students about studies
  • Sir group: write to your library owner

Alerts

Stay informed.

  • A fee reminder when your fee is about to end in 3 days
  • Push alerts from your library
  • The status of your booking

Edit profile

Keep your details right.

  • Edit your profile details from the three-line menu

Library Wi-Fi

Connect in one tap.

  • Connect to your library Wi-Fi with one click

Permissions

Know what the app is allowed to do.

  • See which permissions are allowed and which are rejected

Help and legal

Help is always there.

  • Support and help
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy policy

Delete account

You are in control.

  • Delete or deactivate your account
  • After 30 days, the account is deleted

Frequently asked questions

How do I book a library seat?
  1. On the Home page, search for any library. If your location is on, the library nearest to you shows first by itself.
  2. Tap View details and seats.
  3. Tap View matrix to see which seats are free.
  4. Select a free seat and send your booking request.
How do I change my existing seat?
  1. Go to the same library and tap View matrix.
  2. Select the new seat you want. For example, if you have Seat 1 and you want Seat 10, select Seat 10.
  3. The Change seat option comes up by itself. Tap it.
  4. Your request goes to your library owner. Your seat changes only when the owner accepts it.
How do I mark my attendance?
  1. Turn on your location.
  2. Scan the library QR code with the scanner in the app. You are checked in.
  3. When you check in, your phone goes silent by itself.
  4. When you scan again to check out, silent mode turns off and your phone goes back to the mode it had before.
How do I vacate my seat?

When you have only the last 2 or 3 days left, a message comes at the top of your dashboard. It asks if you want to vacate your seat.

If you want to, send a vacate request to your library owner. When you send it, your library owner gets a notification.