SLiMS

6.1easy start · #11 of 22
in School Library Management Software

Free to practise onnot on record
Free trialnot on record
Well documentednot on record
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows.

SLiMS is ranked #11 of 22 in school library management software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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SLiMS 9.8.0 Bulian D Ace Free Open-source library management system; Apache 2.4, MySQL 5.7 or MariaDB 10.3+, PHP 8.3 slims.web.id · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on school library management software

Free plan: Yes
Circulation tools: Yes
Borrower portal: Yes
MARC records: Yes
Deployment: on-premise

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Purpose: SLiMS is a library management system designed to help libraries and librarians manage their work.
Catalog: Its OPAC supports cover thumbnails and simple and advanced search.
Digital content: Bibliographic records can include attachments such as PDF, DOC, RTF, XLS, PPT, video, and audio files.
Metadata: The system provides record details in MODS XML and JSON-LD, and OPAC feeds in RSS XML and OAI-PMH Dublin Core.
Circulation: Circulation features include loans, returns, reservations, quick returns, configurable loan rules, and membership management.
Inventory and reports: SLiMS includes stocktaking, reporting, and statistics features.
Integrations: The maker lists Union Catalog Server for union catalogs, Nayanes for federated search, and Sphinx Search and MongoDB support for third-party bibliographic record indexing.
Recent search and export features: Release 9.8.0 adds Fuzzy Search and Sphinx Search options and PDF report export through the integrated mPDF library.
Security: Release 9.8.0 describes hardening around uploads, image scraping, attachments, backups, and visitor counts, with stronger output escaping against SQLi, XSS, SSRF, CSRF, path traversal, and unsafe image metadata.
Requirements: The homepage lists Apache 2.4, MySQL 5.7 or MariaDB 10.3 or later, PHP 8.3, and PHP GD, gettext, and mbstring as minimum requirements.
Support: The maker points users to GitHub, issues, the changelog, and community discussion for support and learning.
Audience: The maker describes SLiMS as a tool for libraries and librarians, with a stated community priority of helping librarians, especially in Indonesia, choose and learn their library-management tools.
License: The maker's site footer states that SLiMS is licensed under GPL 3.
Founded: 2007
Price from: Free

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Best School Library Management Software in 2026#11 of 22

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slims.web.id/web/pages/about/· checked 5 Oct 2026
slims.web.id/web/news/rilis-9.8.0/· checked 5 Oct 2026
slims.web.id/web/· checked 5 Oct 2026
slims.web.id/web/pages/community/· checked 5 Oct 2026
slims.web.id· checked 28 Sept 2026