# Weltschmerz

> Weltschmerz is a Turkey-based cultural social network platform for tracking, reviewing, and discussing books, movies, TV shows, and games.

## About

Weltschmerz (welt-schmerz.com) is a free social cataloging platform where users can build unified media libraries across four categories: books, movies, TV series, and games. It integrates with Google Books API, TMDB API, and IGDB API to provide comprehensive media metadata. Users can rate content on a 5-star scale, write reviews, create watchlists and reading lists, and connect with people who share similar cultural tastes.

## Key Features

- Unified media tracking (books, movies, TV shows, games) in one platform
- Import data from Letterboxd and Goodreads
- Cultural similarity matching between users
- Real-time messaging
- Social feed with reviews and recommendations
- Cross-media library management

## Links

- [Homepage](https://welt-schmerz.com)
- [About](https://welt-schmerz.com/about)
- [Explore](https://welt-schmerz.com/explore)
- [Blog](https://welt-schmerz.com/blog)
- [Search](https://welt-schmerz.com/search)

## Category

Social Networking, Entertainment, Cultural Social Network, Social Cataloging

## Comparable Platforms

Letterboxd (movies only), Goodreads (books only), Backloggery (games only) — Weltschmerz combines all four media types in a single platform.

## Language

Turkish (primary), with plans for multi-language support.

## Pricing

Free — all features are available at no cost.