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About this tool
Track which edition of each textbook or module you are using against the latest edition, and see what is out of date.
The Study Material Version Tracker records which edition of each textbook, guide or module you actually study from and compares it with the latest edition you have seen, marking every item Current, Behind or Unknown. Behind means a higher edition number exists; anything revised more than five years ago is additionally flagged for a re-check because syllabi, law and data-heavy chapters drift. It is built for exam aspirants and students juggling many books who keep discovering mid-preparation that a chapter was rewritten in a newer edition.
Open Study Material Version Tracker on AltFTool — it loads instantly in your browser.
For each book fill 'Book / module 1' (placeholder: e.g. Indian Polity — Laxmikanth), 'Edition you use', 'Year of that edition (optional)' and 'Latest edition (blank if unknown)'.
Use 'Add material' to append a row and Remove to delete one, and set the 'Reference year' field that ages each edition; the list saves to your browser's local storage as you type, so it is still there next visit.
Read 'Materials needing action' as a count out of the total, then the Material / Using / Latest / Status table, which badges each row Current, 'Behind by N' or 'Check latest', plus 'Most out-of-date material' and 'Editions older than 5 years'. 'Copy summary' copies it; Reset clears the saved list and restores the sample rows.
Every book's edition, year and status sits in one table instead of scattered memory.
Behind and Unknown items are counted so you know exactly how many checks to do.
The list persists in your browser between visits; nothing is uploaded.
Often, yes. New editions of standard exam books routinely add new chapters, updated statutes, revised data and corrected errors — for example, constitutional amendment and reorganisation updates appear only in newer editions of standard polity books. For fast-moving subjects like polity, economy or tax, an edition several years old can teach superseded material.
Check the publisher's product page or the book's listing on a major bookstore, which state the edition number and year; the copyright page of any copy also lists its own edition and printing. Record that number in the tracker and the tool will tell you how many editions behind you are.
A new edition changes content — added chapters, updates, corrections — while a reprint reproduces the same edition with no substantive change. Only the edition number matters for whether your material is out of date, so ignore reprint years when filling the tracker.
No. The list is kept in your own browser's local storage on your device, so it survives page reloads but never leaves your machine. Clearing browser data or using the Reset button removes it.