Audiobookshelf
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Fully open-source, including the android & iOS app (in beta) Stream all audio formats on the fly Search and add podcasts to download episodes w/ auto-download Multi-user support w/ custom permissions Keeps progress per user and syncs across devices Auto-detects library updates, no need to re-scan Upload books and podcasts w/ bulk upload drag and drop folders Backup your metadata + automated daily backups Progressive Web App (PWA) Chromecast support on the web app and android app Fetch metadata and cover art from several sources Chapter editor and chapter lookup (using Audnexus API) Merge your audio files into a single m4b Embed metadata and cover image into your audio files Basic ebook support and ereader Epub, pdf, cbr, cbz Send ebook to device (i.e. Kindle) Open RSS feeds for podcasts and audiobooks
Check out the web client demo: https://audiobooks.dev/ (thanks for hosting @Vito0912!)
Beta is currently full. Apple has a hard limit of 10k beta testers. Updates will be posted in Discord.
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Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Fully open-source, including the android & iOS app (in beta) Stream all audio formats on the fly Search and add podcasts to download episodes w/ auto-download Multi-user support w/ custom permissions Keeps progress per user and syncs across devices Auto-detects library updates, no need to re-scan Upload books and podcasts w/ bulk upload drag and drop folders Backup your metadata + automated daily backups Progressive Web App (PWA) Chromecast support on the web app and android app Fetch metadata and cover art from several sources Chapter editor and chapter lookup (using Audnexus API) Merge your audio files into a single m4b Embed metadata and cover image into your audio files Basic ebook support and ereader Epub, pdf, cbr, cbz Send ebook to device (i.e. Kindle) Open RSS feeds for podcasts and audiobooks
Check out the web client demo: https://audiobooks.dev/ (thanks for hosting @Vito0912!)
Beta is currently full. Apple has a hard limit of 10k beta testers. Updates will be posted in Discord.
Audiobookshelf at a glance
| Stars | 15k |
|---|---|
| Forks | 1.2k |
| Language | JavaScript |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Last update | 2026-09-29 |
| Contributors | 460 |
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