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Open source alternatives to Audible

We track 2 open-source Audible alternatives, of which 2 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 1 ship a Docker image. Audiobookshelf leads on health at 97/100 with 104 commits in the last 90 days; across all 2 projects you are choosing between GPL-3.0.

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Alternatives
33k
Combined stars
195
Commits / 90 days
1
With Docker
Licence family Licence

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All 2 Audible alternatives, ranked by health

  • Top pick · highest health

    Audiobookshelf

    97 GOOD

    Audiobook and podcast server. It streams all audio formats, keeps and syncs progress across devices. Comes with apps for Android and iOS.

    ★ 14k · ⟳ 3 days ago · v2.36.0 · GPL-3.0

    DockerdebNodejs
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Calibre Web

    87 GOOD

    Browse, read and download eBooks using an existing Calibre database.

    ★ 18k · ⟳ 9 days ago · 0.6.27 · GPL-3.0

    Python
    Website ↗ Source ↗

Audible alternatives: common questions

What is the most maintained open source alternative to Audible?

Audiobookshelf scores highest at 97/100, with 104 commits in the last 90 days, 14k GitHub stars and its latest release (v2.36.0) published 2 months ago. It is also the most active by raw commit count.

Which Audible alternatives use a permissive licence?

None of the 2 tracked alternatives use a permissive licence; 2 are copyleft (GPL, AGPL or similar), which requires publishing changes to any modified version you distribute.

Which Audible alternatives run in Docker?

1 of 2 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Audiobookshelf. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.