Audiobookshelf
Audiobook and podcast server. It streams all audio formats, keeps and syncs progress across devices. Comes with apps for Android and iOS.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 129 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.37.2 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Kindle, Podbean and Audible.
At a glance
Audiobookshelf quick facts
- Health score
- 97/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 14,854
- Last commit
- 7 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.37.2, Oct 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Audiobookshelf
Full rankings: Kindle alternatives, Podbean alternatives, Audible alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Audiobookshelf scores 97/100, #2 of 28 in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming: 129 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.37.2, 7 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 14,854 stars add 16.7 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 3.3 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
129 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2.37.2 released 7 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 16.7 / 20
15k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 129
- Last 90 days
- 495
- Last 12 months
- 7 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #2 of 28 tools in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming by health , between Navidrome Music Server (#1) and LMS (#3) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, deb, Nodejs |
| Latest release | v2.37.2 · 7 days ago |
| Stars | 14,854 |
| Open issues | 1,022 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | advplyr/audiobookshelf ↗ |
Audiobookshelf vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Audiobookshelf (Media Streaming - Audio Streaming), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiobookshelf (this tool) | 97 | 15k | GPL-3.0 | 7 days ago |
| Kavita | 96 | 12k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Calibre Web Automated | 95 | 6.5k | GPL-3.0 | 21 days ago |
| Komga | 95 | 6.8k | MIT | today |
| Calibre | 88 | 26k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Calibre Web | 87 | 18k | GPL-3.0 | 20 days ago |
Audiobookshelf: common questions
What does Audiobookshelf replace?
Repoly lists Audiobookshelf as an open-source alternative to Kindle, Podbean and Audible. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Audiobookshelf stands against the others.
Is Audiobookshelf still maintained?
Audiobookshelf had 129 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 7 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.37.2, is from 7 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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