Open Source Everything

E-books & audiobooks

Reading e-books and listening to audiobooks.

5open alternatives 1does the whole job

Open alternatives5

Open-source apps that replace Amazon Kindle, Audible and more

Audiobookshelf screenshot
15kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · AndroidGPL-3.0Runs on your own server

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted server for streaming your own audiobooks and podcasts. It is for people who want to run their own library and listen in a browser or on their phone.

Runs on your own server · GitHub · Your own audiobooks
KOReader screenshot
31kActiveMac · Linux · AndroidAGPL-3.0Replaces partlyApp

KOReader is a free document reader for e-ink e-readers, Android devices and Linux computers that opens e-books, PDFs and comics. It is for people who want a customizable reading app on devices like Kindle, Kobo and PocketBook.

App · GitHub · E-reader app
Calibre screenshot
26kActiveWindows · MacGPL-3.0Replaces partlyApp

Calibre is a free program for organizing, reading, converting and editing e-books on your computer. It is for anyone who keeps a collection of e-books or uses an e-book reader device.

App · GitHub · Library and reader
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6.8kActiveIn your browserAGPL-3.0Replaces partlyRuns on your own server

Open Library is a free, editable online catalog of books, aiming for a web page for every book ever published. It is for readers and anyone who wants to look up, add or correct book information.

Runs on your own server · GitHub
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Not on GitHubActiveIn your browserAGPL-3.0Replaces partlyApp

Inventaire is a free web app for making lists and inventories of your books. It is aimed at people who want to track their own book collections and share them with others.

App · Codeberg

What's missing

What people still miss here, and wish existed. Upvote what matters to you.

Before you build

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Read the list of open-source alternatives at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/books.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do. My project or idea:
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About this page

Replaces fully means it does the main job of these apps; Replaces partly means it covers some of it.

Licenses: every project here uses an open-source license (what each one means). Open core means some parts are paid or under another license.

GitHub stars are shown for reference. They measure popularity, not whether it replaces anything.

Verified means r/TrueOpenSource mods checked it: open-source license, maintained, and it really does the job.

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