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Podcasts & Audiobooks

Podcasts & Audiobooks tools -- a subcategory of Media & Streaming

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ebook2audiobook

18K

Generate audiobooks from e-books, voice cloning & 1158+ languages! - DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook

Audiobookshelf

12K

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted podcasts & audiobooks tool that provides audiobook and podcast server. It streams all audio formats.

Pinchflat

4.7K

Pinchflat lets you download YouTube content built using yt-dlp entirely on your own server.

Podsync

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Podsync is a self-hosted podcasts & audiobooks tool that provides turn Youtube and Vimeo channels, users, and playlists into podcast feeds.

PigeonPod

956

PigeonPod is a self-hosted podcasts & audiobooks replacement for YouTube.

Castopod

832

Castopod is a self-hosted fediverse & activitypub tool with support for ActivityPub / Fediverse, Podcasts.

Pinepods

825

Pinepods is a Rust-based application that provides podcast management system.

Listenarr

654

Self-hosted media management & *arr tool that provides automated audiobook management.

AudioBookRequest

625

AudioBookRequest is a Python-based application that provides audiobook request management.

ReadMeABook

544

ReadMeABook is a TypeScript-based application that provides audiobook discovery, requests, and downloads.

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ShelfPlayer

543

Self-hosted podcasts & audiobooks tool that provides native AudioBookshelf player for Apple devices.

PodFetch

464

PodFetch lets you run sleek and efficient podcast downloader entirely on your own server.

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Buchable

206

Buchable gives you cross-platform app for AudioBookshelf on your own infrastructure.

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Toutui

169

Self-hosted podcasts & audiobooks tool that provides TUI AudioBookshelf client for Linux.

Storyteller

147

Storyteller handles create and read eBooks with synced narration as a self-hosted solution.

ELEMENT.FM

4

ELEMENT.FM is a self-hosted podcasts & audiobooks tool that provides podcast hosting platform.

Pods-Blitz

3

Self-hosted podcasts & audiobooks tool that provides fast and reliable podcast publishing.

AuriBook

For podcasts & audiobooks, AuriBook is a self-hosted solution that provides audioBookshelf app for Apple Watch.

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Plappa

Plappa lets you run audiobook player and client for Jellyfin, Emby, and AudioBookshelf entirely on your own server.

Prologue

Released under Proprietary, Prologue provides audiobooks for Plex on self-hosted infrastructure.

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SoundLeaf

SoundLeaf lets you run premium iOS client for AudioBookshelf entirely on your own server.

Still

Still is a self-hosted podcasts & audiobooks tool that provides pure iOS experience for Audiobookshelf.

Why Self-Host Your Podcast and Audiobook Platform?

Audible locks audiobook purchases to Amazon’s ecosystem with DRM that prevents moving books to other players. Podcast platforms like Spotify increasingly gate content behind exclusive deals and algorithmic feeds that prioritize engagement over your listening preferences. Self-hosting your podcast and audiobook infrastructure means owning your library permanently and listening on your terms.

Audiobookshelf is the standout tool in this category — a full-featured audiobook and podcast server with progress syncing, chapter support, and mobile apps. It handles both audiobooks and podcasts in a single interface, tracking your position across devices. Ebook2audiobook converts text ebooks to audiobooks using text-to-speech, letting you listen to any book in your Calibre library. Castopod is a podcast hosting platform for creators who want to publish and distribute their own podcasts without relying on Anchor, Buzzsprout, or Spotify for Podcasters.

For podcast consumption, Pinepods provides a self-hosted podcast player with subscription management and offline support. PodSync generates RSS feeds from YouTube channels, letting you subscribe to video creators as audio podcasts. Podfetch and PigeonPod offer lightweight podcast aggregation. On the client side, Shelfplayer and Prologue are dedicated Audiobookshelf mobile clients, while Plappa and Soundleaf provide alternative listening interfaces. AudiobookRequest lets users in a shared Audiobookshelf instance request new audiobooks, similar to how Overseerr works for movies.