Audiobookshelf

Name: Audiobookshelf
Author: SelfHostedCompare

Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

Pending verificationdrafted Oct 25, 2026Audiobooks & PodcastsGPL-3.0JavaScript

Official site ↗Source code ↗

GitHub stars: 14,776; verified 2026-10-25
Docker pulls: Not documented
Forks: 1,230; verified 2026-10-25
Open issues: 1,240; verified 2026-10-25
Latest version: v2.37.2; verified 2026-10-25

Client platform matrix

Audiobookshelf official and third-party clients across 8 platforms · 2 with an official client

Probed daily · last check 2026-10-25 09:59:30

Platform	Support	Client	Channels	Verified
iOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Android	Official	Audiobookshelf	F-DROID	Data verified
Android TV	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Web	Official	Audiobookshelf Web Player	GITHUB	Data verified
Windows	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
macOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Linux	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
tvOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented

About Audiobookshelf

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server (GPL-3.0, JavaScript). It streams audiobooks and podcasts to browsers and to its official Android app. The server image is published on GHCR, with an Arch Linux package.

Alternatives

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Key facts

License: Data verified
Primary language: Data verified
Category: Audiobooks & Podcasts
Official clients: 2 of 8 platforms
Third-party clients: 0
Deployment methods: 3
Repository: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf
Homepage: https://audiobookshelf.org
Documentation: Not documented

Deployment

verified Oct 25, 2026

# Audiobookshelf — official deployment identifiers (database)
Docker             ghcr.io/advplyr/audiobookshelf         official
Package (deb/rpm)  extra/audiobookshelf                   official
Build from source  —                                      official

extra/audiobookshelf · https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/audiobookshelf/
Build from source · https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf

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