Open-source ebook2audiobook turns any ebook into a free audiobook, 20.4k GitHub stars
thisguyknowsai · x · 2026-10-16
ebook2audiobook, an open-source project with 20,400 GitHub stars, converts any ebook into a full audiobook for free — seen as a threat to Audible.
Key features
- Accepts EPUB/PDF/MOBI; exports m4b with chapters and metadata for any audiobook app
- 1,158 languages; 9 built-in TTS engines including XTTSv2, Bark, Tortoise, Piper
- Voice cloning from a 1-5 minute recording with automatic noise cleanup
- Built-in OCR reads scanned PDFs and images; can translate before narrating
- Runs on 2GB RAM — any old laptop works locally
How to use: clone the repo, run the launcher, open the web UI at localhost:7860. Note: intended for non-DRM, legally acquired ebooks only.
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