CLI tool for downloading audiobooks from online sources.

audiobook-dl currently supports downloading from the following sources:

• audiobooks.com
• Blinkist
• Chirp
• eReolen
• Everand (previously Scribd)
• Librivox
• Nextory
• Overdrive / Libby
• Podimo
• Saxo
• Storytel / Mofibo
• YourCloudLibrary

More info

audiobook-dl can be installed from the repo itself or through pip.

To get the newest stable version with pip run:

pip install audiobook-dl

If you want to use the newest version (can be unstable) run:

pip install "git+https://github.com/jo1gi/audiobook-dl.git"

or

git clone https://github.com/jo1gi/audiobook-dl.git
cd audiobook-dl
python3 setup.py install

Some features require ffmpeg which can be installed through most package managers or from ffmpeg.org/download.html.

audiobook-dl uses Netscape cookie files for authentication in most cases. I use this extension to export my cookies from the browser.

Cookies can be placed in current dir as cookies.txt or be given with the --cookie argument.

Some sources support authentication through login with username and password (and sometimes library). Use the --username and --password arguments or enter them through an interactive prompt.

audiobook-dl -c <cookie file> <url>

Most sites require you to provide the listening page not not just the information page

By default, audiobook-dl saves all audiobooks to {title} relative to the current path. This can be changed with the --output argument. Path can be customized by audiobook with the following fields:

• title
• author
• series
• narrator

Not all fields are available for all audiobooks.

The file extension can be changed with the --output-format argument.

audiobook-dl can be configured using a configuration file, which should be placed at:

• Windows: C:\\Users\\$user\\AppData\\Local\\jo1gi\\audiobook-dl\\audiobook-dl.toml
• Mac: /Users/$user/Library/Application Support/audiobook-dl/audiobook-dl.toml
• Linux $XDG_CONFIG_DIR/audiobook-dl/audiobook-dl.toml

Source credentials can be provided in the configuration file:

[sources.yourcloudlibrary]
username = "yourusername"
password = "supersecretpassword"
library = "hometown"

Cookie files can be specified in a similar way:

[sources.everand]
cookie_file = "./everand_cookies.txt"

Paths are relative to the configuration directory.

Issues, bug-reports, pull requests or ideas for features and improvements are very welcome.

If you like the project, please consider donating:

• Ko-fi
• Buy me a Coffee