The project has versions for Windows, Linux and macOS, and even ARM builds for those using M Series macs and ARM on Linux.
Link here: https://github.com/rmcrackan/Libation
- Jo Miran ( @JoMiran@lemmy.ml ) English75•9 months ago
I happily pay for Audible. It is probably the one Amazon service I truly appreciate. That said I think I should have the right to archive the library DRM free given that I have already paid for it. I don’t think this should be considered piracy at all.
- Ethereal87 ( @Ethereal87@beehaw.org ) English50•9 months ago
If you want to pay for audiobooks, Libro.FM is a DRM free alternative that allows you to easily download your books without any issues that Libation solves for. It also supports local bookstores in your community while not giving more to Amazon. Only a handful of books aren’t available on Libro but it’s been a seamless transition for us. It’s only going to be difficult if you’re one of those folks who returns/refunds audible credits regularly as it’s not easy to do with Libro.
- Jo Miran ( @JoMiran@lemmy.ml ) English10•9 months ago
🏅 Thank you.
- Tbird83ii ( @Tbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English6•9 months ago
Omg this is amazing.
Not only is this awesome, but their list of books stores to support has expanded my bookstore list by like 20 places…
- papertowels ( @papertowels@lemmy.one ) English6•9 months ago
I run audiobookshelf with drm free audiobooks, but the nicest thing about kindle/audible is the syncing that happens between them - read on an e-reader, and your progress in the audiobook gets updated.
Anyone know of a solution that provides similar capabilities?
- FluffyPotato ( @FluffyPotato@lemm.ee ) English10•9 months ago
Removing DRM and archiving is perfectly legal here in Estonia, only thing that counts as piracy here is distributing copyrighted materials without a license. I’m pretty sure it’s not in the US but check your local laws.
- rickyrigatoni ( @rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee ) English9•9 months ago
Removing DRM and archiving are also legal in the US but it doesn’t stop the megacorps from getting your internet cut off and suing you into poverty if they find out.
- Rogers ( @Rogers@lemmy.ml ) English8•9 months ago
I doubt they really care, there’s still a way (to my knowledge) to download audiobooks from audible to mp3. You have to dig a bit to find the option from what i remember. This just makes it easier and in chapterized .m4b goodness.
If anyone is into selfhosting things I recommend audiobookshelf if you want to self host and stream audiobooks. Such a cool project!
- Jo Miran ( @JoMiran@lemmy.ml ) English5•9 months ago
Oohh, is there a synology client? I have to look it up.
- Rogers ( @Rogers@lemmy.ml ) English3•9 months ago
Oh yeah, it’ll work fine on any truenas/unraid/synology system it works on about anything with docker/linux there’s even a beta for windows.
My only complaint is a lack of URLbase so setting up a reverse proxy on some setups does not work well.
- Jo Miran ( @JoMiran@lemmy.ml ) English3•9 months ago
I run everything through a Tailscale intranet, so that should not be a problem.
- fine_sandy_bottom ( @fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de ) English2•9 months ago
I had it for a while but it’s just too expensive if you, like me, tend tp give up on books part way through.
- MonkderZweite ( @MonkderZweite@feddit.ch ) English1•9 months ago
Is it even?
- ErwinLottemann ( @ErwinLottemann@feddit.de ) English1•9 months ago
i did not look for it in the tos but i guess you don’t own the audiobook and you purchase a license and not the actual audiobook.
- besbin ( @besbin@lemmy.ml ) English31•9 months ago
Do DeDRM, and yet they host their code on GitHub and have a link directly to PayPal in the README for funding? Are these guys trying to get sued?
- pezhore ( @pezhore@lemmy.ml ) English5•9 months ago
Yeah, after the yuzu debacle, if I were anywhere close to the gray side of piracy I would pull down any and all links to funding.
I’m not sure how you would actually get that necessary funding - maybe through discord links periodically?
- Queue ( @queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English19•9 months ago
I was slightly okay with Audible’s DRM when the credits you got each month stacked with the older ones, so you could have 4 over the months as you still listened to the books you already had, and then exchange them for newer books of the series and what not.
And then my brother and I stopped paying, and the credits were there for a month. Check back later, 0 credits. The books are still there, but the credits we paid money for are gone. So that sucks. Fuck em.
- blindsight ( @blindsight@beehaw.org ) English5•9 months ago
Wait, really? This is the first I’ve heard of that. That’s ridiculous. If you don’t use your credit each month, then you’re just paying for nothing that month, essentially? Feels like that should be illegal.
- nyakojiru ( @nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English4•9 months ago
Yep I can confirm this. Happened the same for me and I decided to never renew the subscription again.
- jlow (he/him) ( @jlow@beehaw.org ) English17•9 months ago
Yeah, that’s totally what skull and bones look like, thanks AI.
- const_void ( @const_void@lemmy.ml ) English10•9 months ago
Also the headphones have two cables on one side
- TokyoMonsterTrucker ( @TokyoMonsterTrucker@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English3•9 months ago
The dangly-but-not-dangling bits of the bracelet bangles appear to be attempting to tunnel into his tattoos. Gravity and anatomy: shit AI doesn’t understand.
- _edge ( @_edge@discuss.tchncs.de ) English16•9 months ago
Just to commenting to keep the knowledge: There are other projects that can de-drm audible. Amazon probably knows this and tolerates it. In fact, a long time ago all downloads on Linux did not have DRM. Those days are gone, but this https://github.com/mkb79/audible-cli should work.
As soon as you have ‘activation bytes’ many tools can play and convert the downloads.
- fenndev ( @fenndev@leminal.space ) English15•9 months ago
Unrelated, but I would have preferred a stolen, watermarked Getty Images photo rather an an AI-generated one. Fits the pirate vibe better to have blatantly and unabashedly stolen something than to indirectly do so with plausible deniability.
- Facebones ( @Facebones@reddthat.com ) English5•9 months ago
Seconded
- rickyrigatoni ( @rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee ) English4•9 months ago
a lot of people who don’t understand how AI works think it’s using stolen images so it’s close enough for me
- adr1an ( @anzo@programming.dev ) English1•9 months ago
I understand AI well enough. The argument that companies training models on data with copyright were actually doing piracy holds true to me. Being in favor or against, since these are big corps using artists work without paying royalties is an open discussion maybe, but nonetheless… I felt that a clarification was due. Sorry (or not) to open the offtopic hatch…
- 0xtero ( @0xtero@beehaw.org ) English12•9 months ago
Fantastic piece of software! It’s important to make backups if you use Audible as they can and will remove your paid books at will/randomly. Always keep a local copy - and consider checking your local library, they might have your next audiobook for free!
- rickyrigatoni ( @rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee ) English10•9 months ago
So if I get the audible subscription will I be able to download any audiobook or will it only work on books I’ve purchased and/or montly adds onto the higher tier sub?
- nailoC5 ( @nailoC5@lemy.lol ) English6•9 months ago
You need to own the licence.
- rickyrigatoni ( @rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee ) English9•9 months ago
c/piracy the place where you have to pay for things
- xenspidey ( @xenspidey@lemmy.zip ) English5•9 months ago
Surprised no one has mentioned OpenAudible. https://openaudible.org/
- Moonrise2473 ( @Moonrise2473@feddit.it ) English27•9 months ago
IMHO a paid and closed source program shouldn’t have “open” in their name
- xenspidey ( @xenspidey@lemmy.zip ) English1•9 months ago
Sure, but this wasn’t an open source discussion. I really enjoy the software, if there are FOSS alternatives I’d be down to switch for sure.
- fᵣₑfᵢ ( @frefi@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English4•9 months ago
Thank you for sharing 🙏
- 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘 ( @01189998819991197253@infosec.pub ) English3•9 months ago
Is it just me, or does this pirate look like Network Chuck?