ebook2audiobook

Transform your digital library into a high-quality auditory experience. ebook2audiobook is a local software solution that converts text-based eBooks into narrated audiobooks, complete with chapter organization and metadata.

This tool is designed for readers who want to consume their library while commuting, exercising, or multitasking, without relying on expensive subscription services. By leveraging advanced neural text-to-speech (TTS) engines, it moves beyond the robotic "computer voices" of the past to provide natural, engaging narration that you control entirely on your own hardware.

Key Features

• 🎙️ Zero-Shot Voice Cloning: Using XTTSv2 technology, you can clone a specific voice by providing a short audio sample. This allows you to narrate your books with a voice that feels familiar or professionally suited to the genre.
• 🌍 Extensive Language Support: The software supports over 1,158 languages and dialects. Whether you are reading a bestseller in English or a niche text in Yoruba or Bengali, the system utilizes specialized models like Fairseq and Bark to ensure accurate pronunciation.
• 📚 Automated Chapter Organization: Unlike basic screen readers, this tool intelligently splits your eBook into chapters. This ensures your output audio file (such as M4B) maintains the original structure of the book, making navigation seamless.
• 🖥️ Flexible Processing Options: You can run the software via a user-friendly web interface (Gradio) or a headless command-line mode for automation. It supports a wide range of hardware, including NVIDIA GPUs (CUDA), Apple Silicon (MPS), and standard CPUs.
• 🛠️ Advanced Audio Customization: Fine-tune your listening experience by adjusting narration speed, temperature (creativity of the voice), and length penalties. You can even insert manual pauses using simple tags like [pause] to improve the natural flow of the speech.

Use Cases

Personal Library Conversion Turn your collection of .epub or .mobi files into M4B audiobooks. These files are recognized by most modern players as audiobooks, allowing you to save your place and skip between chapters exactly as you would with a retail product.

Language Learning and Immersion If you are learning a new language, you can convert foreign-language eBooks into audio. By listening while you read, you reinforce your understanding of pronunciation and cadence in any of the 1,150+ supported languages.

Accessibility and Content Consumption For users with visual impairments or those who struggle with long-form reading, this tool converts static documents—including PDFs and RTFs—into accessible audio content that can be listened to on any device.

Why Choose ebook2audiobook?

What distinguishes this tool from standard text-to-speech applications is its focus on the audiobook format rather than just raw audio generation.

While many apps simply read text aloud, this software handles the complex backend of audiobook creation. It manages metadata, preserves chapter breaks, and supports professional output formats like M4B and FLAC. Because it runs locally—via Docker or direct installation—your data remains private, and you are not subject to the character limits or "per-word" pricing common with cloud-based AI narrators.