ebook2audiobook and audible-epub3-maker
These are competitors offering alternative approaches to the same problem: one prioritizes accessibility through broad language support and ease of use, while the other targets developers who need standards-compliant EPUB 3 Media Overlays output for audiobook distribution platforms.
About ebook2audiobook
DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook
Generate audiobooks from e-books, voice cloning & 1158+ languages!
Leverages multiple TTS engines (XTTSv2, Bark, VITS, Tacotron2, etc.) with automatic chapter detection and metadata preservation, supporting SML tags for granular control over pauses and voice switching. Handles 20+ e-book formats including EPUB, PDF, and MOBI, with optional OCR for image-based text, and outputs to standard audiobook containers (M4B, MP3, FLAC, WAV). Deployable locally, via Docker, or remotely through Hugging Face Spaces and Google Colab with a Gradio web interface.
About audible-epub3-maker
funway/audible-epub3-maker
Generate audiobooks from plain EPUB files in EPUB 3 Media Overlays format (SMIL) using high-quality TTS engines like Azure and Kokoro.
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