The best open source alternative to Audible is LibriVox. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Audible and ten of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Audible are Audiobookshelf, The-Eye.eu, Simple Audiobook Player and Booksonic.
LibriVox offers free public domain audiobooks, recorded by volunteers using open-source tools. Accessible globally, it features a wide range of genres and is hosted by Internet Archive.
Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server supporting all audio formats, open-source mobile apps, multi-user access, real-time streaming, auto library updates, metadata backup, Chromecast, PWA, chapter editing, ebook support, and integrated metadata retrieval.
The-Eye is a non-profit platform dedicated to the archiving and long-term preservation of any and all data including but by no means limited to audiobooks, they also host: websites, books, games, software, video, audio and other digital-obscura.
Plays audio files from your device. Its UI is minimalist and optimized for audiobooks.
Provides remote streaming of user-owned audiobooks using an open-source server framework, offers Android and Subsonic-compatible app access, supports large libraries, MP3, AAC, OGG, HTTP streaming, transcoding plug-ins, bandwidth control, and Java compatibility.
Desktop Audiobook player for Windows 10/11. Supports .m4b and .mp3 file types. It also supports audiobooks that consist of multiple files. I created this because Audible removed their desktop player (and I really hate browser based players).
Unofficial multi-platform Audiobookshelf app for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, and Web featuring fast account switching, offline listening up to one year, advanced player controls, efficient caching, queue support, fast library loading, history tracking, and statistics.
Stream audiobooks efficiently with directory-based organization, playlists, web and Android clients, opus transcoding, metadata support, playback position sync, TLS/SSL, reverse proxy compatibility, compression, HTTP/2, and alternative transcoding.
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@Guest If it's not in the public domain, it's not free. LibriVox is a free alternative at least.