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inAudible-NG/audible-activator

Retrieves your activation data (activation_bytes) from Audible servers. Using https://github.com/inAudible-NG/tables project instead is recommended. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/inAudible-NG/audible-activator · homepage · Python · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4007
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 813
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1069 stars · 164 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Python script that retrieves your Audible activation bytes (your own decryption key) from Audible servers using browser automation with Selenium. The key can then be used with tools like ffmpeg, mpv, or ffplay to decrypt and play your own AAX audiobook files.

Use cases

  • retrieve audible activation bytes for my account
  • decrypt my own audible aax audiobooks with ffmpeg
  • play audible audiobooks in mpv
  • get my audible encryption key for archiving audiobooks
  • convert audible audiobooks to drm-free format

When to choose

  • you want a lightweight script to fetch your own activation bytes from Audible
  • you already use ffmpeg/mpv and just need the key to decrypt your AAX files
  • you want a free open-source alternative to commercial tools

When to avoid

  • you want an actively maintained solution - the project recommends using inAudible-NG/tables instead
  • you want to crack DRM on books you do not own - this only fetches your own key
  • you need a GUI - this is a command-line script requiring Chrome/Firefox and ChromeDriver setup

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

security cli developer-tools media privacy windows python cli audible drm activation-bytes audiobook selenium ffmpeg command-line linux macos

4 sources

Member repositories

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