# TortugaPower/BookPlayer

Player for your DRM-free audiobooks

Repository: https://github.com/TortugaPower/BookPlayer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bookplayer
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: player, swift, audiobook, open-source, ios
Last push: 2026-08-25T15:18:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 93, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3699, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 49, "gap_med": 10, "n_releases_24m": 54}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2191, forks 266 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:24.175539+00:00)

## What it is
BookPlayer is an open-source iOS app for playing DRM-free audiobooks in formats like M4B, M4A, and MP3. It offers library management, playlists, chapters, playback speed, sleep timer, and integration with self-hosted servers like Audiobookshelf and Jellyfin.

## Use cases
- play drm-free audiobooks on iphone
- listen to m4b audiobooks with chapters
- manage an audiobook library with playlists and progress tracking
- stream audiobooks from my audiobookshelf or jellyfin server
- set a sleep timer and boost volume while listening to books
- import audiobook files via airdrop or itunes file sharing

## When to choose
- you want an open-source, privacy-friendly audiobook player on iOS
- you have DRM-free audiobook files and want chapter and playlist support
- you self-host Audiobookshelf or Jellyfin and want a native iOS client

## When to avoid
- you need to play DRM-protected audiobooks from Audible or similar stores
- you need an audiobook player on Android or desktop platforms
- you want cloud sync without the Pro subscription

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, gui
- domain: media, mobile-development, developer-tools, entertainment
- platform: -
- tags: audiobook-player, drm-free, m4b, playlists, apple-watch, self-hosted-servers, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- TortugaPower/BookPlayer (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:24.175539+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:47:28.369142+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TortugaPower/BookPlayer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:24.175539+00:00, sha 4ba505e788b1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.