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Audioserve vs Audiobookshelf: catalog facts
Audioserve	Audiobookshelf
Free Free and open source; listed under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0, including the mobile apps.
Android, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Android, iOS, Web
Works directly from folders without a database to curate Syncs playback position between clients	Progress syncs per user across web, Android and iOS Podcast search, subscription and automatic episode download
The Android client is old Apple devices need extra configuration	The iOS app is a beta and its test slots fill up The web frontend is mid-rewrite, so Vue pull requests are not being merged
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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