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ShelfDroid vs Pageless: catalog facts
ShelfDroid	Pageless
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Android	Android
Offline listening from downloaded items Includes server and library management tasks	Downloads audiobooks for offline listening Syncs listening progress to your own server
Requires your own Audiobookshelf server Android only	Requires a self-hosted Pageless server Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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