# LibriVox

6 Hacker News commenters recommended LibriVox and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free audiobook recordings from librivox.org and its app, popular for listening on walks. Some recordings fall short of paid-quality standards.

## Why people recommend it

- Free audiobook recordings from librivox.org (3 comments): "Librivox ( https://librivox.org/ ), public library apps such as Libby and Hoopla" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48885121)) "i discovered the amazing recordings on https://librivox.org" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49083490)) "Deeply grateful for Project Gutenberg & LibriVox!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48163531))

## What people warn about

- Some recordings below paid-quality standard (1 comments): "most of them aren't at a quality I'd expect people to pay for" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46314502))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Audible](https://hackerapproved.com/p/audible.md): 12 recommend
- [Libro.fm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/libro-fm.md): 7 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=LibriVox&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "LibriVox", https://hackerapproved.com/p/librivox/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).