LibriVox
Ranked 3 of 3 audiobook services by recommenders
Free audiobook recordings from librivox.org and its app, popular for listening on walks. Some recordings fall short of paid-quality standards.
Free audiobook recordings from librivox.org and its app, popular for listening on walks. Some recordings fall short of paid-quality standards.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Free audiobook recordings from librivox.org
“Librivox ( https://librivox.org/ ), public library apps such as Libby and Hoopla”
Comment from 12 Jul 2026 in “How to Read More Books” “i discovered the amazing recordings on https://librivox.org”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: tale.fyi, we deserve a home for fiction” “Deeply grateful for Project Gutenberg & LibriVox!”
Comment from 16 May 2026 in “Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Some recordings below paid-quality standard
“most of them aren't at a quality I'd expect people to pay for”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell”
Other audiobook services people recommend
The two most recommended other audiobook services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 3 audiobook services, rankedWhat people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“i discovered the amazing recordings on https://librivox.org”
“Librivox ( https://librivox.org/ ), public library apps such as Libby and Hoopla”
“I listen to the audio book verision (libravox app) while walking the dog”
“Deeply grateful for Project Gutenberg & LibriVox!”
“most of them aren't at a quality I'd expect people to pay for”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.