Libation

If you find yourself often getting lost in your audiobook library, perhaps an organizer of sorts can be of use. While users of the Audible service have a few ways to order things around, a dedicated tool should still provide more benefits, at least in terms of structuring and managing everything.

Libation is one such dedicated tool. It is free to use and open source, and provides users with an environment where they can freely download the audiobooks from their library according to their configurations, create custom filters to get to certain works faster, and more.

Starting out with the program is just as you would expect: logging in with your Audible account should take less than a minute, after which the program will automatically begin scanning your library. Thereafter, all works from your library will appear on the interface, which will also display the appropriate cover, title, authors, narrators, category, rating, as well as a quick description for each of your audiobooks.

The design is very much practical, and there are even two separate versions of the app. Classic is practical to the core, while Chardonnay employs a more modern design. In any case, the app should work just fine either way.

To make working with more elaborate libraries easier, the app offers users a Quick Filters option. In short, users can store keywords they often use to search for certain audiobooks and tie them to a hotkey, which makes finding specific works easier.

As you may have expected, it's possible to download as many audiobooks as you want, which the program refers to as "liberating" them. To that end, the Audio File Settings menu under Settings will allow you to configure some downloading parameters for more discerning users.

As such, you can manage the audio sample and bit rates, toggle downsampling, and decide whether you wish to split your audiobooks into multiple files by chapter, strip the Audible branding from them, and so on.

Libation is a well-put-together tool that will surely be of use to audiobook fans. It makes managing your Audible library more convenient, and the additional configurability is also to be appreciated.