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denizsafak/abogen

Generate audiobooks from EPUBs, PDFs and text with synchronized captions.

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6.0k stars466 forksLast push Sep 7, 2026 Python MIT

Decision brief

abogen generates audiobooks with synchronized captions from ebooks in multiple languages using speech synthesis technologies, suitable for content creators who need to add auditory experiences to text-based media.

Good fit when

You require comprehensive support for both English and non-English voices, including Japanese and Mandarin Chinese
You need a tool that supports GPU acceleration via Docker with the NVIDIA Container Toolkit

Avoid when

For use cases requiring minimal setup without the need to install Kokoro's development version or espeak-ng separately
If your project strictly limits external dependencies to pre-installed packages, as abogen requires additional installs beyond pip

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Maintenance: Active (12d since push); As of Sep 20, 2026
Provenance: Not a fork · Personal account; As of Sep 20, 2026
Security (OSV): No lockfile; As of Jul 11, 2026

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Install

pip install abogen

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Evidence and technical details

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Overview

abogen is an open-source tool for generating audiobooks with synchronized captions from ebooks and other textual formats using speech synthesis technologies like Kokoro TTS system and espeak-ng.

Capability facts

CLI: CLI entrypoint
Source: pyproject.toml:[project.scripts] · Sep 20, 2026
Languages: python
Source: github.language+pyproject.toml · Sep 20, 2026

Compatibility

Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.

Python runtimePython

Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)

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README

<a href="https://pypi.org/project/abogen/" target=" blank" <img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/abogen" alt="Abogen Compatible PyPi Python Versions" align="right" style="margin top:6px;" </a Install abogen pip install abogen </details Install espeak ng sudo apt instal...

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