01 of 19 LibriVox What We Like You can listen to specific chapters without having to download all of them

Several ways to find a specific audiobook

Lets you recieve new audiobooks by podcast

Available in many languages

Works on mobile devices What We Don't Like Can't sort audiobooks by most popular LibriVox has a huge selection of free audio books that are recordings of volunteers who have read chapters from books that are in the public domain. You can find one by searching by title, author, genre/subject, or language. You can also browse all the titles in the catalog, view only the most additions, and subscribe to new releases as podcasts. Once you reach a book's description page, you can read more about it and even listen to the chapters individually without having to download each of them. However, if you do want to download the whole audio book, every chapter included, you can do so in a ZIP file, directly from LibriVox. Some are also available through a torrent and M4B file. LibriVox is also available for iOS here, and Android devices here, so that you can download books to your phone or tablet, or stream them on the go. Browse LibriVox Audio Books

02 of 19 Audible What We Like There's a huge selection of audiobooks

Get two audiobooks completely free

The audiobooks are yours to keep forever

Listen to your audiobooks from a mobile device or computer What We Don't Like The trial period is only one month long

Limits you to just two audiobook downloads

Must pay monthly after the trial to keep downloading audiobooks Our Review of Audible Audible has a 30-day free trial going which means that you can download any audio book of your choice, plus any two Audible originals, for free during that time. Audible has a great selection of audio books and you'll be able to find just about any title you're looking for, including best sellers and new releases. After the 30 day trial, you can get one book each month for $14.95 /month, no matter the price of the book. Get a 30-Day Free Audible Trial

03 of 19 Rakuten OverDrive What We Like Lets you borrow audiobooks free from your local library

Works with tens of thousands of libraries

You can listen from a computer or the mobile app

Includes free audiobooks samples What We Don't Like Must have a library card from a supported library If your local library has a subscription to OverDrive (check here) then this is a great place to find free audio book downloads of recent fiction and non-fiction books, including best-sellers. You'll check these out just like you would a library book and they'll be returned at the end of the loan period. You can even do it all from Libby, the mobile app for iOS and Android. Besides free audiobooks, OverDrive also has free eBooks, movies, and music. Browse Over Drive Audio Books

04 of 19 Internet Archive What We Like Has thousands of free audiobook downloads

Several sorting options for finding the perfect audiobook

Lets you filter the audiobook downloads by certain criteria

Usually multiple audio format options when downloading

Can be downloaded in bulk or by individual chapter What We Don't Like Many audiobooks are poorly named and hard to recognize at first glance

There aren't many non-English audiobook downloads The Internet Archive also has a ton of free audio book downloads that you can browse through by subject, keywords, or using the search box. There are over 19,000 results for audio books and poetry on this website. Our favorite way to find books here is by sorting by view count to find the most popular ones. Some of those include The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Jane Eyre, The Swiss Family Robinson, Moby Dick, The Art of War, and Dracula. Some are available in multiple formats so that you can download the book in the MP3 or OGG format, for example. Mind Webs is one part of Internet Archive that has several dozen classic sci-fi audio books. Browse Internet Archive Audio Books

05 of 19 Loyal Books What We Like Multiple language options

Makes finding the top 100 audiobooks easy

Audiobooks are organized in several genres

Thousands of free audiobooks What We Don't Like Few sorting options It's easy to use Loyal Books (previously called Books Should Be Free) to download free audio books. You can view the audio books by the language, the top 100, and by genre like Children, Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, and more than a dozen others. You can listen to these books on the Loyal Books website, download MP3s of the chapters altogether at once in one ZIP file, download the whole audiobook in one M4B file for iPhones and iPods, save specific chapters only, stream from your phone or tablet, and even get the book through an RSS reader. These are public domain books, so you might not see anything here that differs from the other public domain audio book websites we've already mentioned. Browse Loyal Books Audio Books

06 of 19 Storynory What We Like Great for kids

Includes text with the audiobook

New audiobooks are released often What We Don't Like Very limited compared to most other audiobook websites If you are looking for free audio books for kids, then Storynory should be your first stop. Every week, Storynory publishes a free audio book just for kids. The audio books here include original stories, fairy tales, classic stories, educational books, and some small stories for the very little ones. You can download audio books here, stream them directly from the website, or subscribe through iTunes or another podcasting service. There's also an app for iOS devices, but it's not free. Browse Storynory Audio Books

07 of 19 Open Culture What We Like Hundreds of free audiobooks

Audiobooks are listed in alphabetical order for easy reading What We Don't Like Can't sort or filter the list of audiobooks

No option to search through the list Open Culture has a thousand fiction, non-fiction, and poetry audiobooks you can download for free. Just scroll down the alphabetized list to browse through everything they have to offer. These audio book downloads are located on a variety of other websites, too, so some of them may be direct links to the MP3 while others might be streamed from its download page but not available for download. Besides free audio books, Open Culture also has free movies, online courses, language lessons, and eBooks. Browse Open Culture Audio Books

08 of 19 Digitalbook.io What We Like Change the playback rate

Audiobooks can be launched as podcasts in iTunes

Several ways to locate a new free audiobook

Includes lots of well-known titles and lesser-known ones What We Don't Like Has a lot more ebooks than audiobooks

Few categories Digitalbook.io (previously known as Librophile) is another free audiobook directory that makes is easy to find public domain audio book downloads. Browse by trending or top-rated to find one you might like, or look through the list of genres or authors. You can download the whole audio book or just specific chapters, as well as listen to it in pieces right on the website. There are over 100,000 items at Digitalbook.io, and while some are audio books, others are regular eBooks. Browse Digitalbook.io Audio Books

09 of 19 Light Up Your Brain What We Like Audiobooks are geared toward kids

A text version is available below each audiobook

Most audiobooks are under 10 minutes What We Don't Like Has only kids audiobooks Light Up Your Brain has several free audio books that are just for kids, and you can stream them or download the audio books to your computer. A transcription of the story is provided as well so that beginning readers can read along with the audio. There are also some free games for kids here that are all made to challenge their mind and keep their brain active. Browse Light Up Your Brain Audio Books

10 of 19 ThoughtAudio What We Like Provides PDF transcripts of the audiobooks

Includes classic audiobooks

Lets you stream directly from the website What We Don't Like Must download each chapter individually; no bulk download option

No obvious download button ThoughtAudio has classic works of literature and philosophy books available for download as free audio books. You can browse the whole list or search for books, as well as see them in order of those that were most recently added to the collection. To get these audio books you have to either listen to them on the ThoughtAudio website or download them in installments by right-clicking each part that you want to save. PDF transcripts for these audiobooks are also available for download. Browse ThoughtAudio Audio Books

11 of 19 Free Classic Audio Books What We Like Some audiobooks are available in multiple audio formats

Perfect place for classic audiobooks

You can download individual chapters as well as whole books What We Don't Like Not as many audiobooks as similar websites

Website isn't fun or easy to use because there aren't graphics This free audio book website specializes in classic and fiction audio books and you can view them by most popular, recently added, or by author's last name. Some examples include Romeo and Juliet, The Wind in the Willows, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, and Autobiography of Mark Twain. All the audio books here can be downloaded as an MP3 file and some of them as an M4B file for iOS devices. To download hundreds of their audiobooks at once and support the site, you can purchase the short stories on a DVD. Browse Free Classic Audio Books

12 of 19 Learn Out Loud What We Like Lets you listen to thousands of free audiobooks

Provides several ways to find and sort the free audiobooks

Categorizes audiobooks into unique genres

Also has documentaries, courses, speeches, and more What We Don't Like A free user account is needed for some audiobooks

Some are only free during a trial There are thousands of free educational and video titles at Learn Out Loud, including not only thousands of free audio books but also lots of documentaries, speeches, and more. The free audio books can be sorted by recently added, random, most popular, or alphabetically. There are also specific categories that you can choose to find only those types of free audio book downloads, such as Science, Technology, Self Development, Languages, Business, and Travel. These free audio books can be streamed online or, if you sign up for a free account, downloaded by "purchasing" them like you would something that you have to pay for (but they're still free). Browse Learn Out Loud Audio Books

13 of 19 hoopla What We Like Easy to use website

Access from a variety of devices

Lots of genres to pick from What We Don't Like Requires a valid library card Much like Overdrive detailed at the top of this list, hoopla has free audiobook downloads but only if you have a library card at a supporting library. When searching for popular audiobooks at hoopla, you can sort the results by popularity, new arrivals, title, and average rating, and filter the audiobooks by titles for kids or ones just for adults. There are also lots of audiobook categories to browse through. These audiobooks can be streamed from your computer or on various devices like iOS, Android, Roku, Chromecast, Fire TV, etc. Browse hoopla Audio Books

14 of 19 New Fiction What We Like Unique audiobooks

Easy to use website What We Don't Like Few selections

Can't download the whole book in one file New Fiction is a unique audiobook website that describes its readings as "modern-day radio dramas." There aren't very many choices here but all of them are free and can be streamed from the site or downloaded. Browse New Fiction Audio Books

15 of 19 Project Gutenberg What We Like Provides a massive source of free downloads

Supports lots of languages

Lets you save audiobook chapters individually or download the entire book What We Don't Like Some audiobooks are read by a computer, and so aren't as fluid or easy to listen to

Most chapters don't have descriptive titles Project Gutenberg has audiobooks that are human-read and some that are computer-generated. These are public domain books that have been turned into audio books that are now available for free for anyone who's interested. The easiest way to find a book here is to browse those links above or search for something by title, author, subject, and/or language. There are several formats to download the book in, and you can save it to your computer or an online storage site like Dropbox. Download Project Gutenberg Audio Books

16 of 19 Scribl What We Like Provides audiobooks that normally cost

Lets you filter the audiobooks results by language

Lots of filtering options for styles, character info, etc. What We Don't Like Most audiobooks are not free

It's hard to find just the free audiobooks

Must sign in to download books Scribl is a very different audio book website because while there are some free audio books, most of them come at a cost. It's really a hit or miss type of situation when you look for free audio eBooks here. However, we've included it here because you might find unique books that aren't free anywhere else. Just make sure to grab them quickly because as books get more popular, Scribl puts a price on them. Because Scribl has other things, too, like eBooks and podcasts, you want to make sure to filter the results to only show audio books. There are mobile apps if you want to listen from your phone. There used to be a free audio book website at Podiobooks.com but it's now a part of Scribl. Browse Scribl Audio Books

17 of 19 Spotify What We Like Lets you stream audiobooks absolutely free

Works on computers and mobile devices

Also includes tons of free music What We Don't Like It isn't easy to find audiobooks among all the music

Only paying customers can download the free audiobooks Our Review of Spotify Free audio books at Spotify? Yes! With a catch: it's only free to download the books if you're a paying user. Spotify memberships allow for downloading content while free users can only stream the books. The free audio books at Spotify are not organized very well because Spotify is a music streaming service, not an audio book website—but there is a good handful of them available. If the link below doesn't have the audiobook you want, try doing a general search for audiobooks on Spotify. Use these Spotify search tips if you need help. Browse Spotify Audio Books

18 of 19 YouTube ​ What We Like Any audiobook you find is free to stream

No user account is needed to view or download audiobooks

Also has lots of free music and videos What We Don't Like Doesn't provide a built-in way for finding audiobooks

Most audiobooks don't have a download link Our Review of YouTube Similar to Spotify, YouTube isn't primarily a good source for audiobooks because most of the content is music and videos. However, you might have luck finding some really great free audio books on YouTube if you know how to search for them. If you can't find an audio book on YouTube by searching for its name followed by "audiobook" (e.g., the six pillars of self esteem audiobook), try the audiobooksonyoutube section of Reddit. It's built specifically for sharing which videos on YouTube are actually audiobooks. Once you find an audiobook you like, and so long as you know it's public domain or is legal to download, you can download just the audio from the video with a YouTube to MP3 converter. Browse YouTube Audio Books

19 of 19 Audiobook Sync What We Like Encourages kids to keep reading in the summer

Gives away two free audiobooks every week in the summer

You can sign up for alerts to know when new audiobooks are available What We Don't Like Audiobooks aren't available all year long

Limits your audiobook downloads to two per week This website will offer books again in the spring of 2021. Audiobook Sync (SYNC) is a free summer reading program meant for kids 13 and older, but anyone can take part in it to get free audio book downloads. SYNC gives away two free audio books every week over the summer. It's a perfect way for kids to keep their comprehension skills sharp before returning to school, but also provides a way for adults to grab some free audio eBooks. The SYNC service is sponsored by AudioFile Magazine, and the books themselves are usable through the Sora app. You can sign up for email alerts to get reminded when SYNC releases new titles. Browse Audiobook Sync Titles