Alexandria

Alexandria - Your Personal Media Library

Transform your self-hosted audiobook and ebook collection into a beautiful, seamless mobile experience. Alexandria
connects to your Audiobookshelf (ABS), Kavita, & Storyteller servers, bringing your entire library to your fingertips.

✨ KEY FEATURES

📚 Tri-Server Support
• Connect to Audiobookshelf for audiobooks
• Connect to Kavita for ebooks and comics
• Connect to Storyteller to experience a read-a-long experience (compare to Kindle Whispersync)
• Switch between servers effortlessly

🎧 Rich Audiobook Experience
• High-quality audio streaming
• Background playback with notification controls
• Remember playback position across devices
• Chapter navigation

📖 Powerful eBook Reader
• Built-in EPUB reader with smooth swiping gestures
• Comic book support with image viewer
• Reading progress sync
• Pick up where you left off on any device

🔒 Privacy-Focused
• Your data stays on YOUR servers
• No cloud storage or third-party services
• Credentials encrypted locally
• HTTPS-enforced connections
• Open source and transparent

⚡ Performance & Reliability
• Fast library browsing
• Responsive search
• Offline reading progress
• Efficient caching for smooth playback
• Automatic retry on network issues

🎨 Beautiful Interface
• Clean, modern Material Design
• Dark and light themes
• Intuitive navigation
• Cover art and metadata display
• Easy-to-use controls

📊 Progress Tracking
• Sync reading/listening progress to your servers
• Continue where you left off
• Track your library across all your devices
• Bookmark favorite passages

🌐 WHAT YOU NEED

Alexandria is a client app for self-hosted media servers. To use it, you'll need:
• An Audiobookshelf server (for audiobooks) and/or
• A Kavita server (for ebooks/comics) and/or
• A Storyteller server (for ebook transcription service)
• Network access to your server(s)

Audiobookshelf, Kavita, and Storyteller are free, open-source server applications you can run on your own hardware.

💡 PERFECT FOR

• Audiobook enthusiasts with personal collections
• Comic book readers managing their library
• Privacy-conscious users who prefer self-hosting
• Anyone with Audiobookshelf or Kavita servers
• Readers who want cross-device sync without cloud services
• Readers who want an all-in-one experience; NO MORE APP SWITCHING!

📱 GET STARTED

1. Install Alexandria
2. Enter your server URL(s)
3. Login with your credentials
4. Start listening and reading!

Need help? Visit our GitHub repository for documentation, support, and source code.

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Note: Alexandria requires an existing server installations.
- it connects to your self-hosted servers.

Legal Notice:
Alexandria is a third-party client for self-hosted media services including Audiobookshelf, Kavita, Storyteller, Booklore, Calibre Content Server, Calibre-Web, Plex, and Jellyfin. Alexandria is not affiliated with or endorsed by these services.

Alexandria does not host, upload, or distribute content. All media originates from user-controlled servers. Offline downloads are stored locally on the user’s device for personal use only.