You have a book. You want to listen to it. Here's exactly how to turn any ePub or PDF into a high-quality audiobook in under five minutes — for free.
If you've bought an ebook from a retailer like Kobo or directly from a publisher, you likely already have an ePub or PDF. Most ebook platforms let you download DRM-free versions of your purchases, especially for public domain titles.
For public domain books, Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks are the best sources — Standard Ebooks in particular produces beautifully typeset ePub files that convert extremely well.
Legal note: Only convert books you own, or that are in the public domain. If you have a print disability, UK law (CDPA 1988 s.31A/B) also permits format-shifting books you've legally acquired. See our accessibility page for details.
Go to freedible.co.uk and click "Get started free." Sign in with your Google account — no new password to remember.
Click "Upload a Book" (or "Add a Book" in the header). Drag and drop your ePub or PDF into the upload area, or click to browse. Files up to 40MB are supported. The upload takes a few seconds.
Freedible reads the book structure automatically — chapters, title, author. For ePubs, it uses the book's own chapter structure. For PDFs, it detects chapter headings in the text.
You'll see a voice selector with multiple options. Hit "Preview" to hear a 5-second sample of each voice before committing. Different voices suit different books — a warmer voice for fiction, a crisper one for non-fiction.
Click "Generate Audiobook." The first chapter will be ready to play within about a minute. Freedible generates chapter by chapter, so you can start listening immediately while the rest generates in the background.
Your progress is saved automatically — come back any time and it remembers where you were.
By default, your book is private — only you can see and hear it. If you want to share a public domain book with the community, you can publish it to the Community Library. You'll be asked to confirm you have the rights to do so.