📚 libro.fm-backup-creator

A Python 3.11 tool to create a local backup of your Libro.fm audiobook library using your existing browser login session.

This project:

• Exports your Libro.fm library as CSV
• Discovers download links for each book
• Downloads all audiobook ZIP files
• Extracts and cleans up the audio files
• Organizes everything by Author / Title

⚠️ For personal backups only. Respect Libro.fm’s terms of service.

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Features

• Automatically detects Libro.fm login cookies from your browser
• Downloads all purchased audiobooks
• Extracts ZIP archives into playable audio files
• Renames files to remove redundant prefixes
• Simple, single-command execution
• No virtual environment required

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Requirements

• Python 3.11.5+
• A browser you have logged into https://libro.fm/
• Supported browsers (via browser_cookie3):
  • Firefox
  • Chrome / Chromium
  • Edge
  • Etc...

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Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/V-Karch/libro.fm-backup-creator.git
   cd libro.fm-backup-creator
   

2. Install dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

Authentication (Important)

This project does not ask for your username or password.

Instead, it:

• Reads your existing Libro.fm session cookies
• Automatically finds them using browser_cookie3

Before running:

1. Open your browser
2. Log in to https://libro.fm/
3. Make sure the login is recent

If no cookies are found, the program will stop with a clear error message.

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Usage

Run the program:

python main.py

Output Structure

By default, output is saved in the following manner:

library_out/
└── Author Name/
    └── Book Title/
        ├── 01 Chapter Title.mp3
        ├── 02 Chapter Title.mp3
        └── ...

You can change the output directory by modifying the call to:

library.backup("your_output_directory")

How it looks while running: