Libby - Your library's audiobooks and ebooks, instantly

Description

Access a world of audiobooks, ebooks, and magazines from your local library, all for free. You can borrow popular titles and enjoy them whenever and wherever you choose. Libraries worldwide provide millions of digital books and magazines. With Libby, you can borrow them instantly using your library card. It's a straightforward way to explore and enjoy your library's collection. • Discover your library’s digital collection, from timeless classics to current bestsellers • Borrow and enjoy ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines • Download titles for offline access or stream them • Send ebooks directly to your Kindle (US libraries only) • Listen to audiobooks through Apple CarPlay • Organize your reading with custom tags • Keep your reading progress synced across devices Our ebook reader lets you customize your experience: • Adjust text size, background color, and layout • Zoom in on magazines and comic books • Look up words and phrases easily • Read along with children, with synchronized text and audio • Save important passages with bookmarks, notes, and highlights The audio player offers convenient features: • Adjust playback speed from 0.6x to 3.0x • Set a sleep timer for your listening sessions • Navigate with simple swipes forward and backward • Add bookmarks, notes, and highlights to your audiobooks Libby is developed by the team at OverDrive, supporting libraries in communities everywhere. 📚 You can open Libby directly in your browser and install it to your home screen with a single tap. From there, it looks and acts like a native app—with its own icon, a clean, standalone window, offline access, and background updates. It's the same Libby experience you know, without needing to visit a specific app marketplace. No extra accounts are required, just your library card.

What's New

We've made some behind-the-scenes adjustments to ensure Libby continues to work smoothly on Apple devices. These small updates help maintain compatibility for future platform enhancements.

Screenshots

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Supported Platforms and Operating Systems

Libby is a universal web application that works on all popular operating systems. Access is through a browser, so the application is equally convenient on iOS and Android, as well as on Windows, macOS, Chrome OS (Chromebook), and Linux. The PWA format ensures compatibility with Russian operating systems such as Astra Linux and Red OS, and with international Linux platforms: Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Linux Mint, Arch Linux, Manjaro. Enterprise solutions are supported: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux. Libby doesn't require installation from app stores and is suitable for corporate and government use.

Installing Libby in just a few minutes?

Installing Libby in just a few minutes! Our guide shows instructions for each browser and device. You'll see the process step by step right away.

Chrome - iOS

Step 1 - Chrome iOS

Tap the Share icon in the top right corner, next to the site address

Step 2 - Chrome iOS

Select the option: Add to Home Screen

Step 3 - Chrome iOS

And here tap the 'Add' button. And the App will appear on your iPhone's home screen

Chrome - Android

Step 1 - Chrome Android

Open the browser menu - three dots in the top right corner

Step 2 - Chrome Android

Select the option 'Install app' sometimes it's: 'Add to Home Screen'

Step 3 - Chrome Android

And here confirm the installation - tap 'Install'

Chrome - Desktop

Step 1 - Chrome Desktop

Click the 'Install app' button - icon: computer with arrow pointing down

Step 2 - Chrome Desktop

Confirm installation by clicking 'Install'

Safari - iOS

Step 1 - Safari iOS

Tap the Share button (square with arrow pointing up) at the bottom of the screen

Step 2 - Safari iOS

Select the option: Add to Home Screen

Step 3 - Safari iOS

And here tap the 'Add' button. And the App will appear on your iPhone's home screen

Safari - Desktop

Step 1 - Safari Desktop

Step 1 for Safari on macOS

Step 2 - Safari Desktop

Step 2 for Safari on macOS

Step 3 - Safari Desktop

Step 3 for Safari on macOS

Yandex - iOS

Step 1 - Yandex iOS

Open the browser menu - three dots in the bottom right corner, next to the site address

Step 2 - Yandex iOS

Tap the 'Add to Home' button

Step 3 - Yandex iOS

Here select the option: Add to Home Screen

Step 4 - Yandex iOS

And here tap the 'Add' button. And the App will appear on your iPhone's home screen

Yandex - Android

Step 1 - Yandex Android

Open the browser menu - three dots in the bottom right corner, next to the site address

Step 2 - Yandex Android

Select the option 'Add to Home Screen'

Step 3 - Yandex Android

And here tap the 'Add' button - and the app will appear on your home screen

Yandex - Desktop

Step 1 - Yandex Desktop

Open the 'Actions menu' - three dots in the top right corner - next to the site address

Step 2 - Yandex Desktop

Select the option 'Install as app'

Step 3 - Yandex Desktop

And here select 'Separate window'

Edge - Desktop

Step 1 - Edge Desktop

Click the 'Install app' button - icon: 3 blocks with plus sign

Step 2 - Edge Desktop

Confirm installation by clicking 'Install'

Edge - Android

Step 1 - Edge Android

Open the browser menu - 'burger' icon in the bottom right corner, next to the site address

Step 2 - Edge Android

Swipe the menu icons to the right

Step 3 - Edge Android

Select the option 'Add to phone'

Step 4 - Edge Android

And here confirm the installation - tap 'Install'

Opera - iOS

Step 1 - Opera iOS

Open the browser menu (Opera icon in the bottom right corner) and find 'Add to Home Screen'

Step 2 - Opera iOS

Here tap the Share button

Step 3 - Opera iOS

Select the option: Add to Home Screen

Step 4 - Opera iOS

And here tap the 'Add' button. And the App will appear on your iPhone's home screen

Opera - Android

Step 1 - Opera Android

Open the browser menu - 'Three dots' in the top right corner

Step 2 - Opera Android

Select the option 'Add to...'

Step 3 - Opera Android

Here select the option 'Home Screen'

Step 4 - Opera Android

Tap the 'Add' button

Step 5 - Opera Android

And here confirm - and tap 'Add' again - and the app will appear on your home screen

Samsung internet - Android

Step 1 - Samsung internet Android

Tap the 'Install app' button - icon: square with arrow pointing down

Step 2 - Samsung internet Android

And tap the 'Add' button - and the app will appear on your home screen

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