Observed arrival · 2026-09-04

Narranova, a local audiobook workshop

narranova.app Observed source

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An open-source, local-first tool for turning DRM-free EPUBs into chapterized audiobooks.

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The workflow begins with a DRM-free EPUB and exposes the book at section level: the supplied demo finds 12 sections and 27,442 words in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, with three sections selected. Narration is generated in resumable chunks that can be listened to, deleted, or regenerated individually. The documented local setup packages the app, FFmpeg, health checks, and persistent storage through Docker Compose, then exports approved work to a chapterized M4B.

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