inAudible VS AaxAudioConverter

You can use software like Libation, AAX Audio Converter or inAudible to decrypt Audible books.

Libation author here. Libation reads directly from your audible account and downloads/decrypts in one step. No aax, just straight to m4b. There's also a setting to convert to mp3 instead. It cannot take existing aax files and do this. inAudible can target aax files directly but it's getting a bit long in the tooth so it's not as reliable as it used to be. I've never tried aaxtomp3.

Sorry no. You can try inAudible for that but it's rather out of date. Libation gets your encrypted files from audible and decrypts them on the fly. It's against the terms of service/conditions of use regardless, one just happens off line.

As u/JethroMcClintock said, there's inAudible (windows). It hasn't been updated in a long time so it might not work for some users. The people it does work for all seem to love it

If you have the AAX files, you can convert these to MP3s using inaudible. You do need to install the Lame codec for this to work, then it's fairly seamless. The way I look at it, you paid to buy these books, so converting them to MP3 prevents you from losing access to them in situations like this. (There is no difference between these mp3s and any other mp3 file you upload to your audio player).

Installers are here but it's unfortunately quite out of date. It was last updated in 2017 and Audible has since changed most of their catalog to a format which inAudible can no longer decrypt.

TIPP: A great tool to convert audible books into mp3: https://github.com/rmcrackan/inAudible

You can use software like Libation, AAX Audio Converter or inAudible to decrypt Audible books.

Do you have a link to this? My workflow has me using this program to connect to and download books from audible and convert/tag them. I think it works great but if you have something better, I am always happy to try other options.

There is a free PC program that works great too, https://github.com/audiamus/AaxAudioConverter

Converting to M4B: AaxAudioConverter

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I believe this one is a pretty popular option.

And, of course, there is also AAX Audio Converter with its companion Book Lib Connect, to complete the picture of the most popular Free and Open Source tools in this area.

I'm using plex and Chronicle or Bookcamp as my player. I use AAX Converter and Book lib Connect ( https://github.com/audiamus/AaxAudioConverter ) to convert the few books I purchased on Audible. Plex Can play the monolithic file that is an option in AAX Converter, but I have had fewer issues converting into chunks separated by chapter.