A command line manager for OverDrive/Libby loans. Originally a python port of overdrive, it now supports downloading of various loan types such as audiobooks, eBooks, and magazines via Libby.
odmpy also has useful features for audiobooks such as adding of chapters metadata and merging of multipart files into a single .mp3 or .m4b (requires ffmpeg).
Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Requires Python >= 3.7.
- Downloads the audio files for an audiobook loan, with additional options to:
- merge files into a single
.mp3or.m4bfile - add chapters information into the audio file(s)
- merge files into a single
- Download eBook (EPUB/PDF) loans as
.acsmfiles or as.epubfiles (with--direct) - Download magazine loans as
.epubfiles - Return or renew loans
You must already have Python installed on your system. If you wish to use the merge feature for audiobooks, you will also need to install ffmpeg.
# Install / Update to specific version
python3 -m pip install git+https://git@github.com/ping/odmpy.git@0.8.0 --upgrade
# Install / Update from latest source
python3 -m pip install git+https://git@github.com/ping/odmpy.git --upgrade --force-reinstall
# Uninstall
python3 -m pip uninstall odmpyFrom version 0.7, the
--retry/-roption has been moved to the baseodmpycommand (similar to--timeout/-t) for consistency# previously odmpy dl --retry 3 "MyLoan.odm" odmpy libby --retry 3 # now odmpy --retry 3 dl "MyLoan.odm" odmpy --retry 3 libby
usage: odmpy [-h] [--version] [-v] [-t TIMEOUT] [-r RETRIES]
[--noversioncheck]
{libby,libbyreturn,libbyrenew,dl,ret,info} ...
Manage your OverDrive loans
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version show program's version number and exit
-v, --verbose Enable more verbose messages for debugging.
-t TIMEOUT, --timeout TIMEOUT
Timeout (seconds) for network requests. Default 10.
-r RETRIES, --retry RETRIES
Number of retries if a network request fails. Default
1.
--noversioncheck Do not check if newer version is available.
Available commands:
{libby,libbyreturn,libbyrenew,dl,ret,info}
To get more help, use the -h option with the command.
libby Download audiobook/ebook/magazine loans via Libby.
libbyreturn Return loans via Libby.
libbyrenew Renew loans via Libby.
dl Download from an audiobook loan file (odm).
ret Return an audiobook loan file (odm).
info Get information about an audiobook loan file (odm).
Version 0.8.0. [Python 3.10.6-darwin] Source at https://github.com/ping/odmpy
To download from Libby, you must already be using Libby on a compatible device.
You will be prompted for a Libby setup code the first time you run the libby command. To get a code, follow the instructions here. You should only need to do this once.
usage: odmpy libby [-h] [--settings SETTINGS_FOLDER] [--ebooks] [--magazines]
[--noaudiobooks] [-d DOWNLOAD_DIR] [-c] [-m]
[--mergeformat {mp3,m4b}] [--mergecodec {aac,libfdk_aac}]
[-k] [-f] [--nobookfolder]
[--bookfolderformat BOOK_FOLDER_FORMAT]
[--bookfileformat BOOK_FILE_FORMAT]
[--removefrompaths ILLEGAL_CHARS] [--overwritetags]
[--tagsdelimiter DELIMITER] [--id3v2version {3,4}] [--opf]
[-r OBSOLETE_RETRIES] [-j] [--hideprogress] [--direct]
[--keepodm] [--latest N] [--select N [N ...]]
[--selectid ID [ID ...]]
[--exportloans LOANS_JSON_FILEPATH] [--reset] [--check]
[--debug]
Interactive Libby Interface for downloading loans.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--settings SETTINGS_FOLDER
Settings folder to store odmpy required settings, e.g. Libby authentication.
--ebooks Include ebook (EPUB/PDF) loans (experimental). An EPUB/PDF (DRM) loan will be downloaded as an .acsm file
which can be opened in Adobe Digital Editions for offline reading.
Refer to https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/0577.html and
https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/0005.html for more information.
An open EPUB/PDF (no DRM) loan will be downloaded as an .epub/.pdf file which can be opened
in any EPUB/PDF-compatible reader.
--magazines Include magazines loans (experimental).
--noaudiobooks Exclude audiobooks.
-d DOWNLOAD_DIR, --downloaddir DOWNLOAD_DIR
Download folder path.
-c, --chapters Add chapter marks (experimental). For audiobooks.
-m, --merge Merge into 1 file (experimental, requires ffmpeg). For audiobooks.
--mergeformat {mp3,m4b}
Merged file format (m4b is slow, experimental, requires ffmpeg). For audiobooks.
--mergecodec {aac,libfdk_aac}
Audio codec of merged m4b file. (requires ffmpeg; using libfdk_aac requires ffmpeg compiled with libfdk_aac support). For audiobooks. Has no effect if mergeformat is not set to m4b.
-k, --keepcover Always generate the cover image file (cover.jpg).
-f, --keepmp3 Keep downloaded mp3 files (after merging). For audiobooks.
--nobookfolder Don't create a book subfolder.
--bookfolderformat BOOK_FOLDER_FORMAT
Book folder format string. Default "%(Title)s - %(Author)s".
Available fields:
%(Title)s : Title
%(Author)s: Comma-separated Author names
%(Series)s: Series
%(ReadingOrder)s: Series Reading Order
%(Edition)s: Edition
%(ID)s: Title/Loan ID
--bookfileformat BOOK_FILE_FORMAT
Book file format string (without extension). Default "%(Title)s - %(Author)s".
This applies to only merged audiobooks, ebooks, and magazines.
Available fields:
%(Title)s : Title
%(Author)s: Comma-separated Author names
%(Series)s: Series
%(ReadingOrder)s: Series Reading Order
%(Edition)s: Edition
%(ID)s: Title/Loan ID
--removefrompaths ILLEGAL_CHARS
Remove characters in string specified from folder and file names, example "<>:"/\|?*"
--overwritetags Always overwrite ID3 tags.
By default odmpy tries to non-destructively tag audiofiles.
This option forces odmpy to overwrite tags where possible. For audiobooks.
--tagsdelimiter DELIMITER
For ID3 tags with multiple values, this defines the delimiter.
For example, with the default delimiter ";", authors are written
to the artist tag as "Author A;Author B;Author C". For audiobooks.
--id3v2version {3,4} ID3 v2 version. 3 = v2.3, 4 = v2.4
--opf Generate an OPF file for the downloaded audiobook/magazine/ebook.
-r OBSOLETE_RETRIES, --retry OBSOLETE_RETRIES
Obsolete. Do not use.
-j, --writejson Generate a meta json file (for debugging).
--hideprogress Hide the download progress bar (e.g. during testing).
--direct Process the download directly from Libby without
downloading an odm/acsm file. For audiobooks/eBooks.
--keepodm Keep the downloaded odm and license files. For audiobooks.
--latest N Non-interactive mode that downloads the latest N number of loans.
--select N [N ...] Non-interactive mode that downloads loans by the index entered.
For example, "--select 1 5" will download the first and fifth loans in order of the checked out date.
If the 5th loan does not exist, it will be skipped.
--selectid ID [ID ...]
Non-interactive mode that downloads loans by the loan ID entered.
For example, "--selectid 12345" will download the loan with the ID 12345.
If the loan with the ID does not exist, it will be skipped.
--exportloans LOANS_JSON_FILEPATH
Non-interactive mode that exports loan information into a json file at the path specified.
--reset Remove previously saved odmpy Libby settings.
--check Non-interactive mode that displays Libby signed-in status and token if authenticated.
--debug Debug switch for use during development. Please do not use.
There are non-interactive options available:
- Export loans information to a json file
# export current loans in json odmpy libby --exportloans "path/to/loans.json"
- Download the latest N number of loans in order of checkout
# download latest checked out loan odmpy libby --latest 1 - Download selected loans
# download 3rd and 5th loans in order of checkout odmpy libby --select 3 5
Experimental Feature
Using the --ebooks option will allow you to download/return/renew EPUB/PDF eBook loans. Information about the different eBook formats available can be found here.
For EPUB/PDF DRM loans, odmpy will download an .acsm file for use with Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) by default.
For loans available as an "Open EPUB" or "Open PDF", the actual DRM-free .epub/.pdf book file will be downloaded. There is no option to download the .acsm file for open formats.
Using the --direct option with EPUB DRM loans will download the web Libby version of the eBook as an .epub. This is different from the .epub that you get when you use an .acsm loan file with ADE.
This option is not recommended because the .epub downloaded may not work well with your reader. Use this as an alternative if you cannot use the .acsm file for whatever reason.
The --direct option does not affect PDF eBook loans. These will continue to be downloaded as .acsm or .pdf.
Experimental Feature
Using the --magazines option will allow you to download/return/renew magazine loans.
Only magazines that have readable individual articles can be downloaded.
When downloading, odmpy will download the web Libby version of the magazine as an .epub. This is different from the Libby app downloaded copy (for offline reading) and is usually smaller in file size.
While the magazine .epub has been tested to work reasonably well on an eInk Kindle (after conversion), Moon+ Reader (Android), iBooks (macOS), and calibre viewer, how well the .epub works will depend on your reading device and the magazine contents.
It is recommended that you use a different book folder and file format for magazine. For example:
# file will be downloaded as './National Geographic/National Geographic-Jan 01 2023.epub"
odmpy libby --magazines --downloaddir "./" --bookfolderformat "%(Title)s" --bookfileformat "%(Title)s-%(Edition)s"usage: odmpy libbyreturn [-h] [--settings SETTINGS_FOLDER] [--ebooks]
[--magazines] [--noaudiobooks]
Interactive Libby Interface for returning loans.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--settings SETTINGS_FOLDER
Settings folder to store odmpy required settings, e.g. Libby authentication.
--ebooks Include ebook (EPUB/PDF) loans.
--magazines Include magazines loans.
--noaudiobooks Exclude audiobooks.
usage: odmpy libbyrenew [-h] [--settings SETTINGS_FOLDER] [--ebooks]
[--magazines] [--noaudiobooks]
Interactive Libby Interface for renewing loans.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--settings SETTINGS_FOLDER
Settings folder to store odmpy required settings, e.g. Libby authentication.
--ebooks Include ebook (EPUB/PDF) loans.
--magazines Include magazines loans.
--noaudiobooks Exclude audiobooks.
These commands are still supported but are expected to be less popular as OverDrive app users are encouraged to switch over to Libby.
Download with an .odm loan file
usage: odmpy dl [-h] [-d DOWNLOAD_DIR] [-c] [-m] [--mergeformat {mp3,m4b}]
[--mergecodec {aac,libfdk_aac}] [-k] [-f] [--nobookfolder]
[--bookfolderformat BOOK_FOLDER_FORMAT]
[--bookfileformat BOOK_FILE_FORMAT]
[--removefrompaths ILLEGAL_CHARS] [--overwritetags]
[--tagsdelimiter DELIMITER] [--id3v2version {3,4}] [--opf]
[-r OBSOLETE_RETRIES] [-j] [--hideprogress]
odm_file
Download from an audiobook loan file (odm).
positional arguments:
odm_file ODM file path.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-d DOWNLOAD_DIR, --downloaddir DOWNLOAD_DIR
Download folder path.
-c, --chapters Add chapter marks (experimental). For audiobooks.
-m, --merge Merge into 1 file (experimental, requires ffmpeg). For audiobooks.
--mergeformat {mp3,m4b}
Merged file format (m4b is slow, experimental, requires ffmpeg). For audiobooks.
--mergecodec {aac,libfdk_aac}
Audio codec of merged m4b file. (requires ffmpeg; using libfdk_aac requires ffmpeg compiled with libfdk_aac support). For audiobooks. Has no effect if mergeformat is not set to m4b.
-k, --keepcover Always generate the cover image file (cover.jpg).
-f, --keepmp3 Keep downloaded mp3 files (after merging). For audiobooks.
--nobookfolder Don't create a book subfolder.
--bookfolderformat BOOK_FOLDER_FORMAT
Book folder format string. Default "%(Title)s - %(Author)s".
Available fields:
%(Title)s : Title
%(Author)s: Comma-separated Author names
%(Series)s: Series
%(Edition)s: Edition
%(ID)s: Title/Loan ID
--bookfileformat BOOK_FILE_FORMAT
Book file format string (without extension). Default "%(Title)s - %(Author)s".
This applies to only merged audiobooks, ebooks, and magazines.
Available fields:
%(Title)s : Title
%(Author)s: Comma-separated Author names
%(Series)s: Series
%(Edition)s: Edition
%(ID)s: Title/Loan ID
--removefrompaths ILLEGAL_CHARS
Remove characters in string specified from folder and file names, example "<>:"/\|?*"
--overwritetags Always overwrite ID3 tags.
By default odmpy tries to non-destructively tag audiofiles.
This option forces odmpy to overwrite tags where possible. For audiobooks.
--tagsdelimiter DELIMITER
For ID3 tags with multiple values, this defines the delimiter.
For example, with the default delimiter ";", authors are written
to the artist tag as "Author A;Author B;Author C". For audiobooks.
--id3v2version {3,4} ID3 v2 version. 3 = v2.3, 4 = v2.4
--opf Generate an OPF file for the downloaded audiobook/magazine/ebook.
-r OBSOLETE_RETRIES, --retry OBSOLETE_RETRIES
Obsolete. Do not use.
-j, --writejson Generate a meta json file (for debugging).
--hideprogress Hide the download progress bar (e.g. during testing).
OverDrive no longer shows the odm download links for macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and newer. There are many ways to get around this but the easiest for me was to use a bookmarklet. Follow the instructions in this gist to get started.
Alternatively, if you have switched over to Libby, odmpy now
supports direct from Libby downloads through the libby command.
# view available options
odmpy libby -hReturn an .odm
usage: odmpy ret [-h] odm_file
Return an audiobook loan file (odm).
positional arguments:
odm_file ODM file path.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
Information about an .odm
usage: odmpy info [-h] [-f {text,json}] odm_file
Get information about an audiobook loan file (odm).
positional arguments:
odm_file ODM file path.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-f {text,json}, --format {text,json}
Format for output.
.odm files have to be downloaded from your library's OverDrive site and are meant for use with OverDrive's now legacy app.
# Start the Libby interface to select an audiobook loan to download
# The `libby` command shares almost all of the download options as `dl`
# Example, downloads will be saved in MyLoans/
odmpy libby -d "MyLoans/"
# View and download ebook (EPUB) loans as `.acsm` files
odmpy libby --ebooks
# View and download magazines loans as `.epub` files
odmpy libby --magazines
# Download via Libby without generating the odm file
odmpy libby --direct
# Download via Libby your latest loan non-interactively
odmpy libby --direct --latest 1
# Return loans via Libby
odmpy libbyreturn
# Renew loans via Libby
odmpy libbyrenew
# Download a book via an odm file to MyLoans/
odmpy dl -d "MyLoans/" "MyLoans/Book1.odm"
# Return Book1.odm
odmpy ret "MyLoans/Book1.odm"
# Get information about a loan Book1.odm
odmpy info "MyLoans/Book1.odm"
odmpy also supports the reading of command options from a file. For example:
odmpy libby @example.dl.conf
odmpy dl @example.dl.conf MyLoans/MyBook.odmwhere example.dl.conf contains the command arguments values
This repository uses black to ensure consistent formatting. The CI Actions currently configured also include lint tests using flake8, pylint and mypy.
# 1. Install requirements for dev
pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt --upgrade
# 2. Make changes
# 3. Check for linting errors
sh dev-lint.shThis is not affliated, endorsed or certified by OverDrive. To use odmpy, you must already have access to OverDrive services via a valid library account. Use at your own risk.