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Early signalⓘEvidence tiers: Early signal = 1 uncorroborated request — treat as radar, not a validated opportunity · Corroborated = 2-3 requests · Validated = 4+ requests from 2+ different people. Every count appears exactly once, in the fact bar below — each traces to a real source post.
Self Hosted Library App
In their words
"I'm thinking to add libation as a headless downloader for my audiobooks" — a builder, verbatim · sign in free to trace the source ↗
What they tried & dropped
Extracted word-for-word from the evidence posts below — every item is quoted verbatim from a real builder.
Hard requirements
Non-negotiables stated by builders in their own words. Miss one and they will not switch.
self-hostedphone app for browsing and downloadingoffline access
Competitor pricing
Named rivals · prices not yet verified 🔒
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Open-source check · GitHub · 2026-06-27
⚠️ Established open-source player: shakogegia/xtlibre ⭐51 — A self-hosted companion app for Xteink and CrossPoint e-readers.
Competitor adoption · official registry · 2026-07-30
Calibre: 455,180 npm downloads/week ↗
How we checked
Where we searched
3 sources · GitHub (open-source check) · App Store · SaaS marketplaces
Verification funnel
46 raw matches scanned, then AI-de-duped · see the breakdown below
Last scan
13d ago · auto-refreshed every 30 days
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Every source post · named rivals with real prices · what builders tried & dropped · quantified pain — all traceable to the original posts
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2 posts on record since May 2026 — not enough to plot a trend. We plot history once a gap has 3+ posts spanning 3+ weeks.
Evidence pool
2 source posts on record — each insight links back to a real one.
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