Lissen
Lissen is a free, open-source reading app for Android. Clean Audiobookshelf Player. It has 746 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
About Lissen
Listen to your favorite audiobooks through a minimalist app designed for one task Sync your listened books between devices and other Audiobookshelf players and download books to listen to them without the Internet
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Lissen from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
- Relies on a non-free network service
- Tracks or reports your activity
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Lissen?
Lissen is a free, open-source reading app for Android. Clean Audiobookshelf Player. It has 746 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is Lissen free and open source?
Yes. Lissen's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: relies on a non-free network service; tracks or reports your activity.
How do I install Lissen?
You can install Lissen from F-Droid (package org.grakovne.lissen) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 1.12.10-release).
Is Lissen still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 6, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.