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ReadMeABookvstextsnap

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

ReadMeABooktextsnap
Score64/10045/100
Rank in category#3 of 15 in Audiobook Management#8 of 12 in Document Processing
GitHub stars1 033196
Stars, last 30 days+65—
Stable releases, 12 months212
Latest releasev1.2.12 · 27 Oct 2026v0.4.0 · 29 Sept 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

ReadMeABook scores 64/100 against 45/100 for textsnap, so it is the safer default.

ReadMeABook ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for textsnap.

If you want the quickest setup, textsnap is easier to run; ReadMeABook needs more configuration.

ReadMeABook is growing faster right now (+65 stars in 30 days).

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