Oracy
A streamlined audiobook player for free public domain books — built with my late colleague Cipriano Freitas.
The Idea
Free public domain audiobooks have been available on Librivox and archive.org for years, but the listening experience never matched modern expectations. Oracy set out to change that — a streamlined audiobook player that connected to archive.org's API and wrapped thousands of free audiobooks in a clean, simple UI with automatic dark mode support.
Building Together
What started as a solo side project with Node.js, HTML, and jQuery became a proper collaboration when my Booking.com colleague Cipriano Freitas joined. Together we rebuilt the app in React, improving the architecture and the experience. Cipriano was a talented engineer and a generous collaborator.
In Memory
My friend Cipriano is no longer with us. This page remains as a reminder of what we built together 🌷