Help sorting audiobooks and ebooks

slb · 01-27-2026, 10:31 AM

I have received a copy from a calibre library where epubs, pdfs, zips, mp3 where kept together (so ebooks and audiobooks). I've managed to write a simple python script that seperates the audiobooks and ebooks.

So if in a map there was an jpg, opf, epub, pdf, mp3, then now:
*opf, jpg, epub, pdf => original map name_ebook
*opf, jpg, mp3 => original map name_audio

Now I want to import these in my existing library, I have a custom column there #type, that has the values Ebook, Audiobook. I want calibre to be able to read _ebook and fill in Ebook in #type, same for _audio => Audiobook.
But I keep getting stuck at making my own plugin for this.
Can anyone help? There are simply to many files to change it all manually.

BetterRed · 01-27-2026, 04:03 PM

Have you considered using a command line script ==>> calibre's Command Line Interface

BR

01-27-2026, 10:31 AM	#1
slb Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: none	Help sorting audiobooks and ebooks I have received a copy from a calibre library where epubs, pdfs, zips, mp3 where kept together (so ebooks and audiobooks). I've managed to write a simple python script that seperates the audiobooks and ebooks. So if in a map there was an jpg, opf, epub, pdf, mp3, then now: opf, jpg, epub, pdf => original map name_ebook opf, jpg, mp3 => original map name_audio Now I want to import these in my existing library, I have a custom column there #type, that has the values Ebook, Audiobook. I want calibre to be able to read _ebook and fill in Ebook in #type, same for _audio => Audiobook. But I keep getting stuck at making my own plugin for this. Can anyone help? There are simply to many files to change it all manually.

01-27-2026, 04:03 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,342 Karma: 30621608 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Have you considered using a command line script ==>> calibre's Command Line Interface BR Last edited by BetterRed; 01-27-2026 at 04:07 PM. Reason: better link

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