What are the system requirements for the OverDrive app?
Mobile app
You can download the OverDrive app on:
- Android 5.0+
- Chromebooks that support Google Play
- iOS 12+
- Windows 8.1 or 10
If you're not sure which operating system you're using, you can typically find that information in your device settings. Look for an "about" page.
Desktop app
To download OverDrive for Windows (desktop), you'll need:
- A computer with Windows 7, 8, or 10
- Windows Media Player 9+

- Borrowing titles in OverDrive for Android and Fire tablets
- Borrowing titles in OverDrive for Chromebook
- Borrowing titles in OverDrive for iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch)
- Borrowing titles in OverDrive for Windows 8/10
- Do I need internet access to use the OverDrive app?
- How to add a library in OverDrive for Android and Fire tablets
- How to add a library in OverDrive for Chromebook
- How to add a library in OverDrive for iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch)
- How to add a library to OverDrive for Windows 8/10
- How to add borrowed titles to your Bookshelf in the OverDrive app
- How to burn audiobooks to a CD using OverDrive for Windows (desktop)
- How to install OverDrive for Android if you don't have the Google Play Store or Amazon Appstore
- How to install OverDrive for Windows (desktop) on a Windows 8 or 10 device
- How to install OverDrive for Windows (desktop)
- How to remove a library from your libraries list in the OverDrive app
- How to return a downloaded audiobook using OverDrive for Windows (desktop)
- How to return a downloaded title using OverDrive for Android
- How to return a downloaded title using OverDrive for Chromebook
- How to return a downloaded title using OverDrive for iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch)
- How to return a downloaded title using OverDrive for Windows 8/10
- How to sync your progress and bookmarks in the OverDrive app across multiple devices
- How to transfer audiobooks to an iPod using OverDrive for Windows (desktop)
- How to transfer audiobooks to an MP3 player using OverDrive for Windows (desktop)
- How to use the audiobook player in OverDrive for Windows (desktop)
- Using keyboard shortcuts in OverDrive for Windows (desktop)
- What are the system requirements for the OverDrive app?
- What's the difference between OverDrive for Windows 8/10 and OverDrive for Windows (desktop)?