Onleihe
German Digital Library

The Onleihe is Goethe-Institut’s digital library (eLibrary). You can download about 20,000 German-language eBooks, audio books, materials for German language learners, magazines and newspapers, and watch films online.

Cover - Onleihe: The Digital Library Illustration: Maria Tran Larsen © Goethe-Institut

Anywhere, anytime, free of charge

  • Borrow media - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Can be used on PC and laptop or mobile via the Onleihe app (Android and iOS)
  • No library membership required

Onleihe

Logo der Onleihe

Would you like to read German-language e-books and newspapers, listen to audio books, watch films online or search for materials for learners of German? Install the Onleihe app on your smartphone.

Would you like to read German-language e-books and newspapers, listen to audio books, watch films online or search for materials for learners of German? Install the Onleihe app on your smartphone.

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German Cinema

Discover over 300 films in our Onleihe and stream for free! For streaming the films you need a computer.

Illustration: People on sofas in front of a huge laptop and a huge screen. © Goethe-Institut

Here is the direct link to Onleihe: To Onleihe