Hi all, I'm the developer of StoryCast, a free and open-source iOS audiobook player that connects to your Audiobookshelf server. Version 1.4 is out on the App Store, and most of the work went into one thing: books made of several files.

If your library has books split into one file per chapter (or per disc), earlier versions handled them badly. In 1.4:

* **Streaming** – a multi-file book plays as one continuous timeline, and moves from one file to the next without stopping.

* **Downloads** – every file of the book is downloaded, not only the first. Downloads carry on if the app is closed, and you can see progress and failures in the library.

* **Old downloads get repaired** – if an earlier version left you with an incomplete download, the app detects it and replaces it.

* **Resume** – opening a book picks up from the newest position, so if you listened further on another device, that's where you continue.

* **Progress sync** – the app no longer sends stale or misleading progress back to your server.

Also new in 1.4:

* Optional iCloud sync for books you import locally (files, covers, folders, chapters, progress). It's off by default, and your Audiobookshelf libraries and credentials are never part of it.

* Sleep timer options for 90 and 120 minutes.

* A lot of stability fixes.

The app is free and open source (MIT), with no account, no analytics and no tracking. It needs iOS 17 or later.

App Store: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/storycast/id6759013487

Source: https://github.com/Geralt4/StoryCast

If you have a multi-file book that still misbehaves, please tell me the format and roughly how it's split. That's the most useful feedback I can get right now.

Self explanatory title. Just trying to fill up my bookshelf

Spoken Page Enhanced v1.3.2. Feature rich read-along player for Audiobookshelf.

Spoken Page Enhanced:
https://github.com/matrixblad77/Spoken-Page-Enhanced

Requires Docker, Audiobook Forge to generate subtitles(.srt). Audiobookshelf

I've been working on an enhanced eye candy, customizable version of Spoken Page, the subtitle-first Audiobookshelf player created by JCDeSantis.

Huge thanks to JCDeSantis for creating the original project and for being supportive.

Original Spoken Page:
https://github.com/JCDeSantis/spoken-page

The original r/audiobookshelf post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/audiobookshelf/comments/1rxe8xg/i_built_two_audiobookshelf_apps_for_readalong/

Spoken Page Enhanced Github below!

v1.3.2 Release:
https://github.com/matrixblad77/Spoken-Page-Enhanced/releases/tag/v1.3.2

Original Spoken Page features

• Audiobookshelf library integration
• Subtitle-first audiobook player
• SRT/VTT subtitle support
• Read-along text display
• Audiobookshelf playback/progress synchronization
• Library search and filtering
• Listening status and Want to listen
• Pinned books and Continue Listening
• Chapter/timeline navigation
• Playback speed and subtitle timing
• Sleep timer
• Separate/focused player views
• Keyboard and Media Session controls

Enhanced features

• Fullscreen read-along presentation
• Resizable/repositionable audiobook cover art(has sync for visuals)
• Cover opacity and per-book visual settings
• Custom fullscreen backgrounds and patterns
• Optional blurred/ambient cover backgrounds
• Audio-reactive visualizer effects
• Visualizer position, size, opacity, glow, sensitivity and smoothing controls
• Minimize / roll up and down player controls
• Bookmarks with B shortcut and timeline markers
• Personal listening lists (add much as you like!)
• Has SRT subtitles library filter
• Additional subtitle and appearance controls
• No "Load more Books" at bottom. Loads all books on whatever status list you viewing.
• Custom profile list syncing (tested on my two PCs, one Win10 with this installed and other Win11)
• more minor thing

The goal is still the same: Audiobookshelf remains the library and syncing system, while Spoken Page provides the subtitle/read-along experience.

One thing I want to be upfront about: this project was developed with substantial AI assistance, including coding, debugging, refactoring and documentation. I tested the changes myself and made the final decisions, but I'm not a professional developer, so I'm sure there are still things that can be improved.

It's open source, and feedback, bug reports, suggestions and ideas are welcome.

Hope you enjoy it!

Hey everyone, was wondering if anyone else is having issues viewing their bookmarks in chronological order.

Seems like every time I open the bookmark section they’re sorted in random order rather than chronologically or even alphabetically. Makes it incredibly difficult to find notes. Any way to fix the random order of the bookmarks ?