In 2026.5.3: Fixed: - Long MP3 audiobooks could crash shortly after playback started - Reader and live transcripts could fail to appear for some MP3 audiobooks In 2026.5.2: Improved: - The screen stays awake while you read along during playback Fixed: - Reader and live transcripts could fall behind the narration in some audiobooks In 2026.5.1: - Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the app - Fixed some EPUBs failing to open with a "multi-disk ZIP" error - Fixed widgets showing a book's old cover after its artwork changed - Fixed a leftover skip bubble appearing on Now Playing after skipping from another player page - [Mac] Possible fix for a crash when starting a search - [Audiobookshelf] Fixed OpenID sign-in failing with "an unknown error occurred" - Reader: pull past the end of an EPUB section, or tap the arrow below it, to continue to the next one In 2026.5: Added: - Reader: read along with an imported EPUB or PDF as you listen, with the current word highlighted as it's spoken. Open it from the Reader tab in the player - Live transcripts: read an on-device transcript of a book as it plays, for books without an ebook - Snap to Sentences: once a book is transcribed, skips and automatic rewinds land at the start of a nearby sentence. Can be disabled from Settings > Playback - Play Collection shortcut action: plays a chosen collection, series or playlist - Server refreshes now show each step's progress in the server list - Support for iPhone Duo - [Audiobookshelf] Ebooks attached to a book on the server are available in the Reader - [Audiobookshelf] Filter book lists by language, with support for selecting multiple languages - [Watch] Downloads list on Home, showing every book downloaded to the watch - [Watch] Download Remaining for partly downloaded books - [Watch] Home now shows when the watch last synced with iPhone Improved: - Library imports and refreshes are much faster, especially for large libraries - [Audiobookshelf] Tracks, chapters and attachments are imported with the library, so books no longer need to load them when first opened or played - [iPad] Layout when rotating or resizing the window - [Watch] Tapping the book that's already loaded plays it without streaming it again - [Watch] Progress and listening history are kept on the watch until iPhone has received them, including across relaunches - [Watch] VoiceOver now describes downloading, paused, failed and partly downloaded books Fixed: - Bookmarks edited or deleted offline could be reverted by a library refresh - Listening sessions waiting to upload could lose their progress during a library refresh - Books removed from the server could stay in the library, and their downloads could be left behind when cleaned up - Quick refreshes didn't update changed book details, and could miss new authors - Playing a finished collection reset its books' progress without starting playback - [Audiobookshelf] Could be signed out if the app went into the background while refreshing its login - [Audiobookshelf] SSO sign-in could fail with "unsupported URL", or fail when signing in again - [Audiobookshelf] Sign-in could stay loading after a failed SSO sign-in - [iPad] Settings layout - [CarPlay] Possible fix for progress resetting when skipping, resuming or after an interruption - [Watch] Playback didn't start automatically after choosing AirPods or another audio route - [Watch] Progress from the watch could be rejected by iPhone or overwritten by older progress - [Watch] Downloaded books could be removed from the watch when they dropped out of recent or pinned books - [Watch] Progress received from iPhone during playback could stop the watch from saving progress - [Watch] Sync Now did nothing when the watch had no progress to send

The self-hosted audiobook player for Plex and Audiobookshelf. Library - Keep your Plex and Audiobookshelf books together in one library - Browse by author, collection or series - Save books to your reading list - Download books for offline listening - Bookmark passages and add notes - Look back through your playback history, listening stats and streaks Reader - Follow the transcript as you listen, or open the book's EPUB or PDF - See the text highlighted as your book plays - Tap the text to…