v2.4
2026-09-19
• See listening time, streaks and goal progress on Home. Choose a stats style for each library, or keep the original library stats.
• Set a daily or weekly listening goal. Books and podcasts count together.
• Fresh book and podcast quotes, with a little encouragement as you reach your goal.
• Write NFC tags or share QR codes to open books, start podcasts or control playback.
• Start the latest podcast episode, the latest unfinished one, a random episode or a random unplayed episode.
• Play from your ebook page, or select a passage and start listening from there.
• Jumped by accident? Go back to your previous listening position.
• Listen at 3.5×, 4× or 5×. Remaining time adjusts to your speed.
• Faster ebook navigation with saved page indexes.
• Free up space automatically: remove finished audiobook downloads, and the companion ebook with them. Off by default, in Settings > Downloads.
• More reliable progress syncing and finished-book status.
• Fixes for resuming when the server is unreachable, listening time landing on the wrong day, and a position from your watch being overwritten.
• Support SoundLeaf by the month. Supporter now has a monthly option next to yearly, and the yearly price is lower.
2.2
2026-08-28
A fresh new look, read along for ebooks synced to narrator position, podcast updates, and downloads free for everyone.
• Read along: your ebook follows the narrator word by word and turns its own pages, ready a few minutes ahead of where you are. Processed on device, works offline
• A fresh new look: the player, Settings, your stats and every podcast screen redrawn, and the whole app now supports landscape
• Podcast transcripts: when a show publishes one, it runs along with the audio, and a tap opens a full reader. Free
• Podcasts are offline first: every show's episodes stored on the phone, and downloads finish with the app closed
• Downloads are now free for everyone, podcast auto-download included
• Smarter sleep timer: tell it your night hours and it starts itself, fades out instead of stopping cold, and restarts when you press play
• Manage the watch from your phone: remove several things at once, set how many episodes shows keep, put back an episode
• CarPlay: switch libraries from the car screen, filter to what is downloaded, and skips show the moment you tap them
• New app icons: five new with Pro, and a thirty-three icon Supporter tier
• Press and hold the tab bar to switch library, a Files tab on the book page, and your choice of site for book links
• A few dozen bug fixes, including a playback speed set for one book carrying over to the next
2.0
2026-04-23
• Podcasts - browse, play, and download episodes from your podcast libraries
• Playback Queue - add to queue, drag to reorder, auto-advance to next
• Episode Filters - Unplayed / In Progress / Played / Downloaded
• Per-Podcast Settings - auto-download, keep-last-N, Wi-Fi only, auto-delete after played, sort order, per-podcast playback speed
• CarPlay - podcast libraries now work in CarPlay
• Library Switcher - each library shows a unique icon so you can tell them apart
1.6
2026-04-03
Bug Fixes:
- Continue section now shows your last 3 recently played books at the start, so you can quickly pick up where you left off
- Fixed series books displaying out of order — now sorted by sequence number (#43 — thanks @PandaUnit-TWL, @Atlas3686, @JoeSmartChicken, @Timo-1979, @marshallpt)
- Fixed listening progress not syncing to server after offline playback (#59 — thanks @JoeSmartChicken)
- Fixed session expiry from transient network errors incorrectly showing login screen
- App now syncs progress immediately when network connection is restored
- Play button now shows "Resume" or "Play Again" based on your progress
1.5.2
2025-12-09
Minor Bugfix related to auth refresh token
1.4
2025-11-26
CarPlay Support
- Browse your library from your car's display
- Continue Listening and Recently Added sections
- Full playback controls
Cloudflare Access
- Custom HTTP headers support for tunneled servers
Player Improvements
- Chapter skip buttons
- Chapters list in player controls
- End of chapter sleep timer
- Smoother progress bar scrubbing
- Preset speed buttons
- Lock screen chapter progress
- Fixed skip duration not updating on lock screen
Bookmarks
- Mark and annotate moments in your audiobooks
- Sleep timer bookmarks sync to server
New Themes
- Catppuccin Latte, Frappe, Macchiato, Mocha
Other
- JWT authentication for Audiobookshelf v2.26.0+
1.2
2025-07-14
What's New
• Progress Navigator Autolock - Prevent accidental seeking with customizable auto-lock
• Chapter vs Book Progress Toggle - Switch between chapter and book progress modes
• Interactive Library Stats - Tap stats to refresh, search, or explore your library
• Authors Grid - Browse all authors with beautiful cover art
• Library Switcher - Easily switch between multiple Audiobookshelf libraries
Improvements
• Dramatically improved performance and eliminated UI stuttering
• Enhanced download system with background support
• Better progress syncing across devices
• Improved iPad layout with proper spacing
• Native network monitoring for offline detection
• Persistent playback speed across sessions
Fixes
• Fixed crash when logging in without library selected
• Fixed chapter navigation accuracy
• Fixed download size display inconsistency
• Fixed progress tracking for resumed downloads
• Fixed player controls spacing on iPad
• Fixed HTML content in descriptions