ListenBook Pro: book player

Play your own audiobooks on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Import your own audio files in popular formats — no conversion required. Listen directly on Apple Watch without your iPhone, and discover thousands of free public-domain audiobooks through the built-in LibriVox integration.

ListenBook is designed as a convenient player and library for audiobooks and other audio files that you own or are authorized to access.

ADD YOUR AUDIOBOOKS YOUR WAY

You can add audio files to your ListenBook library from:
• the Files app and other document providers;
• your computer over Wi-Fi;
• Finder / iTunes File Sharing;
• WebDAV servers;
• direct HTTP/HTTPS download links that you provide.

Files imported or downloaded this way are stored in your personal ListenBook library for local playback.

ListenBook does not provide a catalog or search service for unauthorized copyrighted media and does not provide tools for sharing or redistributing downloaded files. Users should only import or download content that they own or have permission to access.

For free audiobooks, ListenBook also includes integration with LibriVox.org, providing access to tens of thousands of public-domain audiobooks.

LISTEN THE WAY YOU WANT

The purpose of ListenBook is to make listening to audiobooks in different audio formats simple and convenient.

I’m the developer of ListenBook and an audiobook listener myself, so the app has been built around the features I find useful for long-form listening.

• Supports MP3, MP4, OPUS, OGG, FLAC, AWB, M4B, M4A, WMA and AAC audio files without DRM protection.
• Full standalone Apple Watch player. Transfer books to your Watch over Wi-Fi and listen without your iPhone nearby.
• Switch between standalone Apple Watch playback and iPhone remote-control mode with one tap.
• Browse chapters and your Watch library directly from your wrist.
• Adjustable playback speed from 0.5× to 5.0×.
• Voice timbre adjustment.
• Intelligent noise reduction.
• OverDrive chapter support.
• Binaural audio processing designed to make extended headphone listening more comfortable when using the Universal audio engine.
• Volume boost for quiet recordings.
• Automatic book cover detection from images in the book folder or embedded artwork.
• Automatic playback-position saving for every audiobook.
• CarPlay support and integration with compatible vehicle audio systems.
• Optional quick navigation between audio files.
• Standard headphone-control support.
• Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets on supported iOS versions.
• Apple Watch support.
• Playback controls from Control Center and the Lock Screen.
• Flexible sleep timer, including the option to stop at the end of the current chapter.
• Wi-Fi transfer from a computer.
• WebDAV support for transferring audiobooks from Windows, macOS, NAS devices and other compatible servers.

ListenBook does not bundle commercial audiobooks. You choose the audio files you want to add to your personal library.

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