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ShelfPlayer
Audiobookshelf client
$7.99 · Designed for iPad
ShelfPlayer
ShelfPlayer is a powerful iOS application for listening to audiobooks and podcasts, designed for users with self-hosted Audiobookshelf libraries. Built in Swift 6 for iOS 18+, ShelfPlayer is fast, privacy-respecting, and deeply integrated with the Apple ecosystem.
ShelfPlayer does not include any media content. A running Audiobookshelf instance is required to use the app.
Features
• Unified audiobook and podcast app: A single, native experience for audiobooks, podcasts, episodes, authors, narrators, series, collections, and playlists.
• Multi-server support: Works with multiple Audiobookshelf servers and libraries at the same time.
• Flexible authentication: Supports both username/password and OpenID sign-in.
• Custom request headers: Additional HTTP headers can be configured for advanced setups.
• Listen Now: Continue listening and discover content across connected libraries.
• Global and library search: Fast search across books, podcasts, people, series, and episodes.
• Playback queues: Includes both a main queue and an Up Next queue.
• Chapter navigation: Chapter-level controls are available directly in playback views.
• Playback speed controls: Combines quick presets with precise rate tuning.
• Configurable skip intervals: Skip forward and backward durations can be tailored to personal preference.
• Sleep timer: Supports both time-based and chapter-based timers, with Live Activity integration.
• AirPlay and media controls: Native integration with AirPlay and Apple system media controls.
• Bookmarks with notes: Save key moments with optional notes.
• Progress synchronization: Listening progress and sessions stay in sync with Audiobookshelf.
• Listening history: Detailed, item-level listening timelines are available.
• Daily listening tracking: Tracks listening time with optional daily goals.
• Offline mode and downloads: Downloaded content remains available when offline.
• Automatic convenience downloads: Background downloads cover Listen Now, podcast, and series content.
• Collections and playlists: Built-in tools for creating, editing, and organizing collections and playlists.
• PDF viewer: Opens attached PDF documents in-app.
• Home Screen widgets: Includes Start, Listen Now, and Listened Today widgets.
• Live Activities and Dynamic Island: Sleep timer controls stay accessible on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
• Siri, App Intents, and Shortcuts: Playback and automation workflows are fully integrated with Apple automation tools.
• CarPlay support: Library browsing and playback controls are available in CarPlay.
• Spotlight integration: Indexed content appears in system search with deep links back into the app.
• Home Screen quick actions: Common playback and search actions are available from the app icon.
• Native iPhone and iPad interface: Optimized layouts with customizable tabs, sorting, and filters.
This release contains under-the-hood improvements to the Networking, Offline, and Progress subsystems of ShelfPlayer. Previously the offline mode existed mostly in the UI, which worked fine for servers that were always reachable or completely offline, but not for servers only accessible on the local network. The new offline mode works throughout the entire app and is based on actual reachability. The new network client is more efficient and supports queueing, so a maximum of five requests are currently dispatched concurrently.
The progress system has also been improved to work more reliably in general and in certain edge cases.
Other improvements include:
- Crash fixes
- WebSocket support for progress updates (more planned)
- Episode chapter extraction
- Updated and improved color extraction algorithm
- More stable and easy-to-use CarPlay experience
- Bookmark editing
- Liquid Glass design updates
- Caching, item, and image loading improvements
- Updated project to Swift 6.2 (enabled approachable concurrency and default main actor isolation)
The developer, Rasmus Kramer, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Rasmus Kramer
- Size
- 15.7 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- Languages
English and 7 more
- English, Dutch, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Ukrainian
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Rasmus Krämer & ShelfPlayer contributors
