Made for Audiobookshelf
Your library.
Two focused players.
Listen on the road, on a bike, and wherever a connection may be unreliable—with a dedicated app for each kind of library.
ABShelf
Audiobooks
Listen to the audiobooks in your Audiobookshelf library with ABShelf: Audiobooks.
I began writing ABShelf in May 2025. At the time, there were few options for listening to content on an Audiobookshelf server. I wanted an app built around the ways I listen: on the road, on a bike, and wherever a connection may be unreliable.
Browse your audiobooks by author or series, and create lists to keep track of favorites and what you want to listen to next.
Features include:
- CarPlay support for listening in the car
- Lists for your next listens and favorite audiobooks
- Downloads for listening when connectivity is poor
- Chapter navigation
ABShelf began as a podcast app. During development, I realized I wanted different features for audiobooks, so I created two separate apps. ABShelf: Audiobooks is dedicated to audiobooks. If you also listen to podcasts, look for ABShelf: Podcasts.
An Audiobookshelf server and an account with access to an audiobook library are required.
ABShelf
Podcasts
Listen to the podcasts in your Audiobookshelf library with ABShelf: Podcasts.
I began writing this app in May 2025. At the time, there were few options for listening to content on an Audiobookshelf server, and I wanted an app built around the ways I listen: on the road, on a bike, and wherever a connection may be unreliable.
Browse your podcasts, manage your playback queue, and keep listening as one episode ends and the next begins.
Features include:
- CarPlay support for listening in the car
- A playback queue you can easily arrange
- Downloads for listening when connectivity is poor
- Chapter navigation and embedded artwork when available in an episode
- Automatic downloads of new episodes
- Notifications when ABShelf discovers new episodes on your server
During development, I realized I wanted different features for podcasts and audiobooks, so I created two separate apps. ABShelf: Podcasts is dedicated to podcasts. If you also listen to audiobooks, look for ABShelf: Audiobooks.
An Audiobookshelf server and an account with access to a podcast library are required.
