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- Audiobookshelf Streaming — Connect to your self-hosted server and stream your entire library. Direct device-to-server, no cloud relay, no middleman. Supports OIDC/SSO, custom HTTP headers, and reverse proxy setups out of the box
- Native Playback Engine — Built from scratch with AVFoundation. Variable speed from 0.5x to 3.0x, volume boost up to 200%, configurable skip durations, and per-book overrides for all of the above
- Five Browse Modes — Explore your library by books, authors, series, narrators, or genres. Each mode gets its own grid view, detail pages, filtering by progress and genre, flexible sorting, and an alphabetical index bar for large collections
- Personalized Home Screen — Server-powered shelves like Continue Listening, Recently Added, and Discover. Plus your favorites, weekly stats, and upcoming books from series you follow — all updated in real time via Socket.io
- Series Tracking — Follow your favorite series to track upcoming releases, available books, and standalones. FableFrog checks external sources for release info so you never miss a sequel
- Search — Real-time full-text search across titles, authors, narrators, and genres
- Bookmarks & Notes — Pin moments in any audiobook and annotate them with up to 5,000 characters. Syncs to your server so they're accessible from any client
- Playlists — Custom listening queues with drag-and-drop reordering. Add books individually or batch-add an entire series. Persists across sign-out
- Ratings & Reviews — Rate books on a half-star scale and write reviews up to 5,000 characters. Rate entire series locally for personal reference. Syncs to your Audiobookshelf server
- Sleep Timer — Presets from 5 to 30 minutes, a custom hour:minute picker, and end-of-chapter mode. Shake your phone to extend without touching the screen
- Car Mode — Oversized, glanceable controls with auto stay-awake. For the dashboard-mounted-phone crew
- CarPlay — A dedicated driving-optimized interface for safe in-car listening
- Offline Downloads — Download any audiobook and listen without a connection. All playback controls work identically offline. Resume interrupted downloads right where they left off (Premium)
- Smart Downloads — Set a listening threshold and FableFrog auto-downloads books you're committed to, then cleans up finished ones to save space (Premium)
- Listening Statistics — Daily, weekly, and monthly charts. Genre breakdowns, top series, speed savings, finished books list, day-of-week patterns, library completion percentage, and personalized fun facts (Premium)
- 20 Themes — Six light, eleven dark, and three accessibility themes. Default, Midnight, High Contrast, and Blue-Orange ship free. Premium unlocks the rest, from Nebula to Espresso to Neon
- Custom App Icons — Neon (default), Sunset, and Forest variants to match your style (Premium)
- Customizable Widget Icon — Choose the icon in your lock screen progress widget: Frog, Frog Foot, Headphones, or Sound Library (Premium)
- Lock Screen & Control Center Widgets — Circular progress gauge on your lock screen, full Now Playing integration, and iOS 18 Control Center widgets
- Headphone Controls — Customize what double-press does: skip to next chapter or create a bookmark hands-free
- Scrubber Auto-Lock — Locks the scrubber after a configurable delay to prevent pocket-seeking. Tap to unlock, scrub, and it re-locks automatically
- AirPlay — Built-in route picker. Send audio to any AirPlay speaker, receiver, or Apple TV
- Context Menus — Long-press any book or series for quick actions: navigate, rate, add to playlist, mark as finished, search on Audible, and more
- VoiceOver & Accessibility — Every control labeled. Dedicated color vision deficiency themes. Respects Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency. Six text size levels from XS to XXL
- Multi-Library Support — Switch between libraries on the same Audiobookshelf server without signing out
- Privacy First — No analytics, no telemetry, no crash reporting, no ads. Credentials stored in iOS Keychain. App Store privacy label: "Data Not Collected"
- 15+ Languages — Full localization including right-to-left support for Arabic and Hebrew