Keep books and parts together
Audiobooks have their own library, separate from podcasts. Multi-file books continue in their intended part order.
An audiobook player app for your own files
Play M4B and MP3 audiobooks from your own folders. Keep multi-part books in order and resume at the right part and chapter.
A real library for personal audiobooks
Generic audio players see tracks. Audely recognises books and parts, using the information already stored in your files together with their numbering, names, and folder structure. You can also play audiobook files on iPhone and iPad without an iTunes sync. Downloaded podcasts keep their own show and episode library.
Resume long-form listening
Audely remembers the current part and listening position, calculates overall book progress, and marks a book finished when every part is played.
Preserve your source audio
Audely reads books from your folders without moving or rewriting the files. Removing a book from your library leaves the original audio files in place.
Made for books, not repurposed from music
Browse and edit authors, narrators, series, artwork, publication details, books, and individual parts. Book settings provide shared defaults, while individual parts can keep their own values. Search includes narrator and series information. Embedded chapters remain available while listening.
Set a playback speed for one audiobook, use the sleep timer, add notes, choose favourites, and continue from the correct part. Audely keeps those library details separate from the audio itself.
Listen on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
On iPhone and iPad or Mac, each device receives access only to the folders you choose there. Audely can keep supported library data and listening progress in sync, but it never uploads the source audiobook.
Playback and library management
- An unlimited audiobook library
- Books, parts, chapters, queueing, and search
- Playback speeds, notes, favourites, and sleep timer
- Folder management and safe library removal
Organise and customise your library
- Create collections of books
- Listening progress and library sync across devices
- Private cloud backups of supported library data
- Pure black in Dark Mode and more appearance options
Frequently asked questions
Can Audely play my own M4B and MP3 audiobooks?
Yes. Audely supports M4B, MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV, and several other compatible audio formats. Choose a folder and identify its files as audiobooks when adding it to the library.
What happens when an audiobook uses many audio files?
Audely groups audiobook files into a book and keeps its parts in narrative order. Available metadata, numbering, filenames, and folder structure help identify how the parts belong together.
Does Audely support audiobook chapters?
Yes. When the current audio file contains supported embedded chapters, Audely shows them as seekable chapter markers without modifying or separately storing them.
Does Audely copy audiobook files into the app?
No. Audely reads audio in the folder you choose. Library artwork, progress, notes, and corrections are stored separately, while the source file remains where you placed it.
Can I listen to audiobooks offline?
Yes, when the source audio is available on the device. If a chosen folder is in iCloud Drive, download the book before listening without connectivity.
Is there a limit on books or parts?
No. The free version has no limit on books or parts.
Start listening with the Audely app
Free to download for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Unlimited local library. No ads or tracking.