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Does plex have anything for audiobooks (preferably streaming with the option to download locally)? I quit audible after they removed desktop support but I manag

Does plex have anything for audiobooks (preferably streaming with the option to download locally)? I quit audible after they removed desktop support but I managed to get all my books out of their DRM, but right now they just sit on an external ssd and I have to manually load them onto whatever laptop I'm using (which also means they don't keep their place between devices)

cridenour 4y ago
Prologue for iOS is a Plex audiobook player that is better than any audiobook player has a right to be. Here's a good guide on how to set up Plex for proper metadata with audiobooks: https://github.com/seanap/Plex-Audiobook-Guide https://github.com/seanap/Plex-Audiobook-Guide
- bodge5000 4y ago
  I've never used plex so this might be completely out of the ordinary for even more normal plex use cases, but is there a web client? I use Android, iPadOS, Fedora Linux, MacOS and possibly in the future Windows (my last job required it, my next job might too) and unless the standard plex app supports audiobooks I doubt I'll find much consistency using native apps for each of those operating systems, if they even exist on all of them
  - LynxInLA 4y ago
    Yes, they have a web client, but their audiobook support is not great. Plex is primarily geared towards music (albums/tracks), and the podcast support is built on top of it by independent clients. I recommend Prologue for iOS and Chronicle for Android. I've heard good things about audiobookshelf [1] as a cross-platform alternative, but it is pretty early in development. [1] https://www.audiobookshelf.org/ https://www.audiobookshelf.org/
- ajdude 4y ago
  Seconding Prologue. I have successfully listened to many audiobooks with it on Plex
- Arn_Thor 4y ago
  I'd never thought to use Plex with audiobooks before but this post and guide got me started. Now I've got all my [Amazon audiobook service] books saved safely for when someone inevitably tries to pull the plug on it. And streaming through Prologue is a way better experience than the commercial option
gigel82 4y ago
I recommend https://www.audiobookshelf.org/ https://www.audiobookshelf.org/ for self-host audiobooks; they have apps for Android and iOS (you need TestFlight for the iOS one though).
- hanklazard 4y ago
  +1 for this project and I’m currently testing out the built-in podcast server
- Cyph0n 4y ago
  Seconding audiobookshelf. The web player and apps are both pretty good. In general, I think a dedicated app for the content of interest typically works better than a general media server like Plex or Jellyfin. The same applies to books (Calibre/Calibre Web) and comics/manga (Komga).

cridenour 4y ago

Prologue for iOS is a Plex audiobook player that is better than any audiobook player has a right to be. Here's a good guide on how to set up Plex for proper metadata with audiobooks: https://github.com/seanap/Plex-Audiobook-Guide https://github.com/seanap/Plex-Audiobook-Guide

bodge5000 4y ago
I've never used plex so this might be completely out of the ordinary for even more normal plex use cases, but is there a web client? I use Android, iPadOS, Fedora Linux, MacOS and possibly in the future Windows (my last job required it, my next job might too) and unless the standard plex app supports audiobooks I doubt I'll find much consistency using native apps for each of those operating systems, if they even exist on all of them
- LynxInLA 4y ago
  Yes, they have a web client, but their audiobook support is not great. Plex is primarily geared towards music (albums/tracks), and the podcast support is built on top of it by independent clients. I recommend Prologue for iOS and Chronicle for Android. I've heard good things about audiobookshelf [1] as a cross-platform alternative, but it is pretty early in development. [1] https://www.audiobookshelf.org/ https://www.audiobookshelf.org/
ajdude 4y ago
Seconding Prologue. I have successfully listened to many audiobooks with it on Plex
Arn_Thor 4y ago
I'd never thought to use Plex with audiobooks before but this post and guide got me started. Now I've got all my [Amazon audiobook service] books saved safely for when someone inevitably tries to pull the plug on it. And streaming through Prologue is a way better experience than the commercial option

gigel82 4y ago

I recommend https://www.audiobookshelf.org/ https://www.audiobookshelf.org/ for self-host audiobooks; they have apps for Android and iOS (you need TestFlight for the iOS one though).

hanklazard 4y ago
+1 for this project and I’m currently testing out the built-in podcast server
Cyph0n 4y ago
Seconding audiobookshelf. The web player and apps are both pretty good. In general, I think a dedicated app for the content of interest typically works better than a general media server like Plex or Jellyfin. The same applies to books (Calibre/Calibre Web) and comics/manga (Komga).