Hey there, I was wondering if there are better alternatives than Voice, which is what I use

  • Deemo@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Smart AudioBook Player (Android) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ak.alizandro.smartaudiobookplayer&hl=en_US&gl=US

    I primarley use it in combination with google wavenet/ Elevenlabs to generate audio books from light novels (for personal use)

    Biggest reason I like it is wavenet/eleven labs tends to generate 1-2 min mp3 files. Smart audio book allows clustering of these mp3 files (merging total listening time).

    • Sisyphus @sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I primarley use it in combination with google wavenet/ Elevenlabs to generate audio books from light novels (for personal use)

      Do you mind sharing your workflow for this? It looks like their pricing is quite high for a book’s worth of text.

      I also saw someone incorporate elevenlabs into Tasker.

  • Sillyman@lemmy.fmhy.mlMEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    In terms of Audiobook Players for mobile phones, i tend to divide them into 2 categories:

    1. Apps which play the media stored locally:

    Android Clients: a. Smart Audiobook Player - Versatile, has almost all the required audiobook features. Very stable and one of the oldest players in the market (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ak.alizandro.smartaudiobookplayer&hl=en&gl=US)

    b. Listen Audiobook Player: Newer, has a better UI (in my opinion). Cloud Sync of reading progress (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acmeandroid.listen&hl=en&gl=US)

    c. Voice Audiobook Player: Good UI, FOSS (https://github.com/PaulWoitaschek/Voice)

    iOS Clients: a. Bound Audiobook Player: Stable with most of the required features (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bound-audiobook-player/id1041727137)

    b. Haven’t used any other app

    1. Apps which work of server-client model

    a. Audiobookshelf: New, still being actively developed. Android client though in beta is quite decent. iOS client still needs work. Multi-Platform (https://www.audiobookshelf.org/)

    b. Plex with Prologue (https://prologue.audio/) (iOS)/Bookcamp (https://www.bookcamp.app/) (iOS/Android)/Symphonium (https://symfonium.app/) (Android): In terms of ease of use and features, Prologue beats all the other apps however the other apps mentioned provide a good experience

  • PeregrinoCinzento@lemmy.ptEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I use Smart Audiobook Player (red/white icon).
    It does the job well.
    Never bother searching for another.
    But im gonna experiment now.

    • M Kelly@mastodon.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      @PeregrinoCinzento @TheYang
      I can highly recommend (on android) LISTEN AUDIOBOOK PLAYER

      It has all features of SmartAudiobook Player (possibly more), but I feel it is more polished, can use screen gestures (swipe up, down, right, left) for moving forward or back in book, or raise/lower volume.

      Most importantly to me it can correctly show “chapters” in mp3 files, especially for audiobooks downloaded from Overdrive/Libby, which use a proprietary chapter tagging. SmartAudiobook Player can’t

  • error404@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Used Smart Audiobook Player for years But moved to listen Audiobook Player a couple years back because I can sync between multiple devices. U used to be able to on Smart Audiobook Player but not any more.

  • Kratos_Aurion@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    If you’re on android I would vouch for Smart Audiobook Player. It’s got a bunch of features, and I’ve been using it for years. Some of the features are behind a one-time paywall to be fair, but the free version was still usable before I upgraded. At least it wasn’t a damn subscription.

  • ragica@lemmy.mlEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    I’ve used Voice also (via F-Droid) forever, since it was really the only free option that wasn’t tied to a service like Overdrive. It used to have another name back then – I’ve forgotten what it was. Just “audiobook player” or something generic like that. I have no idea if there are alternatives now. I’m happy enough with Voice. It’s matured and stabilized significantly over the years.

    Still, if anyone has suggestions, I am also curious.

    Before that I used to do audiobooks on my good old Sansa E280 mp3 player, with RockBox firmware. Good old days. Battery lasted for weeks!

  • otterpop@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    I’m a self hoster and Audiobookshelf is the best that I have found. The developers are extremely active and responsive. Works great on my android or in any browser!

    • inattentive_person@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I started using Audiobookshelf too. It also has a neat feature where you can generate a rss feed which you can then add to your favorite podcast app.

      I add it to AntennaPod. Can listen on the go or have the books downloaded too.