Hey there, I was wondering if there are better alternatives than Voice, which is what I use
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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).
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.
In terms of Audiobook Players for mobile phones, i tend to divide them into 2 categories:
- 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
- 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
I use Smart Audiobook Player (red/white icon).
It does the job well.
Never bother searching for another.
But im gonna experiment now.@PeregrinoCinzento @TheYang
I can highly recommend (on android) LISTEN AUDIOBOOK PLAYERIt 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
@PeregrinoCinzento @TheYang
Sirin Audiobook Player on Android is also very good and can decipher the Overdive/Libby chapters.
I’m the same, it’s worked well for local files, occasionally I change an audiobook cover.
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.
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.
I use only open source, so Voice lol
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!
Officially it’s “Voice Audiobook Player”, and for people who don’t need all the frills and extras like EQ and multi-device syncing it’s perfect as it is. Light and very functional.
https://www.f-droid.org/packages/de.ph1b.audiobook/
Smart Audiobook Player is great though, affordable as heck. The 1st month free allows for ample time to gauge if the extra features are worth paying for. I really don’t use most of the extras, but I figured it was worth supporting the dev for how good the app turned out to be.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ak.alizandro.smartaudiobookplayer
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!
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.
Same I use audiobook shelf with mam as ebook supplier. Best combo
