About ShelfDroid
ShelfDroid is an Android client for browsing and listening to audiobooks and podcasts held on a self-hosted Audiobookshelf server. It connects to a server account, displays the available libraries, and can stream books or podcast episodes while synchronizing listening progress. Media can also be downloaded to the Android device for offline playback. The app does not provide the media or host a server, so users need access to an existing Audiobookshelf library. The playback tools include chapter navigation, bookmarks, a sleep timer, playback-speed adjustment, and standard player controls. These features support both short listening sessions and longer books, while saved progress helps continue across sessions. Sorting, display preferences, and playback settings can be customized in the client. ShelfDroid also includes management screens for the server. Depending on the permissions granted to the signed-in account, users can work with backups, API keys, user accounts, logs, and server settings, and review listening sessions or other administrative information. These actions are permission-dependent; a regular account may not have access to every management function. The app is described for Android 10 or newer and requires a reachable Audiobookshelf server and an account on it. It is a client for an independently operated media library, not a source of audiobooks, podcasts, hosting, or a managed server. That distinction makes it useful for people who already maintain their own library and want mobile playback, offline copies, and selected server controls in one Android app.
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