Nine Lives Audio

Nine Lives Audio turns your Audiobookshelf server into something that feels like it was always supposed to be on your phone. Stream your collection, download for offline, and pick up right where you left off on any device.

LISTEN YOUR WAY
Background playback that keeps going when the screen goes dark. Lock screen controls. Android Auto. Speed from 0.5x to 3.0x. A 5-band equalizer for dialing in narrators who mumble or boom. Volume boost for quiet recordings. A sleep timer smart enough to know when you've actually fallen asleep.

YOUR LIBRARY, ORGANIZED
11 sorting modes. Filter by progress, downloads, series, author, or genre. Chapter navigation with bookmarks that sync back to your server. Search across your entire collection instantly.

KNOW YOUR HABITS
The Nightwatch Dossier tracks your listening history, favorite authors, top narrators, peak hours, and streaks. Share your stats or keep them to yourself.
OFFLINE WITHOUT COMPROMISE
Download entire books and listen without a connection. Progress saves locally and syncs automatically when you're back online. Your place is never lost.

PRIVACY IS THE DEFAULT
No accounts with us. No tracking. No ads. No analytics. Your data moves between your app and your server. Period. Auth tokens encrypted with AES-256-GCM. Self-signed certificates supported out of the box.

WHAT YOU NEED
An Audiobookshelf server (audiobookshelf.org). Nine Lives is a player for your own self-hosted library. It does not provide audiobook content.