LP Audiobook

Your audiobooks, your phone. Real m4b chapters, smart speed, EQ presets, iCloud sync, and a Watch app — no accounts, no tracking, no subscription.

LP Audiobook is a local-first player for the audiobooks you already own. Drop in your m4b, mp3, m4a, FLAC, or other files and listen — no account, no subscription, nothing leaves your device.

REAL CHAPTER SUPPORT • Reads embedded chapters from m4b files, including books split into multiple parts • Auto-groups files like "Book Name – Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3" into one continuous timeline • Jump between chapters from the player or the Now Playing card

BUILT FOR LONG-FORM LISTENING • Smart Speed quietly trims pauses longer than a second, without changing the narrator's pacing • Per-book speed from 0.5x to 3x • EQ presets for voice clarity, bass reduction, treble lift, and warmth • Per-book volume boost up to +12 dB so quiet narrators come up to a comfortable level • Auto-balance scans new imports and pre-fills the right boost • Smart resume rewinds 5 seconds after a long pause so you don't lose the thread • Sleep timer with end-of-chapter mode and a gentle fade

BOOKMARKS AND NOTES • Tap to drop a bookmark at any moment, with an optional note • Browse the list and jump back any time

EVERY DEVICE, IN SYNC • iCloud syncs position, speed, EQ, volume, and bookmarks • The books themselves stay on each device, never uploaded • Apple Watch app for play, pause, and skip while your phone is away • CarPlay — your library on the dashboard with full transport and chapter skip

GET BOOKS IN • Drop files into the app via Finder file sharing on the Mac • Add Files… or Add Folder… from the picker • Edit title, author, narrator, and cover after import — pick a new cover from Photos, Files, or paste it from the clipboard • On Mac? The companion LP Audiobook Builder turns messy MP3 folders or chapter-less .m4b files into clean audiobooks ready for this app

LISTENING STATS • Today, last 7 / 30 days, and all-time totals • 30-day daily chart and most-listened books

PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no analytics, no third-party SDKs • Your audiobooks stay on your devices; iCloud sync covers metadata only

For people who own their audiobooks — ripped from CD, downloaded from a DRM-free retailer, or shared in the family. If your library is already on your computer and you'd rather not subscribe to a streaming service to hear it on your phone, this is the app.

WHAT'S NEW IN 1.2.1

Fixes audible click at minute boundaries on Bluetooth audio (hearing aids, AirPods). Fixes the position display freezing after scrubbing. Prevents accidental duplicate imports of the same book. Polishes the swipe-to-delete animation and the scrub-undo button.

WHAT'S NEW IN 1.2.5

Big playback fix release.

• Smart resume now reliably rewinds exactly the configured amount — no more rare large jumps after long pauses. • Multi-part books play seamlessly across file boundaries, including the very last chapter. • Timecode advances correctly during playback, even after scrubbing near the end of a chapter or book. • Library: sorting by Author now groups books into alphabetical author sections for quicker browsing. • Library: each book shows its status at a glance — "New" for unstarted, a percentage while in progress, and a green check when finished.

Thanks for the bug reports — keep them coming.

WHAT'S NEW IN 1.3.0

CarPlay is here.

• CarPlay: your library on the dashboard, with full transport, Now Playing, and chapter skip. • Resume now lands exactly where you paused — fixes a small backward jump some users saw on every resume. • Audio recovers instantly when switching between Bluetooth, speaker, and CarPlay — no more "playing but silent" moments during route changes. • Library: author sections are collapsible, with book counts at a glance. • Library: optional stats header in Settings shows total authors, books, and storage size. • Auto-import waits for all parts of multi-part books before importing, and asks before using cellular data.

Thanks for the bug reports — keep them coming.