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Audiobookshelf

Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

Alternative to: audible, overcast, pocket-casts

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About Versions (100)

v2.35.1

2026-05-28

This release fixes server crashes related to author renaming and metadata scanning, and resolves an issue causing unexpected logouts due to duplicate refresh tokens.

v2.35.0

2026-05-17

This update introduces an access token refresh grace period and fixes issues with Android device naming and RSS feed content types.

v2.34.0

2026-04-27

Added Japanese language support, improved password manager compatibility, and fixed various bugs related to podcast downloads and caching.

v2.33.2

2026-04-19

This release includes various bug fixes for audio playback and backups, security improvements for path validation, and several UI/UX and translation updates.

v2.33.1

2026-03-19

This update fixes API key permission handling and implements HTML sanitization for podcast episodes, playlists, and collections, alongside expanded language translations.

v2.33.0

2026-03-12

This update fixes several security vulnerabilities and server crashes, improves query and cache performance, and adds support for new languages.

v2.32.1

2025-12-23

Fixed a server crash occurring during Audible provider matching and expanded translations for Finnish, Polish, Russian, and Swedish.

v2.32.0

2025-12-21

This release fixes several metadata and installation bugs, updates the API to return tags as arrays, sorts playlists alphabetically, and expands language translations.

v2.31.0

2025-12-01

This release adds Turkish and Korean language support, introduces a new metadata providers API endpoint, and includes various bug fixes and UI improvements.

v2.30.0

2025-10-08

This release introduces an improved asynchronous book cover search, fixes OIDC callback issues, and expands multi-language translations.

v2.29.0

2025-08-25

This release introduces chapter editor enhancements, new library sort options, various bug fixes, and updated UI icons and translations.

v2.28.0

2025-08-10

Added a CORS origin whitelist setting, fixed server crashes during transcoding requests, and improved OIDC registration and validation along with various translation updates.

v2.27.0

2025-08-02

This release adds a progress-based sort option for book libraries and a sepia theme for the e-reader, alongside various UI fixes and expanded translations.

v2.26.3

2025-07-23

Fixed podcast transcoding issues and root user password updates, and expanded translations for multiple languages.

v2.26.2

2025-07-21

This update fixes a token refresh issue during web client page loads and adds match confidence scores to Audible results along with several translation updates.

v2.26.1

2025-07-16

This release fixes OIDC auto-registration and CORS environment variable issues, while improving UI/UX for sessions and expanding translations.

v2.26.0

2025-07-12

Introduces a new JWT-based authentication system with API key management, alongside various UI/UX improvements and bug fixes.

v2.25.1

2025-06-14

This release adds podcast episode check notifications and environment variable support, improves episode matching and audiobook sorting, and includes several security and functional fixes.

v2.24.0

2025-06-01

This update adds an Arabic language option, a podcast library filter, security fixes for the uploader, and various UI and API improvements.

v2.23.0

2025-05-16

Added podcast episode title searching and unix socket listening support, fixed a Docker image issue, and expanded translations.

v2.22.0

2025-05-14

This release introduces audiobook chapter lookup, a new API endpoint for direct audio playback, M4B encoder improvements, and various UI and stability fixes.

v2.21.0

2025-04-27

This update introduces bulk downloads, .aif audio support, multiple series meta tag support, and various UI/UX improvements and security fixes.

v2.20.0

2025-03-17

This release introduces podcast sorting improvements, performance optimizations for library pages, various UI/UX refinements, and expanded API support for media progress timestamps.

v2.19.5

2025-02-23

This release fixes various API and UI bugs, improves scanner logic, and adds expanded language translations.

v2.19.4

2025-02-20

Fixed podcast feed redirects and book library sorting, improved podcast performance, and expanded translations.

v2.19.3

2025-02-16

Fixed several bugs involving library caching, the sleep timer, server crashes during book matching, and cover image overflows in the edit modal.

v2.19.2

2025-02-12

v2.19.1

2025-02-12

v2.19.0

2025-02-02

Introduces rich text book descriptions, adjustable playback rate increments, and various server stability fixes and UI enhancements.

v2.18.1

2025-01-20

This release fixes various loading and RSS feed issues, adds MRSS feed support, improves RSS tag formatting, and expands language translations.

v2.18.0

2025-01-19

This release introduces subdirectory support, numerous UI/UX improvements for podcasts and libraries, and various stability fixes for server crashes and transcoding.

v2.17.7

2025-01-01

This release includes feed stability fixes, library performance improvements, new collection and playlist models, and various UI/UX enhancements.

v2.17.6

2024-12-29

This release introduces media share download options, a Year in Review selector, various UI/UX accessibility improvements, and updates to the podcast feed model and regions.

v2.17.5

2024-12-08

Added iframe embedding support, Catalan language option, and fixed server crashes during cover uploads and playback sessions.

v2.17.4

2024-12-05

This release includes fixes for author removal and server crashes, expanded book library scanner folder support, and initial preparation for subdirectory support.

v2.17.3

2024-11-30

This release fixes several server crashes related to playback sessions, updates security headers, improves the podcast episode modal, and adds multiple language translations.

v2.17.2

2024-11-21

This release fixes issues with book series editing, iOS file picking, and server migrations, while improving the mobile upload UI and adding translations.

v2.17.1

2024-11-18

Fixed server crashes during filter data builds and errors when adding new series with null titles.

v2.17.0

2024-11-17

This release improves performance, fixes several server crashes and bugs, adds support for more audio extensions, and expands language translations.

v2.16.2

2024-10-29

Fixed a server crash during streaming downloads and corrected the remaining time display for podcast episodes.

v2.16.1

2024-10-28

Fixed server crashes during file downloads and library setting update issues, while adding more translations.

v2.16.0

2024-10-27

Introduces library settings for finished items, user permissions for ereader creation, performance improvements via database migrations, and expanded localization support.

v2.15.1

2024-10-18

This release includes database corruption fixes, improvements to the public share player, enhanced cover image extraction, and expanded localization support.

v2.15.0

2024-10-12

Added book library filters, unique series constraints, improved author page pagination, and expanded localization support.

v2.14.0

2024-10-05

This release introduces unicode case folding, fixes several server crashes, updates comic extraction libraries, and includes numerous UI/UX improvements and localization updates.

v2.13.4

2024-09-09

This release fixes several server crashes, resolves a metadata embedding issue for webp covers, and includes UI updates and additional translations.

v2.13.3

2024-09-02

Fixed issues with user permissions, root email updates, and OpenID unlinking, while adding a navigation confirmation to batch editing and expanding translations.

v2.13.2

2024-09-01

Fixed issues with author name columns and toast notifications, and expanded Slovenian translations.

v2.13.1

2024-09-01

Added Slovenian language support, expanded translations for multiple languages, and fixed a server crash occurring during podcast additions or item uploads.

v2.13.0

2024-08-31

v2.12.3

2024-08-09

Fixed a server crash related to SQLITE_CORRUPT, updated year in review localization, added download logging, and reverted accent-insensitive search.

v2.12.2

2024-08-08

This update includes fixes for session MemoryStore, podcast downloads, and UNC path normalization, alongside UI improvements to the changelog modal and expanded Chinese translations.

v2.12.1

2024-08-05

Fixed a server crash when loading the unicode.so sqlite extension and expanded translations for Simplified Chinese and German.

v2.12.0

2024-08-04

This release introduces accent-insensitive search, various player and library enhancements, and multiple bug fixes, while updating the binary handling for Debian and sqlite unicode support.

v2.11.0

2024-07-07

This release introduces book share links, custom backup paths, and various UI/UX improvements, alongside numerous bug fixes and expanded translation support.

v2.10.1

2024-05-27

This release fixes scanning issues on Debian/PPA and author modal form resets, while improving playlist loading performance and expanding German translations.

v2.10.0

2024-05-26

This update includes a security change disabling scripted content in the epub ereader by default, numerous UI/UX improvements, various bug fixes, and expanded translation support.

v2.9.0

2024-04-21

This release adds OpenID Connect enhancements, webp support for comics, podcast language filtering, RTL language UI support, and numerous stability fixes and translations.

v2.8.1

2024-03-16

This release introduces new library filters, sorting options, and expanded translations, alongside several stability fixes for server crashes and UI improvements.

v2.8.0

2024-02-20

This release adds custom login messages, metadata providers, and Portuguese translations, while updating to Node 20 and improving the PWA and audio player.

v2.7.2

2024-01-17

This release introduces metadata and cover art extraction for EPUBs and comics, adds a Windows binary manager, and includes various fixes for podcasts and library browsing.

v2.7.1

2023-12-31

This release improves podcast performance via lazy loading and query optimizations, fixes several server crashes and UI bugs, and adds support for multiple series in OPF files.

v2.7.0

2023-12-24

This release introduces year-in-review stats, book data fetching in the uploader, and comic reader zoom controls, alongside various security fixes and OIDC improvements.

v2.6.0

2023-11-28

Introduces OpenID Connect SSO authentication, NFO file metadata support, API caching, and various bug fixes and UI improvements.

v2.5.0

2023-10-29

Introduces scanner settings, Epub ereader enhancements, and various stability fixes, while removing support for metadata.abs files.

v2.4.4

2023-09-30

This release introduces fuzzy matching for metadata providers, Norwegian translations, and numerous fixes for scanning, podcasting, and home page display issues.

v2.4.3

2023-09-17

This release fixes various server crashes, resolves duplicate entry creation for authors and series, and optimizes server initialization queries.

v2.4.2

2023-09-13

Fixed server crashes, podcast library stats, and cover displays, while adding more translations for Russian, French, and German.

v2.4.1

2023-09-09

This release fixes several server crashes and bugs related to the items API, library browsing, and filtering.

v2.4.0

2023-09-08

Introduces an RSS feed config page, various server crash fixes, and removes defunct environment variables and unused API endpoints.

v2.3.3

2023-07-19

Fixed OOM crashes during initialization and resolved bugs related to user tag creation and author naming.

v2.3.2

2023-07-17

This release fixes crashes during series updates and mobile media playback, reduces memory usage, and adds more translations.

v2.3.1

2023-07-16

This release fixes database migration crashes, mobile app playback issues, and general bugs following the v2.3.0 update.

v2.3.0

2023-07-15

Introduces new Epub ereader settings, library filters, and podcast improvements, while updating the database to sqlite3 and removing several deprecated API routes.

v2.2.23

2023-06-10

Introduces comic progress saving, expanded ebook management tools, CAF audio support, and removes experimental status for ebook functionality.

v2.2.22

2023-05-30

Introduces ebook device sending, OPML export for podcasts, and ebook library filters, alongside security updates and various bug fixes.

v2.2.21

2023-05-27

Introduces PDF progress saving, JSON metadata files, batch re-scanning, and various improvements to the ebook reader, podcast handling, and general UI.

v2.2.20

2023-05-05

v2.2.19

2023-04-16

This release introduces the ability to delete files from the file system, zip downloads for library items, and various enhancements to podcast chapters and audio file metadata.

v2.2.18

2023-04-02

Introduces EPUB progress saving and table of contents, improves podcast metadata handling, adds batch embedding tools, and fixes various audio player and API issues.

v2.2.17

2023-03-18

This release adds support for .mka and .awb audio files, introduces Spanish language support, improves podcast search and RSS feed handling, and updates various metadata and translation settings.

v2.2.16

2023-03-05

This update introduces podcast queueing, enhanced RSS feed options, improved scheduling displays, and various bug fixes for series and episode management.

v2.2.15

2023-02-11

Adds FantLab.ru book provider, fixes high memory usage during scans, and updates several API endpoints and UI elements.

v2.2.14

2023-02-01

Downgraded axios for Debian packaging and removed the X-Powered-By response header.

v2.2.13

2023-01-31

This release introduces a recommended books shelf, X-Accel-Redirect support, and localization improvements, alongside various bug fixes for podcasts, series handling, and UI elements.

v2.2.12

2023-01-08

This release introduces RSS feeds for collections and series, improves metadata handling and accessibility, and includes various bug fixes and UI updates.

v2.2.11

2022-12-19

Added advanced ffmpeg encoder options for the M4B merge tool, fixed various crashes and UI bugs, and expanded language translations.

v2.2.10

2022-12-19

Fixed accessibility issues for series inner input and a layout bug with the cover size widget.

v2.2.9

2022-12-18

Introduces a metadata management page, batch editor improvements, and various bug fixes, alongside updates to API response formats and local storage for user settings.

v2.2.8

2022-12-02

Fixed issues with the chapter editor save button and shift-key multi-selection, while updating PWA workbox settings and expanding German translations.

v2.2.7

2022-12-01

v2.2.6

2022-11-27

Introduces user playlists for audiobooks and podcasts, along with various bug fixes, API improvements, and UI enhancements.

v2.2.5

2022-11-19

This release adds a multi-selection play button, French and Chinese translations, API improvements, and various UI fixes for mobile and library views.

v2.2.4

2022-11-13

Added Polish translations and fixed issues with library item API request limits and toolbar item counts.

v2.2.3

2022-11-12

Introduces localization support, a player queue for audiobooks, new API endpoints, and various bug fixes for podcast parsing and library management.

v2.2.2

2022-11-05

Introduces series page filtering, range selection, and support for webm/webma audio files, alongside various bug fixes for metadata, covers, and the comic reader.

v2.2.1

2022-10-08

Added multi-region audible providers and a chapter shift option, while fixing various crashes and improving metadata scanning and podcast downloads.

v2.2.0

2022-10-02

Introduces a notification system via Apprise API, batch quick matching for books, a podcast episodes feed, and various UI improvements and bug fixes.

v2.1.5

2022-09-05

Introduces podcast episode queuing, batch marking as finished, and various bug fixes for RSS feeds, user permissions, and library scanning.

v2.1.4

2022-08-21

Fixed a crash that occurred when adding a new podcast with auto-download enabled.