Audiobookshelf v2.22.0 release notes

Audiobook chapter lookup support for removing Audible intro/outro branding #4152 by @Vito0912 in #4226
API: New endpoint for direct playing audio files using session ID (now preferred method see #4263) #4259 in #4263

Server crash when updating the “Ignore prefixes when sorting” setting #4221 in #4234
.ignore file causing ignores outside the directory by @nschum in #4261
Users without access to any book in a series still able to find the series in search results #3736
UI/UX: Share audio player track bar tooltip overflowing page (now hidden on mobile) in #4241
API: Library stats endpoint returning null instead of 0 for some stats #4251

Audiobook m4b encoder uses smarter presets for codec, bitrate and channels #4169 #1257 in #4253
Improve Year in Review display logic by @josh-vin in #4240
Improve file watcher to re-scan library items when non-media file only updates are made #4245 in #4249
Podcast episode table uses a secondary sort when sorting #4262 in #4270
M4b encoder option is now shown for all audiobooks (previously hidden for single file m4b audiobooks) in #4274
UI/UX: Audiobook tools page revamped in #4253
UI/UX: Authentication config page shows “restart server” message when OIDC is enabled #4064
API: HLS stream endpoint no longer requires user token in URL in #4266
More strings translated
- Catalan by @fitojb
- Finnish by @SUPERHAMSTERI
- German by @Azorimor
- Italian by @burghy86
- Russian by @thatguy7
- Slovak by @pecer @jborza
- Slovenian by @thehijacker
- Spanish by @fitojb
- Ukrainian by @Maksim2005UA

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/compare/v2.21.0…v2.22.0