Keep books and parts together
Audiobooks have their own library, separate from podcasts. Multi-file books continue in their intended part order.
An audiobook player for your own files
Give M4B, MP3, and multi-file audiobooks a library built for books. Audely keeps authors, narrators, series, parts, chapters, and listening progress together while your audio stays in the folders you choose.
A real library for personal audiobooks
Generic audio players see tracks. Audely recognises books and parts, using the information already stored in your files together with their numbering, names, and folder structure. You can also play audiobook files on iPhone and iPad without an iTunes sync. Downloaded podcasts keep their own show and episode library.
Resume long-form listening
Audely remembers the current part and listening position, calculates overall book progress, and marks a book finished when every part is played.
Preserve your source audio
Link a local or iCloud Drive folder and keep managing the files yourself. Audely does not move, rewrite, or delete the original audio.
Made for books, not repurposed from music
Browse authors, narrators, series, artwork, publication details, books, and individual parts when that information is present in the files. Embedded chapters remain available while listening.
Set a playback speed for one audiobook, use the sleep timer, add notes, choose favourites, and continue from the correct part. Audely keeps those library details separate from the audio itself.
Listen on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Each device receives access only to the folders you choose there. Audely Pro can keep supported library information and listening progress in sync, but it never uploads the source audiobook.
Included for free
- An unlimited audiobook library
- Books, parts, chapters, queueing, and search
- Playback speeds, notes, favourites, and sleep timer
- Folder management and safe library removal
Added with Audely Pro
- Listening progress and library sync across devices
- Private cloud backups of supported library information
- Every Audely theme for light and dark mode
- No change to ownership or control of the source audio
Frequently asked questions
Can Audely play my own M4B and MP3 audiobooks?
Yes. Audely supports M4B, MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV, and several other compatible audio formats. Choose a folder and identify its files as audiobooks when adding it to the library.
What happens when an audiobook uses many audio files?
Audely groups audiobook files into a book and keeps its parts in narrative order. Available metadata, numbering, filenames, and folder structure help identify how the parts belong together.
Does Audely support audiobook chapters?
Yes. When the current audio file contains supported embedded chapters, Audely shows them as seekable chapter markers without modifying or separately storing them.
Does Audely copy audiobook files into the app?
No. Audely reads audio in the folder you choose. Library artwork, progress, notes, and corrections are stored separately, while the source file remains where you placed it.
Can I listen to audiobooks offline?
Yes, when the source audio is available on the device. If a chosen folder is in iCloud Drive, download the book before listening without connectivity.
Does Audely Pro affect the size of my audiobook library?
No. The free version has no limit on books or parts. Audely Pro adds sync, cloud backups, and appearance choices, while audiobook playback and library management remain free.
Start listening with Audely
Download Audely for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.