Can you play Apple Books audiobooks in another app?
Last reviewed 30 October 2026
At a glance
- An Apple Books purchase download is not a documented export to Audely. Use Apple Books for those purchases.
- If you imported your own DRM-free audio into Books, you can add the original files to Audely separately.
Bought from Apple Books?
Apple’s redownload instructions bring purchased audiobooks back into Books. They do not describe an export of portable MP3 or M4B files for another player. Audely cannot sign in to your Apple Books purchases or unlock protected audio.
On iPhone, open Books › Home, tap your account picture, and find Audiobooks under My Purchases. Download the title there for listening in Books. Apple’s instructions also cover iPad and Mac.
Imported your own audio into Books?
Apple also supports importing MP3 audiobooks on Mac. If you still have the original DRM-free audio in Finder, Files, or a backup, you can use those files in Audely. You do not need to export your Books library first.
The slideshow below shows independent audio files in Audely, not transferred Apple Books purchases.
Add those original files to Audely
- Put every part of the book in one folder. If needed, use iCloud Drive to make that folder available on your listening device.
- In Audely, open Settings › Library › Add folder on iPhone or iPad, or Audely › Settings › Library › Add folder on Mac.
- Select the folder and choose Audiobooks.
- Open Library › Audiobooks › Books, check part order, and select the book to listen.
Audely leaves the original files unchanged. Download all parts to the device before going offline. Books listening progress does not transfer through this folder import.
If you cannot find the originals, check the source that supplied them. For future purchases, compare stores offering downloadable files.