How to download and play LibriVox audiobooks

1. Download the complete book

LibriVox offers free, volunteer-read audiobooks as downloadable files.

Find the recording you want in the LibriVox catalogue. On its page, choose Download beside Whole book (zip file) to get the MP3 chapters together. If the page offers an M4B version, that is another option.

These choices are described in LibriVox’s download help. Choose one version rather than downloading both MP3 and M4B copies of the same recording.

2. Prepare the audio folder

Open the download in Finder on Mac or Files on iPhone or iPad. If you chose the ZIP, extract it before adding the audio to Audely. Keep the chapter files together and preserve their numbering, for example Audiobooks/Book title/01 - Chapter one.mp3.

For access from another Apple device, put the folder in iCloud Drive and let it finish uploading.

3. Add the book to Audely

• iPhone or iPad: open Settings › Library › Add folder and select the extracted folder through Files.
• Mac: open Audely › Settings › Library › Add folder and select the folder.

Choose Audiobooks, then open Library › Audiobooks › Books. Check that every chapter is present and in order, then select the book to listen. Audely reads the audio without moving or rewriting it.

Use Book settings or Part settings to correct library details. Multiple narrators or inconsistent tags can make a volunteer recording need a little tidying.

4. Check offline playback

Download every chapter to the listening device before going offline. An iCloud Drive placeholder is not yet playable audio. Each device needs its own folder permission, and Audely Pro sync does not transfer the audio files.

If chapters appear out of order, see the MP3 and M4B guide for more detail.