absorb

# Absorb

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A modern audiobookshelf client with a card-based player experience.

> **A note on AI:** Absorb is developed by a human with AI assistance (mostly Claude Code) helping write, refactor, and review code. It's not "vibe coded" or auto-generated, every change is reviewed, tested, and shipped intentionally. That said, I'm all in on AI as a development tool. It massively speeds up the work and lets a solo developer ship features and fixes at a pace that wouldn't be possible otherwise. I'm sharing this openly so you know what's behind the app.

## Screenshots

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## Features

- **Card-based player** — full-screen "Absorbing" cards replace the traditional player screen
- **Audiobookshelf integration** — connects to your self-hosted audiobookshelf server
- **Offline playback** — download books for listening without a connection
- **Podcast support** — chaptered podcasts with rich HTML descriptions
- **Backup & restore** — export all settings to a `.absorb` file and import on any device, with optional account credentials for seamless device migration
- **Multi-account** — sign into multiple servers and switch between them
- **Sleep timer** with visual fill bar countdown, auto-sleep scheduling, and shake-to-reset
- **Playback speed** control with fine-grained slider and per-book speed memory
- **Auto-rewind** — configurable rewind after pausing based on how long you were away
- **Equalizer** — built-in audio EQ with bands and presets
- **Bookmarks** — save and jump to moments in any book
- **Chapter navigation** with dual progress bars (book + chapter)
- **Search & filtering** — full-text search, filter by progress/genre/series, multiple sort modes
- **Audible ratings** — see star ratings from Audible on your books
- **Auto-play next** — automatically continue to the next book in a series or next podcast episode
- **Android Auto & Apple CarPlay** — browse and listen from your car
- **Chromecast** — cast playback to Google Cast devices (Android only)
- **Custom headers** — add custom HTTP headers for reverse proxy setups
- **OIDC/SSO login** — OpenID Connect support alongside standard auth
- **Server admin** — manage users, backups, and podcasts from the app
- **Listening stats** — track your listening history
- **Audnexus metadata** — enriched book covers, descriptions, and series info
- **Find missing future books** — discovers upcoming books in a series via Audible's catalog, so you know what's coming next
- **Notes** — per book or episode
- **Playlists & co