PlainChapters Audiobooks

PlainChapters is a local audiobook player for people who keep their books on their own device. Point it at your audiobook folders and listen offline without creating an account, syncing to a cloud library, or paying for a subscription.

Built for real audiobook listening:

Scan audiobook folders from your device

Treat each folder as a book and sort chapters automatically

Resume where you left off with reliable playback progress

Browse by grid or list, search by title or author, and sort your library

Jump between chapters, adjust playback speed, and customize skip controls

Save bookmarks with optional notes

Fall asleep with a sleep timer

Return smoothly with smart rewind after time away

Track listening time, streaks, completed books, and session history

Listen in the car with Android Auto support

Enjoy a polished Material 3 interface with themes inspired by your books

PlainChapters works with the audiobook files you already have. It supports common formats like MP3, M4A, M4B, AAC, OGG, and FLAC, and expects each audiobook to live in its own folder.

Your library stays yours. Your files, playback progress, bookmarks, and listening history are stored on your device so you can listen anywhere, even offline.

No account. No streaming lock-in. No subscription. Just your audiobooks, organized and ready to play.