A modern audiobookshelf client for Android with a card-based player experience.
- 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
.absorbfile 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 — browse and listen from your car
- Chromecast — cast playback to Google Cast devices
- Material You theming with dynamic color support
- 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
Absorb is also in closed testing on Google Play. If you'd like access, reach out or request an invite.
Absorb supports Android Auto for browsing and listening from your car. To use it, you'll need to enable unknown sources in Android Auto:
- Open Android Auto settings on your phone
- Tap Version at the bottom repeatedly to enable Developer mode
- Tap the three-dot menu (top right) and select Developer settings
- Enable Unknown sources
This is required because Absorb is not distributed through Google Play's production track.
- An audiobookshelf server (self-hosted)
- Android 7.0+