Listening Library
Matthew Hood Book iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Listening Library is a free Book app for iPhone and iPad by Matthew Hood. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated July 16, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 11 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jul 16
- 2026 · v1.2
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About Listening Library
The Listening Library app allows you to play audiobooks no matter where you decide to self-host them! With support for iCloud, Google Drive, Jellyfin, Plex, Audiobookshelf, and just locally on your phone, you just need this one app to get to all of your books. Listening Library has full audio control widgets, a customizable sleep timer, listening stats, the ability to stream or download the audiobook, and more! To be completely transparent, while local files, iCloud, and Google Drive are all free with the your download, if you want to use any of self-hosted servers (Jellyfin, Plex, and AudioBookShelf) you will be asked to pay a small, one-time fee via an In-App Purchase. However, If we add new sources behind the In-App Purchase, you will automatically get them!
What’s new
Version 1.2 · Updated July 16, 2026
NEW — Listening Library on Apple Watch Download audiobooks straight to your watch and listen with AirPods — no iPhone needed. Playback, chapters, speed, and sleep timer all on your wrist, and your listening position syncs back automatically. NEW — Siri support Just say "Play [book title] in Listening Library" or "Resume my audiobook" — hands-free, even when the app isn't open. NEW — Pick up where you left off, everywhere Listening positions from your Audiobookshelf, Plex, or Jellyfin server now sync into the app automatically, so progress made on other devices is right there when you return. Also in this update: • Multi-file audiobooks from Audiobookshelf now play through all tracks • Cover artwork and app icon on Apple Watch • Assorted fixes and polish
App privacy
The developer, Matthew Hood, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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