PlainChapters Audiobooks

Elemental Development

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About this app

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.

What’s new

Welcome to PlainChapters 1.0.0.

- Add local audiobook folders and keep your library on device.
- Listen with chapter-aware playback, resume, bookmarks, sleep timer, smart rewind, and playback speed controls.
- Browse in grid or list, search and sort, track listening stats, and use Android Auto/media controls.
- Optional Pro upgrade adds collections and premium themes.