ShelfHead is a streamlined player for your self-hosted Audiobookshelf server. It connects straight to the server you run: no ShelfHead account, no middlemen, no ads.
Built for people who just want to listen. A clean, focused interface, fast browsing, and playback that remembers exactly where you left off on every device you own.
YOUR SERVER, YOUR WAY
• Sign in with username and password or SSO (OpenID Connect)
• Works behind Cloudflare Access, Authelia and other reverse proxies via custom HTTP headers
• Progress, bookmarks and finished status sync back to your server, and a clear prompt appears if two devices disagree
LISTEN ANYWHERE
• A Downloads tab with cover art, progress, length and size, swipe to play, and Download Health to verify and repair files
• Download a single title or a whole series; everything works offline and syncs when you reconnect
• CarPlay with series, authors, genres, bookmarks and chapters, an alphabet index for big libraries, and Continue Listening always first
• Apple Watch that works with your iPhone nearby or entirely on its own, with its own downloads
• Lock-screen, widget and Control Center controls; Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight and Handoff
A PLAYER THAT FITS
• Variable speed with per-book defaults, volume boost, and bass/treble tone control
• Chapter navigation, bookmarks, and sleep timers by duration, end of chapter or a nightly schedule
• Listening Profiles for Driving, Sleep and Work; Driving can switch on automatically in CarPlay
• An Up Next queue that skips finished books and adds the next in a series
A LIBRARY THAT UNDERSTANDS YOU
• Browse books, series, authors, narrators, collections and playlists, with search everywhere
• Smart filters: Nearly Finished, No Progress in 30 Days, Unplayed in a Started Series, Downloaded but Not Finished, and more
• Follow narrators and authors, play podcast episodes, and read ebooks and PDFs with your PDF position synced back to the server
• Listening stats, streaks, a swipeable Year in Review, and shareable images colour-matched to the cover
Also: optional Face ID or passcode lock, playback history with one-tap undo, full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support, and a native design with a touch of cassette-deck character.
ShelfHead requires an existing Audiobookshelf server (audiobookshelf.org). It plays the library you already host and includes no content of its own. No analytics, no tracking, no advertising: it talks only to the server you configure.
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