Prologue Audiobook Player
For Plex & Audiobookshelf
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
The self-hosted audiobook player for Plex and Audiobookshelf.
Your Library
- Connect Plex, Audiobookshelf, or both
- Offline downloads
- Collections & series
- Bookmarks + reading list
- Streaks, stats & playback history
Advanced Playback
- Per-book settings
- Sleep timer (chapter or time)
- Smart rewind after pauses
- Voice Boost + equalizer
Works Everywhere
- iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch
- Siri, Widgets & CarPlay
more Added:
- Sleep Timer live activity
- Dynamic player theming based on cover art. Can be enabled from the player settings sheet (near playback speed/voice boost controls) either globally or for books on an individual basis
- Settings for the finished books widget (Include manually marked books / Include reset books)
Improved:
- Widgets now respect selected app font
- Playback started from intents (widget/siri/shortcuts etc) no longer clears buffer when the book is already queued
Fixed:
- [Audiobookshelf] Handle empty bitrate values
- [Plex] Skip load of embedded chapters with invalid duration/time values
- Various issues with tinted/accented widgets
- Multiple crashes
4.2.0 2 Mar
In 4.1.2:
Added:
- Chapter list on CarPlay now playing
Improved:
- Widgets use full resolution covers
- Libraries are displayed in alphabetical order
Fixed:
- Widgets not displaying progress indicators on iOS 26
In 4.1.1:
Added:
- Norwegian translation
- Spanish translation
Fixed:
- [Audiobookshelf] Books with no chapters are now handled correctly
- Purchase view displaying correctly when accessed from player context menu
Improved:
- Layout and spacing adjustments throughout the app
- Album search results and ordering
- Performance while playback is active
In 4.1:
Added:
- Support for reordering player pages
- Option to set default player page
- Search and pull-to-refresh to Collections tab
Improved:
- Player automatically dismisses when book finishes
- Player bar now hides when nothing is playing (iOS 26+)
- Audio playback interruption handling
- Streaming reliability and performance
- [Plex] Added insecure connection fallback when HTTPS isn't required
4.1.2 4 Feb
In 4.1.1:
Added:
- Norwegian translation
- Spanish translation
Fixed:
- [Audiobookshelf] Books with no chapters are now handled correctly
- Purchase view displaying correctly when accessed from player context menu
Improved:
- Layout and spacing adjustments throughout the app
- Album search results and ordering
- Performance while playback is active
In 4.1:
Added:
- Support for reordering player pages
- Option to set default player page
- Search and pull-to-refresh to Collections tab
Improved:
- Player automatically dismisses when book finishes
- Player bar now hides when nothing is playing (iOS 26+)
- Audio playback interruption handling
- Streaming reliability and performance
- [Plex] Added insecure connection fallback when HTTPS isn't required
4.1.1 2 Feb
Added:
- Support for reordering player pages
- Option to set default player page
- Search and pull-to-refresh to Collections tab
Improved:
- Player automatically dismisses when book finishes
- Player bar now hides when nothing is playing (iOS 26+)
- Audio playback interruption handling
- Streaming reliability and performance
- [Plex] Added insecure connection fallback when HTTPS isn't required
4.1.0 27 Jan
In 4.0.9:
Added:
- Restored metadata settings view
- Book metadata is loaded in background when device is charging
- Option to include downloads in iCloud/iTunes backups (Settings > Storage)
- Clear queue button and swipe-to-remove on individual queue items
Improved
- [Plex] Display more than two tags
- Tags are now displayed in same order as server
In 4.0.8:
Added:
- [Plex] Show connection type on server list
- [Plex] Show per-connection latency and connection status on server view
Fixed:
- Cached covers slow to load when on slow network
- Image cache limit in Settings > Storage not respected
- [Plex] Stale relay connections aren't cleared correctly
- [Plex] New book additions not being assigned to author
In 4.0.7:
Added:
- Option to export debug logs
- Finnish translation
- Ukrainian translation
Improved:
- Display of multi-disc books (#273)
- Seeking back/forward can move past chapter boundaries in multi-file books
- Correctly detect chapter additions to and removal from existing books
- Context menu in reading list interferes with drag gesture
Fixed:
- [Watch] Books not syncing to watch (#243)
- [Watch] Chapter display on multi-file books
- [Watch] General stability and improvements
- [Plex] "Request timed out" errors when starting playback
- [Plex] Missing books due to latin1 decoding error
- [CarPlay] Downloaded multi-file books displaying multiple times (#270)
In 4.0.6:
Added:
- Support for Siri "skip back" and "skip forward" commands
Improved:
- Offline mode behavior and reliability
- Player seek bar now shows loaded buffer
Fixed:
- Images being cleared when offline
In 4.0.5:
Added:
- Grid view option for collections
- Playing a collection will now queue up all unfinished books in that collection
- Tap Now Playing button on player view to view playback queue
- The Start Sleep Timer shortcut action now supports different modes (time/duration/chapter)
Fixed:
- Player context menu flickering
- Loading of some embedded chapters
- [Plex] Narrator being cleared after library refresh
- [Plex] Books not sorting correctly by author last name
In 4.0.4:
Added:
- Migrate 3.x bookmarks from iCloud
- Download button on collection view
Improved:
- Plex connection reliability
- CloudKit sync reliability
- Maximum automatic rewind after interruptions increased from 10 to 60 seconds
- More detailed logging
Fixed:
- Display of books with multiple files where only some files contain embedded chapters
- Sort menu display on macOS
In 4.0.3:
- Fixed migration of old book history data. Bookmarks will be migrated in the next update. Apologies!
- Fixed books in Finished section displaying "Now" instead of date finished
- Restored displaying chapter headings when book consists of multiple files with embedded chapters
- Fixed potential freeze/crash when scrolling grid view quickly
- Tapping a book in search results should no longer cause the book to jump to a new position
In 4.0.2:
- [Plex] Support for quickly switching between Plex home users
- [Plex] Improved book load performance
- [Plex] Fixed a few issues when re-authenticating
- [Plex] Potential fix for embedded metadata not loading correctly
- [macOS] Fixed crash when attempting to add bookmark or present playback info
- Potential fix for occasional freeze when searching
Prologue 4.0 is here, rebuilt from the ground up with a fresh new look.
Highlights:
- Audiobookshelf support
- Per-book playback settings
- View listening stats and streaks
- Countless fixes and improvements across the app
If you encounter any issues, please report them via the settings tab (issue tracker or email).
I hope you like it!
4.0.9 23 Jan
In 4.0.8:
Added:
- [Plex] Show connection type on server list
- [Plex] Show per-connection latency and connection status on server view
Fixed:
- Cached covers slow to load when on slow network
- Image cache limit in Settings > Storage not respected
- [Plex] Stale relay connections aren't cleared correctly
- [Plex] New book additions not being assigned to author
In 4.0.7:
Added:
- Option to export debug logs
- Finnish translation
- Ukrainian translation
Improved:
- Display of multi-disc books (#273)
- Seeking back/forward can move past chapter boundaries in multi-file books
- Correctly detect chapter additions to and removal from existing books
- Context menu in reading list interferes with drag gesture
Fixed:
- [Watch] Books not syncing to watch (#243)
- [Watch] Chapter display on multi-file books
- [Watch] General stability and improvements
- [Plex] "Request timed out" errors when starting playback
- [Plex] Missing books due to latin1 decoding error
- [CarPlay] Downloaded multi-file books displaying multiple times (#270)
In 4.0.6:
Added:
- Support for Siri "skip back" and "skip forward" commands
Improved:
- Offline mode behavior and reliability
- Player seek bar now shows loaded buffer
Fixed:
- Images being cleared when offline
In 4.0.5:
Added:
- Grid view option for collections
- Playing a collection will now queue up all unfinished books in that collection
- Tap Now Playing button on player view to view playback queue
- The Start Sleep Timer shortcut action now supports different modes (time/duration/chapter)
Fixed:
- Player context menu flickering
- Loading of some embedded chapters
- [Plex] Narrator being cleared after library refresh
- [Plex] Books not sorting correctly by author last name
In 4.0.4:
Added:
- Migrate 3.x bookmarks from iCloud
- Download button on collection view
Improved:
- Plex connection reliability
- CloudKit sync reliability
- Maximum automatic rewind after interruptions increased from 10 to 60 seconds
- More detailed logging
Fixed:
- Display of books with multiple files where only some files contain embedded chapters
- Sort menu display on macOS
In 4.0.3:
- Fixed migration of old book history data. Bookmarks will be migrated in the next update. Apologies!
- Fixed books in Finished section displaying "Now" instead of date finished
- Restored displaying chapter headings when book consists of multiple files with embedded chapters
- Fixed potential freeze/crash when scrolling grid view quickly
- Tapping a book in search results should no longer cause the book to jump to a new position
In 4.0.2:
- [Plex] Support for quickly switching between Plex home users
- [Plex] Improved book load performance
- [Plex] Fixed a few issues when re-authenticating
- [Plex] Potential fix for embedded metadata not loading correctly
- [macOS] Fixed crash when attempting to add bookmark or present playback info
- Potential fix for occasional freeze when searching
Prologue 4.0 is here, rebuilt from the ground up with a fresh new look.
Highlights:
- Audiobookshelf support
- Per-book playback settings
- View listening stats and streaks
- Countless fixes and improvements across the app
If you encounter any issues, please report them via the settings tab (issue tracker or email).
I hope you like it!
4.0.8 20 Jan
In 4.0.7:
Added:
- Option to export debug logs
- Finnish translation
- Ukrainian translation
Improved:
- Display of multi-disc books (#273)
- Seeking back/forward can move past chapter boundaries in multi-file books
- Correctly detect chapter additions to and removal from existing books
- Context menu in reading list interferes with drag gesture
Fixed:
- [Watch] Books not syncing to watch (#243)
- [Watch] Chapter display on multi-file books
- [Watch] General stability and improvements
- [Plex] "Request timed out" errors when starting playback
- [Plex] Missing books due to latin1 decoding error
- [CarPlay] Downloaded multi-file books displaying multiple times (#270)
In 4.0.6:
Added:
- Support for Siri "skip back" and "skip forward" commands
Improved:
- Offline mode behavior and reliability
- Player seek bar now shows loaded buffer
Fixed:
- Images being cleared when offline
In 4.0.5:
Added:
- Grid view option for collections
- Playing a collection will now queue up all unfinished books in that collection
- Tap Now Playing button on player view to view playback queue
- The Start Sleep Timer shortcut action now supports different modes (time/duration/chapter)
Fixed:
- Player context menu flickering
- Loading of some embedded chapters
- [Plex] Narrator being cleared after library refresh
- [Plex] Books not sorting correctly by author last name
In 4.0.4:
Added:
- Migrate 3.x bookmarks from iCloud
- Download button on collection view
Improved:
- Plex connection reliability
- CloudKit sync reliability
- Maximum automatic rewind after interruptions increased from 10 to 60 seconds
- More detailed logging
Fixed:
- Display of books with multiple files where only some files contain embedded chapters
- Sort menu display on macOS
In 4.0.3:
- Fixed migration of old book history data. Bookmarks will be migrated in the next update. Apologies!
- Fixed books in Finished section displaying "Now" instead of date finished
- Restored displaying chapter headings when book consists of multiple files with embedded chapters
- Fixed potential freeze/crash when scrolling grid view quickly
- Tapping a book in search results should no longer cause the book to jump to a new position
In 4.0.2:
- [Plex] Support for quickly switching between Plex home users
- [Plex] Improved book load performance
- [Plex] Fixed a few issues when re-authenticating
- [Plex] Potential fix for embedded metadata not loading correctly
- [macOS] Fixed crash when attempting to add bookmark or present playback info
- Potential fix for occasional freeze when searching
Prologue 4.0 is here, rebuilt from the ground up with a fresh new look.
Highlights:
- Audiobookshelf support
- Per-book playback settings
- View listening stats and streaks
- Countless fixes and improvements across the app
If you encounter any issues, please report them via the settings tab (issue tracker or email).
I hope you like it!
4.0.7 19 Jan
In 4.0.6:
Added:
- Support for Siri "skip back" and "skip forward" commands
Improved:
- Offline mode behavior and reliability
- Player seek bar now shows loaded buffer
Fixed:
- Images being cleared when offline
In 4.0.5:
Added:
- Grid view option for collections
- Playing a collection will now queue up all unfinished books in that collection
- Tap Now Playing button on player view to view playback queue
- The Start Sleep Timer shortcut action now supports different modes (time/duration/chapter)
Fixed:
- Player context menu flickering
- Loading of some embedded chapters
- [Plex] Narrator being cleared after library refresh
- [Plex] Books not sorting correctly by author last name
In 4.0.4:
Added:
- Migrate 3.x bookmarks from iCloud
- Download button on collection view
Improved:
- Plex connection reliability
- CloudKit sync reliability
- Maximum automatic rewind after interruptions increased from 10 to 60 seconds
- More detailed logging
Fixed:
- Display of books with multiple files where only some files contain embedded chapters
- Sort menu display on macOS
In 4.0.3:
- Fixed migration of old book history data. Bookmarks will be migrated in the next update. Apologies!
- Fixed books in Finished section displaying "Now" instead of date finished
- Restored displaying chapter headings when book consists of multiple files with embedded chapters
- Fixed potential freeze/crash when scrolling grid view quickly
- Tapping a book in search results should no longer cause the book to jump to a new position
In 4.0.2:
- [Plex] Support for quickly switching between Plex home users
- [Plex] Improved book load performance
- [Plex] Fixed a few issues when re-authenticating
- [Plex] Potential fix for embedded metadata not loading correctly
- [macOS] Fixed crash when attempting to add bookmark or present playback info
- Potential fix for occasional freeze when searching
Prologue 4.0 is here, rebuilt from the ground up with a fresh new look.
Highlights:
- Audiobookshelf support
- Per-book playback settings
- View listening stats and streaks
- Countless fixes and improvements across the app
If you encounter any issues, please report them via the settings tab (issue tracker or email).
I hope you like it!
4.0.6 17 Jan
In 4.0.5:
Added:
- Grid view option for collections
- Playing a collection will now queue up all unfinished books in that collection
- Tap Now Playing button on player view to view playback queue
- The Start Sleep Timer shortcut action now supports different modes (time/duration/chapter)
Fixed:
- Player context menu flickering
- Loading of some embedded chapters
- [Plex] Narrator being cleared after library refresh
- [Plex] Books not sorting correctly by author last name
In 4.0.4:
Added:
- Migrate 3.x bookmarks from iCloud
- Download button on collection view
Improved:
- Plex connection reliability
- CloudKit sync reliability
- Maximum automatic rewind after interruptions increased from 10 to 60 seconds
- More detailed logging
Fixed:
- Display of books with multiple files where only some files contain embedded chapters
- Sort menu display on macOS
In 4.0.3:
- Fixed migration of old book history data. Bookmarks will be migrated in the next update. Apologies!
- Fixed books in Finished section displaying "Now" instead of date finished
- Restored displaying chapter headings when book consists of multiple files with embedded chapters
- Fixed potential freeze/crash when scrolling grid view quickly
- Tapping a book in search results should no longer cause the book to jump to a new position
In 4.0.2:
- [Plex] Support for quickly switching between Plex home users
- [Plex] Improved book load performance
- [Plex] Fixed a few issues when re-authenticating
- [Plex] Potential fix for embedded metadata not loading correctly
- [macOS] Fixed crash when attempting to add bookmark or present playback info
- Potential fix for occasional freeze when searching
Prologue 4.0 is here, rebuilt from the ground up with a fresh new look.
Highlights:
- Audiobookshelf support
- Per-book playback settings
- View listening stats and streaks
- Countless fixes and improvements across the app
If you encounter any issues, please report them via the settings tab (issue tracker or email).
I hope you like it!
4.0.5 15 Jan
In 4.0.4:
Added:
- Migrate 3.x bookmarks from iCloud
- Download button on collection view
Improved:
- Plex connection reliability
- CloudKit sync reliability
- Maximum automatic rewind after interruptions increased from 10 to 60 seconds
- More detailed logging
Fixed:
- Display of books with multiple files where only some files contain embedded chapters
- Sort menu display on macOS
In 4.0.3:
- Fixed migration of old book history data. Bookmarks will be migrated in the next update. Apologies!
- Fixed books in Finished section displaying "Now" instead of date finished
- Restored displaying chapter headings when book consists of multiple files with embedded chapters
- Fixed potential freeze/crash when scrolling grid view quickly
- Tapping a book in search results should no longer cause the book to jump to a new position
In 4.0.2:
- [Plex] Support for quickly switching between Plex home users
- [Plex] Improved book load performance
- [Plex] Fixed a few issues when re-authenticating
- [Plex] Potential fix for embedded metadata not loading correctly
- [macOS] Fixed crash when attempting to add bookmark or present playback info
- Potential fix for occasional freeze when searching
Prologue 4.0 is here, rebuilt from the ground up with a fresh new look.
Highlights:
- Audiobookshelf support
- Per-book playback settings
- View listening stats and streaks
- Countless fixes and improvements across the app
If you encounter any issues, please report them via the settings tab (issue tracker or email).
I hope you like it!
4.0.4 14 Jan
In 4.0.3:
- Fixed migration of old book history data. Bookmarks will be migrated in the next update. Apologies!
- Fixed books in Finished section displaying "Now" instead of date finished
- Restored displaying chapter headings when book consists of multiple files with embedded chapters
- Fixed potential freeze/crash when scrolling grid view quickly
- Tapping a book in search results should no longer cause the book to jump to a new position
In 4.0.2:
- [Plex] Support for quickly switching between Plex home users
- [Plex] Improved book load performance
- [Plex] Fixed a few issues when re-authenticating
- [Plex] Potential fix for embedded metadata not loading correctly
- [macOS] Fixed crash when attempting to add bookmark or present playback info
- Potential fix for occasional freeze when searching
Prologue 4.0 is here, rebuilt from the ground up with a fresh new look.
Highlights:
- Audiobookshelf support
- Per-book playback settings
- View listening stats and streaks
- Countless fixes and improvements across the app
If you encounter any issues, please report them via the settings tab (issue tracker or email).
I hope you like it!
4.0.3 14 Jan
In 4.0.2:
- [Plex] Support for quickly switching between Plex home users
- [Plex] Improved book load performance
- [Plex] Fixed a few issues when re-authenticating
- [Plex] Potential fix for embedded metadata not loading correctly
- [macOS] Fixed crash when attempting to add bookmark or present playback info
- Potential fix for occasional freeze when searching
Prologue 4.0 is here, rebuilt from the ground up with a fresh new look.
Highlights:
- Audiobookshelf support
- Per-book playback settings
- View listening stats and streaks
- Countless fixes and improvements across the app
If you encounter any issues, please report them via the settings tab (issue tracker or email).
I hope you like it!
4.0.2 12 Jan
Prologue 4.0 is here, rebuilt from the ground up with a fresh new look.
Highlights:
- Audiobookshelf support
- Per-book playback settings
- View listening stats and streaks
- Countless fixes and improvements across the app
If you encounter any issues, please report them via the settings tab (issue tracker or email).
I hope you like it!
4.0.1 11 Jan
Prologue 4.0 is here, rebuilt from the ground up with a fresh new look.
Highlights:
- Audiobookshelf support
- Per-book playback settings
- View listening stats and streaks
- Countless fixes and improvements across the app
If you encounter any issues, please report them via the settings tab (issue tracker or email).
I hope you like it!
4.0 10 Jan
Development of Prologue v4 is ongoing but taking longer than anticipated. Apologies for the long wait.
In the meantime, this update includes a bug fix related to a recent Plex API change.
- Plex Home users should now load correctly again
3.5.9 03/09/2025
- Fixed collection import on newer Plex Media Server versions
In 3.5.7:
- [Watch] Tweaks to progress sync to (hopefully) make it more reliable
- [Watch] New sync button on main watch screen (forces a full progress sync to the paired iPhone app)
In 3.5.6:
- Fixed issue causing books to fail to sync to watch app
- Added Polish translation
In 3.5.5:
- Temporarily disable HTML formatting for book/author/collection descriptions. This should fix an issue causing the app to freeze when displaying some books. Proper fix coming soon.
In 3.5.4:
- Support for basic html formatting in book/author/collection descriptions (e.g. bold, italics, etc)
- [Watch] Support for finer-grained playback speed. Tap the label (e.g. “1x”) to show presets
- [Watch] Fixed an issue where chapter skip controls could show “x of 0” chapters
- [Watch] Fixed an issue causing book title to be displayed twice on placeholder covers (i.e. when cover images haven’t yet loaded)
- [Watch] Potential fix for additional “Other” storage usage after downloading a book
In 3.5.3:
- [Watch] Complications should update more reliably when playback progress changes on the iPhone app
- [Watch] Fixed a crash when downloading large files (2.1gb+)
- Don’t show watch app purchase button on Settings tab when a paired Apple Watch is unsupported
In 3.5.2:
- [Watch] Added chapter skip controls (under the “...” menu on the now playing view)
- [Watch] Fixed an issue causing the initial watch app data load to fail
- [Watch] Fixed a couple of crashes
In 3.5.1:
- Fixed a crash when starting playback from CarPlay when “Show automatically” player setting is enabled
- [Watch] Fixed a widget/complication load issue
In 3.5.0
Prologue is now available for Apple Watch!
• Stream books you're currently reading, or books in your reading list
• Download books to listen when you're offline
• Widget and complications
Prologue for Apple Watch is the culmination of months of work by a single developer.
To keep Prologue financially sustainable, I’ve decided to ask for a small extra payment to use the app.
Thank you for the continued support!
3.5.8 27/11/2024
- [Watch] Tweaks to progress sync to (hopefully) make it more reliable
- [Watch] New sync button on main watch screen (forces a full progress sync to the paired iPhone app)
In 3.5.6:
- Fixed issue causing books to fail to sync to watch app
- Added Polish translation
In 3.5.5:
- Temporarily disable HTML formatting for book/author/collection descriptions. This should fix an issue causing the app to freeze when displaying some books. Proper fix coming soon.
In 3.5.4:
- Support for basic html formatting in book/author/collection descriptions (e.g. bold, italics, etc)
- [Watch] Support for finer-grained playback speed. Tap the label (e.g. “1x”) to show presets
- [Watch] Fixed an issue where chapter skip controls could show “x of 0” chapters
- [Watch] Fixed an issue causing book title to be displayed twice on placeholder covers (i.e. when cover images haven’t yet loaded)
- [Watch] Potential fix for additional “Other” storage usage after downloading a book
In 3.5.3:
- [Watch] Complications should update more reliably when playback progress changes on the iPhone app
- [Watch] Fixed a crash when downloading large files (2.1gb+)
- Don’t show watch app purchase button on Settings tab when a paired Apple Watch is unsupported
In 3.5.2:
- [Watch] Added chapter skip controls (under the “...” menu on the now playing view)
- [Watch] Fixed an issue causing the initial watch app data load to fail
- [Watch] Fixed a couple of crashes
In 3.5.1:
- Fixed a crash when starting playback from CarPlay when “Show automatically” player setting is enabled
- [Watch] Fixed a widget/complication load issue
In 3.5.0
Prologue is now available for Apple Watch!
• Stream books you're currently reading, or books in your reading list
• Download books to listen when you're offline
• Widget and complications
Prologue for Apple Watch is the culmination of months of work by a single developer.
To keep Prologue financially sustainable, I’ve decided to ask for a small extra payment to use the app.
Thank you for the continued support!
3.5.7 09/05/2024
- Fixed issue causing books to fail to sync to watch app
- Added Polish translation
In 3.5.5:
- Temporarily disable HTML formatting for book/author/collection descriptions. This should fix an issue causing the app to freeze when displaying some books. Proper fix coming soon.
In 3.5.4:
- Support for basic html formatting in book/author/collection descriptions (e.g. bold, italics, etc)
- [Watch] Support for finer-grained playback speed. Tap the label (e.g. “1x”) to show presets
- [Watch] Fixed an issue where chapter skip controls could show “x of 0” chapters
- [Watch] Fixed an issue causing book title to be displayed twice on placeholder covers (i.e. when cover images haven’t yet loaded)
- [Watch] Potential fix for additional “Other” storage usage after downloading a book
In 3.5.3:
- [Watch] Complications should update more reliably when playback progress changes on the iPhone app
- [Watch] Fixed a crash when downloading large files (2.1gb+)
- Don’t show watch app purchase button on Settings tab when a paired Apple Watch is unsupported
In 3.5.2:
- [Watch] Added chapter skip controls (under the “...” menu on the now playing view)
- [Watch] Fixed an issue causing the initial watch app data load to fail
- [Watch] Fixed a couple of crashes
In 3.5.1:
- Fixed a crash when starting playback from CarPlay when “Show automatically” player setting is enabled
- [Watch] Fixed a widget/complication load issue
In 3.5.0
Prologue is now available for Apple Watch!
• Stream books you're currently reading, or books in your reading list
• Download books to listen when you're offline
• Widget and complications
Prologue for Apple Watch is the culmination of months of work by a single developer.
To keep Prologue financially sustainable, I’ve decided to ask for a small extra payment to use the app.
Thank you for the continued support!
3.5.6 02/05/2024
- Temporarily disable HTML formatting for book/author/collection descriptions. This should fix an issue causing the app to freeze when displaying some books. Proper fix coming soon.
In 3.5.4:
- Support for basic html formatting in book/author/collection descriptions (e.g. bold, italics, etc)
- [Watch] Support for finer-grained playback speed. Tap the label (e.g. “1x”) to show presets
- [Watch] Fixed an issue where chapter skip controls could show “x of 0” chapters
- [Watch] Fixed an issue causing book title to be displayed twice on placeholder covers (i.e. when cover images haven’t yet loaded)
- [Watch] Potential fix for additional “Other” storage usage after downloading a book
In 3.5.3:
- [Watch] Complications should update more reliably when playback progress changes on the iPhone app
- [Watch] Fixed a crash when downloading large files (2.1gb+)
- Don’t show watch app purchase button on Settings tab when a paired Apple Watch is unsupported
In 3.5.2:
- [Watch] Added chapter skip controls (under the “...” menu on the now playing view)
- [Watch] Fixed an issue causing the initial watch app data load to fail
- [Watch] Fixed a couple of crashes
In 3.5.1:
- Fixed a crash when starting playback from CarPlay when “Show automatically” player setting is enabled
- [Watch] Fixed a widget/complication load issue
In 3.5.0
Prologue is now available for Apple Watch!
• Stream books you're currently reading, or books in your reading list
• Download books to listen when you're offline
• Widget and complications
Prologue for Apple Watch is the culmination of months of work by a single developer.
To keep Prologue financially sustainable, I’ve decided to ask for a small extra payment to use the app.
Thank you for the continued support!
3.5.5 18/04/2024
- Support for basic html formatting in book/author/collection descriptions (e.g. bold, italics, etc)
- [Watch] Support for finer-grained playback speed. Tap the label (e.g. “1x”) to show presets
- [Watch] Fixed an issue where chapter skip controls could show “x of 0” chapters
- [Watch] Fixed an issue causing book title to be displayed twice on placeholder covers (i.e. when cover images haven’t yet loaded)
- [Watch] Potential fix for additional “Other” storage usage after downloading a book
In 3.5.3:
- [Watch] Complications should update more reliably when playback progress changes on the iPhone app
- [Watch] Fixed a crash when downloading large files (2.1gb+)
- Don’t show watch app purchase button on Settings tab when a paired Apple Watch is unsupported
In 3.5.2:
- [Watch] Added chapter skip controls (under the “...” menu on the now playing view)
- [Watch] Fixed an issue causing the initial watch app data load to fail
- [Watch] Fixed a couple of crashes
In 3.5.1:
- Fixed a crash when starting playback from CarPlay when “Show automatically” player setting is enabled
- [Watch] Fixed a widget/complication load issue
In 3.5.0
Prologue is now available for Apple Watch!
• Stream books you're currently reading, or books in your reading list
• Download books to listen when you're offline
• Widget and complications
Prologue for Apple Watch is the culmination of months of work by a single developer.
To keep Prologue financially sustainable, I’ve decided to ask for a small extra payment to use the app.
Thank you for the continued support!
3.5.4 03/04/2024
- [Watch] Complications should update more reliably when playback progress changes on the iPhone app
- [Watch] Fixed a crash when downloading large files (2.1gb+)
- Don’t show watch app purchase button on Settings tab when a paired Apple Watch is unsupported
In 3.5.2:
- [Watch] Added chapter skip controls (under the “...” menu on the now playing view)
- [Watch] Fixed an issue causing the initial watch app data load to fail
- [Watch] Fixed a couple of crashes
In 3.5.1:
- Fixed a crash when starting playback from CarPlay when “Show automatically” player setting is enabled
- [Watch] Fixed a widget/complication load issue
In 3.5.0
Prologue is now available for Apple Watch!
• Stream books you're currently reading, or books in your reading list
• Download books to listen when you're offline
• Widget and complications
Prologue for Apple Watch is the culmination of months of work by a single developer.
To keep Prologue financially sustainable, I’ve decided to ask for a small extra payment to use the app.
Thank you for the continued support!
3.5.3 27/03/2024
- [Watch] Added chapter skip controls (under the “...” menu on the now playing view)
- [Watch] Fixed an issue causing the initial watch app data load to fail
- [Watch] Fixed a couple of crashes
In 3.5.1:
- Fixed a crash when starting playback from CarPlay when “Show automatically” player setting is enabled
- [Watch] Fixed a widget/complication load issue
In 3.5.0
Prologue is now available for Apple Watch!
• Stream books you're currently reading, or books in your reading list
• Download books to listen when you're offline
• Widget and complications
Prologue for Apple Watch is the culmination of months of work by a single developer.
To keep Prologue financially sustainable, I’ve decided to ask for a small extra payment to use the app.
Thank you for the continued support!
3.5.2 26/03/2024
- Fixed a crash when starting playback from CarPlay when “Show automatically” player setting is enabled
- [Watch] Fixed a widget/complication load issue
In 3.5.0
Prologue is now available for Apple Watch!
• Stream books you're currently reading, or books in your reading list
• Download books to listen when you're offline
• Widget and complications
Prologue for Apple Watch is the culmination of months of work by a single developer.
To keep Prologue financially sustainable, I’ve decided to ask for a small extra payment to use the app.
Thank you for the continued support!
3.5.1 20/03/2024
Prologue is now available for Apple Watch!
• Stream books you're currently reading, or books in your reading list
• Download books to listen when you're offline
• Widget and complications
Prologue for Apple Watch is the culmination of months of work by a single developer.
To keep Prologue financially sustainable, I’ve decided to ask for a small extra payment to use the app.
Thank you for the continued support!
3.5.0 19/03/2024
This version contains a bunch of behind the scenes changes to accomodate the watch app (coming soon).
In addition:
• Changed the way widgets load their data. This should make widgets more reliable in general.
• Fixed a long-standing crash caused by database file locks (0xdead10cc for those in the know)
• Fixed an issue causing excessive background usage
In 3.4.2:
• Book, author and collection summaries now support basic markdown syntax (bold, italics, etc)
• Fixed a memory leak
In 3.4.1:
• Fixed a couple of performance issues
• Potential fix for background crashes
• Use sentry.io for crash reporting
In 3.4:
• Widgets can start playback without launching app (iOS 17)
• New “Play in Background” widget option to restore iOS 16 functionality on iOS 17
• New “End of next chapter” sleep timer option
• New “End of selected chapter” sleep timer option
• Chapter-based sleep timers now display correct time remaining based on current playback rate
• New gold accent colour (default for new installs)
• Fixed an issue where widgets wouldn’t refresh after switching libraries
• Prologue now requires iOS 16
3.4.3 15/12/2023
Added:
- Sleep Timer live activity
- Dynamic player theming based on cover art. Can be enabled from the player settings sheet (near playback speed/voice boost controls) either globally or for books on an individual basis
- Settings for the finished books widget (Include manually marked books / Include reset books)
Improved:
- Widgets now respect selected app font
- Playback started from intents (widget/siri/shortcuts etc) no longer clears buffer when the book is already queued
Fixed:
- [Audiobookshelf] Handle empty bitrate values
- [Plex] Skip load of embedded chapters with invalid duration/time values
- Various issues with tinted/accented widgets
- Multiple crashes
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