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Release notes, the thinking behind features, and how SoundLeaf gets made. Newest first.
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Coming in SoundLeaf 2.8 for Audiobookshelf: SharePlay, Podcast Groups, and Custom Home
A preview of SoundLeaf 2.8 for Audiobookshelf: listen together over FaceTime with SharePlay, podcast groups, a Home you can rearrange, and two-page ebooks.
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SoundLeaf 2.7 for Audiobookshelf: Next Chapter Sleep Timers, Widgets, and Themes
SoundLeaf 2.7 for Audiobookshelf adds next chapter sleep timers, goal and listening widgets, podcast sorting, and separate light and dark themes.
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SoundLeaf 2.6 for Audiobookshelf: Ebook Images, BookOrbit, and App Fonts
SoundLeaf 2.6 for Audiobookshelf shows the maps and pictures in your ebook, connects to BookOrbit, keeps your ebook place as you listen, and adds app fonts.
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Coming in SoundLeaf 2.5: Calibre Ebooks, Playlists, and a Book Queue
A preview of SoundLeaf 2.5: EPUBs from Calibre for reading and Read Along, Audiobookshelf playlists, a queue for books, long-press menus, and Read Along in more languages.
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SoundLeaf 2.4: Listening Goals, NFC Tags, and Play from This Page
SoundLeaf 2.4 is on the App Store: personal Home stats, daily and weekly listening goals, NFC and QR playback actions, starting audio from an ebook passage, and a monthly Supporter option.
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SoundLeaf 2.3: Multiple Accounts, Collections, and a Scrolling Reader
Keep multiple Audiobookshelf accounts, browse collections, scroll through ebooks with Read Along, search podcast episodes and revisit listening history in SoundLeaf 2.3.
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SoundLeaf 2.2: Read Along, Podcast Transcripts, and a New Look
Read Along follows your audiobook word by word. A look back at SoundLeaf 2.2, with podcast transcripts, free downloads, a smarter sleep timer and more Watch controls.
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SoundLeaf 2.1 for Audiobookshelf: Apple Watch, an Ebook Reader, and Gapless Playback
An Apple Watch app for Audiobookshelf, a free epub reader that can jump to the page your narrator is on, gapless multi-file playback, rebuilt offline downloads, and a library that works with the server switched off.
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Podcasts Are Coming to SoundLeaf
Podcast support has been the number one request since launch. It's almost here. Here's what I've been building.
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SoundLeaf v1.5 & v1.6: The Stability Update (and Some Nice Touches)
Series ordering fixed, offline progress syncing, smarter session handling, chapter navigation in the player, a docs section, and a bunch of reliability fixes under the hood.
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SoundLeaf v1.4: CarPlay, Cloudflare Access, and a Smoother Ride
CarPlay finally arrives. Plus Cloudflare Access support, bookmarks, new themes, and a bunch of player improvements.
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SoundLeaf v1.2: Background Downloads, Better Player, and Connection Fixes
Major update brings background downloads, improved player controls, better connection handling, and dozens of fixes based on your feedback.
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How to Set Up Your Own Audiobookshelf Server for SoundLeaf
The complete guide to setting up Audiobookshelf - from one-click deploy to home server. Get your audiobook library running in minutes.
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SoundLeaf: Beautiful iOS Client App for Audiobookshelf
Discover SoundLeaf - the premium iOS client app for Audiobookshelf server users. A native iPhone & iPad app with offline listening, smart downloads, and beautiful themes.