Your audiobooks on Apple Watch.

Auribook turns your Apple Watch into a standalone audio library. Listen to Audiobookshelf, Jellyfin, OneDrive audio files, free public-domain books, podcasts, and relaxing soundscapes, without carrying your iPhone.

See what you can listen to

Standalone on Apple Watch. Offline ready. Privacy first.

A person running outdoors while using Apple Watch with wireless earbuds.

OneDrive

Audiobookshelf

Jellyfin Free Books Soundscapes

Why this matters

Leave your phone behind.

Go for a run, walk the dog, commute, travel, or fall asleep with only your Apple Watch and headphones. Auribook keeps your books, podcasts, cloud files, and relaxing sounds available directly from your wrist.

Run without your phone

Books, files, podcasts, and sounds stay on your watch.

Listen offline

Download before a commute, flight, run, or bedtime.

Fall asleep with a timer

Wind down without bringing your iPhone to bed.

Keep your audio private

No listening analytics. No tracking. Your habits stay yours.

Kid-friendly on the watch

Give kids stories, podcasts, and calming audio on Apple Watch without handing over an iPhone.

What can I listen to?

Choose where your audio comes from.

Cloud audio

OneDrive, Google Drive (Beta), Dropbox (Beta)

Keep your audio files where they already are. Connect OneDrive, download files to your Apple Watch, and listen offline without your iPhone. Google Drive and Dropbox are available as beta integrations.

OneDrive

Google Drive

Dropbox

Audiobooks, lectures, courses, meditations, recordings, language learning.

Self-hosted

Audiobookshelf or Jellyfin

Connect your own server and bring your library to Apple Watch. Audiobookshelf brings audiobooks and podcasts. Jellyfin turns each folder or album into a book with its cover and chapters, and Quick Connect signs you in without typing a password on your wrist. Your listening position syncs both ways.

Audiobooks Podcasts Progress sync Library view

Free books, ready to download

Browse free classics from LibriVox in multiple languages and download them directly to your Apple Watch. No server required. LibriVox Premium unlocks every category and search across more than 20,000 titles.

Soundscapes for sleep and focus

Relax with rain, fireplace, waves, forest ambience, white noise, brown noise, pink noise, and other calming sounds. Perfect for sleep, focus, travel, and winding down.

Apple Watch first

Built for Apple Watch first.

Double Tap

Tap your index finger and thumb together twice to play or pause, on Series 9, Ultra 2 and later. Handy on runs, with full hands, or wearing gloves.

Standalone playback

Browse, download, and play directly on Apple Watch.

Offline downloads

Save books, podcasts, cloud files, and sounds to your watch. Queue several and they download one after another, with a free-space check first.

Sleep timer

Pause after a set time or at the end of the chapter, with a gentle fade-out.

Listening stats

Today's listening time, the last 7 days, your streak, and the books you've finished, counted and kept on your watch.

Listening your way

Choose your skip intervals, let smart rewind replay a few seconds after a pause, and adjust playback speed.

Siri and Shortcuts

Say "Resume Auribook", play or pause, skip, or start a sleep timer, also from the Action button.

Widgets and Smart Stack

Continue Listening, time remaining, chapter progress, and quick access on your watch face. Auribook comes up in the Smart Stack when you usually listen.

Covers everywhere

See covers in your library, downloads, and Continue Listening, or switch Now Playing to a full-screen cover and tap it to play or pause.

Progress sync

Your listening position stays in sync with Audiobookshelf and Jellyfin, and your watch picks up where you left off on other devices.

Privacy first

No listening analytics. No tracking. Your habits stay yours.

Simple setup

Use free books and soundscapes immediately, or connect your own library once. AutoFill and Jellyfin Quick Connect save typing on your wrist.

Your next listen is already on your wrist.

Download Auribook, choose your source, save audio offline, and leave your phone behind.

Independent app

Started with Audiobookshelf. Built for phone-free listening.

Auribook began as a way to bring Audiobookshelf to Apple Watch. It has since grown into a standalone audio companion for your own libraries, cloud files, free books, podcasts, and soundscapes, while keeping the same privacy-first, independent spirit.

Not affiliated with Audiobookshelf.

Your support helps keep Auribook independent and maintained.

Use Cases

Made for real phone-free moments

Running, kids' stories, simple listening for older adults, study recordings, calm breaks, bedtime soundscapes, travel, language learning, and more — Auribook fits into the moments where carrying a phone gets in the way.

Explore use cases →

FAQ

Questions before you download.

Do I need my iPhone to listen?

No. Auribook is designed for standalone Apple Watch playback. Once your audio is available on the watch, you can listen without carrying your iPhone.

Can I listen offline?

Yes. Download supported audiobooks, podcasts, cloud files, free books, and soundscapes to your Apple Watch.

Which cloud drives are supported?

OneDrive is supported. Google Drive and Dropbox are available as beta integrations.

Do I need Audiobookshelf to use Auribook?

No. Audiobookshelf is supported, but it is optional. You can also use Jellyfin, free public-domain books, OneDrive/cloud files, and soundscapes.

Does Auribook work with Jellyfin?

Yes. Sign in with Quick Connect or your password, download audiobooks from your Books or Music libraries, and your listening position syncs with Jellyfin in both directions. Jellyfin is included in the same one-time unlock as Audiobookshelf and the cloud drives.

Can I play and pause without touching the screen?

Yes. Double Tap plays and pauses from the player on Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 and later. You can also use Siri, Shortcuts and the Action button.

Does Auribook support podcasts?

Yes. Auribook supports podcasts from Audiobookshelf, including offline playback.

What are soundscapes?

Soundscapes are relaxing background sounds such as rain, waves, forest ambience, white noise, brown noise, pink noise, and other sounds for sleep, focus, and relaxation.

Why are downloads sometimes slow on Apple Watch?

Apple Watch may use Bluetooth via iPhone to save battery. Turning off Bluetooth from iPhone Settings can force faster Wi-Fi or cellular downloads. The Control Center Bluetooth button is not enough.

Where can I report bugs?

Email auribookapp@gmail.com with details, steps to reproduce, device model, and iOS or watchOS version.

Updates

Recent versions.

Version 5

Jellyfin, with Quick Connect sign-in
Double Tap to play and pause
Listening stats and streaks
Siri, Shortcuts and the Action button
Widgets on the watch face and in the Smart Stack
Sleep timer that can stop at the end of a chapter
Smart rewind and your own skip intervals
Download queue and full-screen covers

Version 4

OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox
Soundscapes for sleep and focus
Browse Audiobookshelf by series and author
Book covers behind the player

Ready to listen without your phone?

Download Auribook and turn your Apple Watch into your standalone audio companion.