audav

A cross-platform player for audiobooks stored on NextCloud/WebDAV.

For when you manage your own audiobooks and just want a clean, non-invasive way to listen across devices.Usage scenarioYou have a collection of audiobooks stored on NextCloud/WebDAV.You want to:

Listen on multiple devices (phone/tablet/desktop)
See how much of a book you've listened to

You don't want to:

Lose your place
Install complex server apps

FeaturesProgress map

See which parts of a book you’ve listened to

Great for dense/non-fiction books where you jump between chapters
Visualize each chapter as a series of blocks showing played/unplayed segments
Tap an unplayed segment to play it

Detailed bookmarks

Take notes while listening and jump back to any point easily

Notes are searchable

Themes

Match your own vibe

Light/dark modes
Multiple colour schemes
Adjust book cover styles, from fully decorative to plain text

Metadata display

Know what you're listening to

Display details from .txt/.nfo files, audio streams, and embedded metadata

Unix-style philosophy goals

Tread lightly. Stay in your lane.

Don't manage users or files --- NextCloud/WebDAV already does this
Never write outside the working folder:
{YOUR_AUDIOBOOKS_FOLDER}/.audav_audiobook_listener/
To remove the app from the server just delete the folder

Requirements

A WebDAV server + login details
On that server, a folder of audiobooks (organise subfolders however you like)
A device with auDAV for listening on

Install and setup1. Install and open auDAVInstall on the Android device you want to listen from2. Enter your WebDAV settingsTap menu button twice to change settings:

Beware typos! Some providers throttle connections for a few hours if you repeatedly try to log in with bad credentials

Server URL: Find in NextCloud under Files Settings - WebDAV - WebDAV URL
WebDAV Username + Password: Will be encrypted and stored only on your device
Audiobooks folder: Path (relative to Server URL) to your audiobooks folder

3. Scan your serverGo back to the main page. The app will scan your server for books. This may take a while depending on number of books and internet/server speeds.4. Start listeningAfter the scan, you will see a list of your books --- tap a book to open it and start playing.

Tips/FAQTap menu button twice for settingsFirst tap opens the theme chooser. Second tap opens the settings page.Seeking is slow!For very long seeks in large audiobook chapters, you might experience a significant wait (over a minute) while the player buffers data, during which the interface may show little progress.Please be patient, as the seek will eventually succeed unless an error appears; this is a known, rare technical limitation for very large files. Compressing the audiobook might help.Re-Scan when you add or move booksIf you add new books to your server or rearrange them into different folders, open the app and press the 'Re-scan library' button.

For full README see https://codeberg.org/mm-dev/audav.

Author: mm-dev
License: GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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Version 0.0.9 (13) suggested Added on Apr 05, 2026

arm64-v8a

This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- prevent phone from sleeping
  
  Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
- rocks.mm_dev.audav.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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Version 0.0.9 (12) - Added on Apr 05, 2026

armeabi-v7a

This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- prevent phone from sleeping
  
  Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
- rocks.mm_dev.audav.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 24 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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