Observed arrival · 2026-09-12
Kithara, an Audiobook Player That Knows Where You Left Off
An Android audiobook player for local folders and Audiobookshelf servers, with chapter-aware playback, cross-device position syncing, transcripts, and no account or analytics.
Field notes
Kithara is designed around audiobook files rather than a closed catalog: it turns numbered MP3s into one timeline and reads chapter metadata from several common formats. The homepage describes five-second position saves, interruption-aware rewind, Android Auto controls, and a sleep timer that fades volume over its final twenty seconds. Its Pro tier is presented as a one-time Google Play unlock adding Audiobookshelf and sync-protocol support, server libraries, transcripts, and expanded statistics.
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