Lysn: Audiobook Player

Audiobook player for Audiobookshelf, Plex & Hardcover. Never lose progress.

Experience your audiobook library without limits.
Lysn is the offline-first player built for Audiobookshelf, Plex, and Hardcover users. While other players struggle with large collections, Lysn handles libraries from 100 to 100,000+ books with zero lag.
Connect to your server, download your favorites, and enjoy an immersive listening experience crafted for the true audiobook enthusiast.
🚀 WHY LYSN?
⚡ Unrivaled Performance
Navigate your library instantly. Lysn caches your database locally for lag-free browsing—even offline. Terabytes of audio? No problem.
📚 Hardcover Integration
Track your reading journey beautifully. Sync your listening progress directly to Hardcover, update your shelves, and maintain your reading stats alongside your physical books.
🎧 Auto-Magic Metadata
Tired of "Track 01"? Lysn's Smart Metadata engine fetches high-resolution covers, narrator details, and clean chapter markers from premium sources. Your library has never looked this good.
✂️ Audio Snippets
Capture moments worth keeping. Clip any passage, and Lysn uses on-device speech recognition to transcribe it instantly. Build a personal collection of quotes, insights, and memorable lines from every book.
🌙 Thoughtful Night Mode
Designed for bedtime listening:
Shake-to-Reset: Extend your sleep timer without unlocking the screen
Clean Chapters: API-sourced chapter lists replace messy embedded data
🎨 Immersive Interface
A distraction-free player that puts your audiobook front and center. Dynamic cover art, intuitive controls, and smooth animations make every listening session a pleasure.
🔒 100% Privacy Focused
You self-host for a reason. We respect that.
No Analytics
No Ads
No Tracking
Your credentials stay between you and your server—never with us.
Download Lysn and hear your library the way it was meant to be heard.