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#294035 1-Mar-2022 14:35
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Does anyone listen to audiobooks from their PC rather than mobile device/tablet ?

 

I seem to be struggling to find any decent software that works well, they all seem to be extremely over featured, or just dont accept the common audiobook formats such as m4b etc. 

 

Yes, I could just use my phone etc, but I'm working at my PC with decent speakers so would just rather use that.

 

Something that plays all the formats, and remembers where I left off is all I require.

 

 

 

 

 

 





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  #2877053 1-Mar-2022 15:52
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VLC can be had for many OS's. Should play m4b and has variable speed playback as well.




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  #2877060 1-Mar-2022 16:00
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But it dosent remember where I left off :(

 

 





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  #2877064 1-Mar-2022 16:06
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Hmm, that feature might be OS dependant. Looking under MacOS it has a setting for it under the interface group in advanced prefs.

 

EDIT: Windows too under interface settings - continue playback




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  #2877113 1-Mar-2022 18:07
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Odd, mines set to ask yet it never does, just starts from scratch. I'll poke around :)

 

 

 

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  #2877435 2-Mar-2022 00:52
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With VLC with video files, there is a "Continue" button available for a few seconds (top right) which will take you to where you left off last time.  I am not sure for how long or for how many files it will remember the last position.


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  #2877477 2-Mar-2022 08:23
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fe31nz:

 

With VLC with video files, there is a "Continue" button available for a few seconds (top right) which will take you to where you left off last time.  I am not sure for how long or for how many files it will remember the last position.

 

 

Thats the other thing, if I watch something via VLC then go back to audio book etc. :)

 

Oh well... might fire up an Android emulator and just run Voice (my current player on phone) on that :D

 

 





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  #2877482 2-Mar-2022 08:33
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AIMP may be an option - it's my default music player, and this advice addresses how to retain the position, although I haven't tried this out myself.





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