Your Audiobooks, On Your Desktop
A modern, cross-platform desktop application for your Storytel audiobooks: a dark interface designed for the big screen, full catalog search and background playback with native desktop integration.
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Features
Modern Desktop Interface
A deep dark theme with Storytel Orange accents, rounded cards and filter pills, laid out for a 1280×800 desktop window instead of a stretched phone screen.
Catalog Search
Search the whole Storytel catalog by title, author or narrator. Filters, results and a live preview sit side by side; add to your library or start listening in one click.
Background Playback
Audio keeps playing while you browse. A persistent mini-player keeps play/pause, skip, speed, chapters and sleep timer always within reach.
Audiobook Library
Browse your entire Storytel bookshelf with cover art, progress tracking and status filters (started, not started, concluded).
Advanced Audio Player
Chapters, bookmarks, playback speed, sleep timer, multiple audio tracks and automatic resume where you left off.
Offline Listening
Download your favorite audiobooks for offline playback when you are on the go.
Multi-Language Interface
Available in English, Italian, German, Spanish, French, Swedish and Finnish, with automatic detection of your system language.
Seamless Sessions
Secure login with persistent storage, automatic session refresh and transparent retry: you simply stay logged in.
Native Desktop App
System tray integration, single instance lock and automatic updates on Windows, macOS and Linux.
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About This Project
Storytel Player for Desktop is an unofficial, open-source desktop application that provides a native experience for enjoying Storytel audiobooks. This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by Storytel.
The application features a modern dark interface designed for desktop use, with catalog search, background playback, system tray integration and support for all major platforms including Windows, macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon), and Linux (x64, ARM64, ARMv7).
The 1.4.0 redesign, catalog search and background playback were contributed by Tobias Andtfolk (@frassfenin). Thank you!
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