[Enhancement]: Support Matroska Audio files #1017

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opened 2026-04-24 23:29:11 +02:00 by adam · 2 comments
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Originally created by @YodaDaCoda on GitHub (Mar 10, 2023).

Describe the issue

I have an audiobook with Matroska Audio files (.mka extension). Audiobookshelf flags this book in the "Issues" panel saying "Item has no audio track & ebook".

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Have an audiobook consisting soully of matroska audio files (.mka extension)
  2. Observe the presence of this book in audiobookshelf's Issues panel.

Audiobookshelf version

v2.2.16

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

Originally created by @YodaDaCoda on GitHub (Mar 10, 2023). ### Describe the issue I have an audiobook with Matroska Audio files (`.mka` extension). Audiobookshelf flags this book in the "Issues" panel saying "Item has no audio track & ebook". ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Have an audiobook consisting soully of matroska audio files (`.mka` extension) 2. Observe the presence of this book in audiobookshelf's Issues panel. ### Audiobookshelf version v2.2.16 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker
adam added the enhancement label 2026-04-24 23:29:11 +02:00
adam closed this issue 2026-04-24 23:29:11 +02:00
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@YodaDaCoda commented on GitHub (Mar 10, 2023):

Additional info:

ffprobe shows a Matroska/WebM file with one audio track with the Opus codec.

Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'redacted':
  Metadata:
... redacted
  Duration: 01:21:57.79, start: -0.007000, bitrate: 71 kb/s
  Stream #0:0: Audio: opus, 48000 Hz, mono, fltp
    Metadata:
      ENCODER         : Lavc59.37.100 libopus
      DURATION        : 01:21:57.794000000
@YodaDaCoda commented on GitHub (Mar 10, 2023): Additional info: `ffprobe` shows a Matroska/WebM file with one audio track with the Opus codec. ``` Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'redacted': Metadata: ... redacted Duration: 01:21:57.79, start: -0.007000, bitrate: 71 kb/s Stream #0:0: Audio: opus, 48000 Hz, mono, fltp Metadata: ENCODER : Lavc59.37.100 libopus DURATION : 01:21:57.794000000 ```
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2023):

Added in v2.2.17

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2023): Added in [v2.2.17](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/releases/tag/v2.2.17)
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#1017