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[Enhancement]: Option to auto mark a book as “Finished” when within X minutes or X percent from the end #3146

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opened 2026-04-25 00:13:55 +02:00 by adam · 3 comments
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Originally created by @DankMemeGuy on GitHub (Dec 10, 2025).

Type of Enhancement

Server Backend

Describe the Feature/Enhancement

Many audiobooks include Acknowledgments, Credits, or other non essential closing sections that listeners often skip. When I stop listening with only a few minutes remaining, Audiobookshelf still marks the book as “in progress.” It would be helpful to have an optional setting that automatically marks a book as finished once the remaining time falls below a user defined threshold.

Why would this be helpful?

• Prevents books from staying stuck at 98 to 99 percent progress due to end credits.
• Reduces manual effort for users who frequently skip acknowledgments or outro audio.
• Helps maintain accurate library statistics and completion tracking.

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Proposed Approaches

  1. Time based buffer
    Add a setting like:
    • “Mark as finished if less than X minutes remain.”
    User chooses a value, for example 2 to 10 minutes. When playback stops within that buffer, ABS marks the book completed.

  2. Percent based buffer
    Add a setting like:
    • “Mark as finished if less than X percent remains.”
    Useful for longer audiobooks where a time based threshold may not scale well.

  3. Chapter based trigger
    If the player reaches a chapter named “Acknowledgments,” “End Credits,” “Afterword,” or other common terms, ABS automatically considers the book finished regardless of remaining duration.
    This could use a configurable list of trigger chapter titles.

  4. Hybrid method
    Combine any of the above to give users maximum flexibility.

Audiobookshelf Server Version

2.31.0

Current Implementation (Screenshot)

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Originally created by @DankMemeGuy on GitHub (Dec 10, 2025). ### Type of Enhancement Server Backend ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement Many audiobooks include Acknowledgments, Credits, or other non essential closing sections that listeners often skip. When I stop listening with only a few minutes remaining, Audiobookshelf still marks the book as “in progress.” It would be helpful to have an optional setting that automatically marks a book as finished once the remaining time falls below a user defined threshold. ### Why would this be helpful? • Prevents books from staying stuck at 98 to 99 percent progress due to end credits. • Reduces manual effort for users who frequently skip acknowledgments or outro audio. • Helps maintain accurate library statistics and completion tracking. ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) Proposed Approaches 1. Time based buffer Add a setting like: • “Mark as finished if less than X minutes remain.” User chooses a value, for example 2 to 10 minutes. When playback stops within that buffer, ABS marks the book completed. 2. Percent based buffer Add a setting like: • “Mark as finished if less than X percent remains.” Useful for longer audiobooks where a time based threshold may not scale well. 3. Chapter based trigger If the player reaches a chapter named “Acknowledgments,” “End Credits,” “Afterword,” or other common terms, ABS automatically considers the book finished regardless of remaining duration. This could use a configurable list of trigger chapter titles. 4. Hybrid method Combine any of the above to give users maximum flexibility. ### Audiobookshelf Server Version 2.31.0 ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) _No response_
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adam commented 2026-04-25 00:13:56 +02:00
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@Vito0912 commented on GitHub (Dec 10, 2025):

This already is a thing (see library settings). 3. is not available, but this also seems a bit unreasonable, because you would need to do that for every language etc. (but yeah, maybe as a personal dict)

But anyway 1 and 2 can be enabled already

@Vito0912 commented on GitHub (Dec 10, 2025): This already is a thing (see library settings). 3. is not available, but this also seems a bit unreasonable, because you would need to do that for every language etc. (but yeah, maybe as a personal dict) But anyway 1 and 2 can be enabled already
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:13:56 +02:00
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@DankMemeGuy commented on GitHub (Dec 10, 2025):

took me a bit to find that settings menu you were talking about, i enabled it now, so all good!

@DankMemeGuy commented on GitHub (Dec 10, 2025): took me a bit to find that settings menu you were talking about, i enabled it now, so all good!
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:13:56 +02:00
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@ZLoth commented on GitHub (Dec 11, 2025):

Thank you.

@ZLoth commented on GitHub (Dec 11, 2025): Thank you.
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