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[Enhancement]: Audiobook Notes with Timestamp Anchors #3195

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opened 2026-04-25 00:14:13 +02:00 by adam · 2 comments
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:14:13 +02:00
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Originally created by @DankMemeGuy on GitHub (Jan 20, 2026).

Type of Enhancement

Server Backend

Describe the Feature/Enhancement

Add a notes feature for audiobooks that allows users to write text notes during playback and automatically associate each note with the current audio timestamp. Notes should be saved per book and per user, displayed in a list or timeline, and clickable to jump playback back to the exact moment the note was created.

Why would this be helpful?

Audiobooks currently lack a way to actively engage with the content. In physical books or ebooks, readers can annotate, highlight, or add sticky notes. With audiobooks, important ideas are easy to forget and difficult to relocate.

Timestamped notes would enable reflection, learning, and review. This is especially useful for nonfiction, studying, writing book reviews, or capturing quotes and insights without manually tracking timecodes.

Future Implementation (Screenshot)

Conceptually, this could look like a “Notes” button in the audiobook player that opens a notes panel. Each note would display its timestamp (for example, Chapter 5 · 23:14). Tapping a note would seek playback to that timestamp. A simple list view per audiobook would be sufficient for an initial implementation.

Audiobookshelf Server Version

v2.32.1

Current Implementation (Screenshot)

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Originally created by @DankMemeGuy on GitHub (Jan 20, 2026). ### Type of Enhancement Server Backend ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement Add a notes feature for audiobooks that allows users to write text notes during playback and automatically associate each note with the current audio timestamp. Notes should be saved per book and per user, displayed in a list or timeline, and clickable to jump playback back to the exact moment the note was created. ### Why would this be helpful? Audiobooks currently lack a way to actively engage with the content. In physical books or ebooks, readers can annotate, highlight, or add sticky notes. With audiobooks, important ideas are easy to forget and difficult to relocate. Timestamped notes would enable reflection, learning, and review. This is especially useful for nonfiction, studying, writing book reviews, or capturing quotes and insights without manually tracking timecodes. ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) Conceptually, this could look like a “Notes” button in the audiobook player that opens a notes panel. Each note would display its timestamp (for example, Chapter 5 · 23:14). Tapping a note would seek playback to that timestamp. A simple list view per audiobook would be sufficient for an initial implementation. ### Audiobookshelf Server Version v2.32.1 ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) _No response_
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adam commented 2026-04-25 00:14:13 +02:00
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@nichwall commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2026):

Duplicate/related to https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/3088

@nichwall commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2026): Duplicate/related to https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/3088
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:14:14 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jan 21, 2026):

There is currently bookmarks which functions very similar to what you are requesting except is more for a short description/title for each timestamp.

Then there are these which should cover what your requesting:
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/3088
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/1890
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/2013

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jan 21, 2026): There is currently bookmarks which functions very similar to what you are requesting except is more for a short description/title for each timestamp. Then there are these which should cover what your requesting: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/3088 https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/1890 https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/2013
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