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[Enhancement]: Chinese titles are not sorted in pinyin order #3312

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opened 2026-04-25 00:14:52 +02:00 by adam · 0 comments
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:14:52 +02:00
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Originally created by @7enChan on GitHub (Apr 20, 2026).

Type of Enhancement

Server Backend

Describe the Feature/Enhancement

I noticed that sorting a library by title does not work very well for Chinese book titles.

For example, with books like these:

  • 阿Q正传 (A Q Zheng Zhuan)
  • 白夜行 (Bai Ye Xing)
  • 长安的荔枝 (Chang An De Li Zhi)
  • 活着 (Huo Zhe)
  • 三体 (San Ti)

I would expect title sorting to roughly follow Chinese pinyin order, so the list above is the order I would expect.

Right now the order seems different from that.

Why would this be helpful?

This would make large Chinese audiobook libraries much easier to browse.

For Chinese book titles, pinyin order is usually the expected alphabetical order, similar to how users expect A-Z sorting to work for Latin titles. Without this, browsing by title can feel unpredictable once a library has many Chinese books.

Future Implementation (Screenshot)

No new UI is needed from my perspective. I would expect the existing title sort option to place Chinese titles in pinyin order.

Audiobookshelf Server Version

2.33.2

Current Implementation (Screenshot)

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Originally created by @7enChan on GitHub (Apr 20, 2026). ### Type of Enhancement Server Backend ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement I noticed that sorting a library by title does not work very well for Chinese book titles. For example, with books like these: - 阿Q正传 (A Q Zheng Zhuan) - 白夜行 (Bai Ye Xing) - 长安的荔枝 (Chang An De Li Zhi) - 活着 (Huo Zhe) - 三体 (San Ti) I would expect title sorting to roughly follow Chinese pinyin order, so the list above is the order I would expect. Right now the order seems different from that. ### Why would this be helpful? This would make large Chinese audiobook libraries much easier to browse. For Chinese book titles, pinyin order is usually the expected alphabetical order, similar to how users expect A-Z sorting to work for Latin titles. Without this, browsing by title can feel unpredictable once a library has many Chinese books. ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) No new UI is needed from my perspective. I would expect the existing title sort option to place Chinese titles in pinyin order. ### Audiobookshelf Server Version 2.33.2 ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) _No response_
adam added the enhancement label 2026-04-25 00:14:52 +02:00
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