Importing Books

iCloud Drive, M4B, MP3 and EPUB import

AudioBookSync reads files directly from iCloud Drive. Each book is stored in its own subfolder within the app container.

Folder Structure

Each book has its own folder in the AudioBookSync directory in iCloud Drive. The structure looks like this:

AudioBookSync/
├── The Hobbit/
│   ├── The Hobbit.m4b
│   ├── The Hobbit.epub  (optional)
│   └── cover.jpg  (optional)
└── Another Book/
    ├── Chapter 01.mp3
    ├── Chapter 02.mp3
    └── cover.png  (optional)

M4B Files

M4B is the preferred format. Chapter markers are automatically read from the file structure. Cover art and metadata (title, author) are extracted from embedded tags.

MP3 Files

Single MP3 files or folders with multiple MP3s per book. Files are automatically sorted by filename or ID3 track number. Metadata is read from ID3 tags.

EPUB Files

Place an EPUB file in the same folder as the audiobook. The app will automatically detect and link it. EPUBs can also be manually assigned or read as a standalone e-book without an audiobook.

Cover Detection

Covers are searched in this order: embedded cover from M4B/MP3 metadata, cover from EPUB metadata, image file in the folder (cover.jpg, cover.png, folder.jpg), or a generated placeholder.