Use antennapod to play mp3

[bbb]

Hi. I like the ap interface and would like to use ap to play mp3 files.

Is it possible? If not can it become a feature request please. Thanks

[tonytamsf]

Welcome @bbb to the AntennaPod community. See if Local Files will work for you

Play audio from a specified folder/file instead of subscribed podcast

Hey, first time poster, but longtime user of AP. Thanks for providing it! I have new use case (for me at least). I sometimes download audio-only files from video websites (e.g. talks where video is not important) to listen to them on the mobile phone… How can I do that easily with AP? I cannot find a possibility to point to a file/folder in directory tree. And a related question: does AP play ‘opus’ encoded files as well? Thanks for your help! digisus

[gomezz]

I use a different app for playing mp3 files called Smart Audiobook Player. I actually use if it for playing radio programmes I have recorded/downloaded so I can listen to them at a time more convenient to me and so I can Pause/Play them without missing anything while working as a multi-drop van driver. Like AP you can just point it at the folder containing the subfolders - one for each “book”, “record” or collection of related mp3 files. It maintains a separate play point marker for each “book” so you can switch between them at will without losing your place.

[bbb]

Many thanks for your reply.

But I was hoping to find one app that does both audiobooks and podcasts.

[gomezz]

That is the route that the likes of BBC Sounds and Spotify have tried to take and ended up as jack of all trades and master of none.

[EricWhite]

Spotify, maybe, I think. It offers audiobooks and podcasts. However, the playback experience is not good, especially in weak network places. So I always download them to MP3 with AMusicSoft Spotify Music Converter, it is much smoother to play offline.