[Enhancement]: Auto skip ADs within a podcast #1934

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opened 2026-02-20 10:14:08 -05:00 by deekerman · 5 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 10:14:08 -05:00

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Originally created by @upamanyudas on GitHub (May 2, 2024).

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This would be a awesome feature to have when listening to podcasts hands-free, e.g. while running or walking or driving. Annoying if an AD starts in-between a podcast and manual skipping is super inconvenient.
There is some development happening in this space with podcast-sponsor-block.

Originally created by @upamanyudas on GitHub (May 2, 2024). ### Describe the feature/enhancement This would be a awesome feature to have when listening to podcasts hands-free, e.g. while running or walking or driving. Annoying if an AD starts in-between a podcast and manual skipping is super inconvenient. There is some development happening in this space with [podcast-sponsor-block](https://github.com/ericmedina024/podcast-sponsor-block).

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@nichwall commented on GitHub (May 2, 2024):

Is there a reason you can't just request the RSS feed from there?

@nichwall commented on GitHub (May 2, 2024): Is there a reason you can't just request the RSS feed from there?

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 10:14:10 -05:00

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@upamanyudas commented on GitHub (May 4, 2024):

just bettering the feature-set of audiobookshelf and keeping all things to on service? my intention would be for us to have a native integration or maybe even adopt and extend.

@upamanyudas commented on GitHub (May 4, 2024): just bettering the feature-set of audiobookshelf and keeping all things to on service? my intention would be for us to have a native integration or maybe even adopt and extend.

deekerman commented

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@nichwall commented on GitHub (May 4, 2024):

I'm confused. The project you linked to says it returns an RSS feed with files edited to remove the sponsored sections so ABS doesn't need to do anything because it will only ever see the edited files, right?

Adding this functionality is unlikely to be done within the core ABS and falls more under a third party service or provider that you can request the RSS feed from.

@nichwall commented on GitHub (May 4, 2024): I'm confused. The project you linked to says it returns an RSS feed with files edited to remove the sponsored sections so ABS doesn't need to do anything because it will only ever see the edited files, right? Adding this functionality is unlikely to be done within the core ABS and falls more under a third party service or provider that you can request the RSS feed from.

deekerman commented

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@upamanyudas commented on GitHub (May 5, 2024):

hmm, i'm more thinking of a feature along the brand of skip intro / skip credits on plex, but only so much better for pods...

@upamanyudas commented on GitHub (May 5, 2024): hmm, i'm more thinking of a feature along the brand of skip intro / skip credits on plex, but only so much better for pods...

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@nichwall commented on GitHub (May 5, 2024):

That would be a duplicate of https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/2203

@nichwall commented on GitHub (May 5, 2024): That would be a duplicate of https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/2203