[Enhancement]: simple audio control overlay over ebook #3231

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opened 2026-02-20 11:01:37 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

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2026-02-20 11:01:37 -05:00

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Originally created by @arabshapt on GitHub (Feb 11, 2026).

Type of Enhancement

Web Interface/Frontend

Describe the Feature/Enhancement

It would be nice to have an optional overlay over ebook to make it possible to do immersion reading, reading an e-book and an audiobook in the background at the same time. this way one will be able to read a book and be able to pause, play jump back or forward in the audiobook.
So the idea is to do the bear minimum: play, pause, back(adjustable), forward(adjustable seconds: 5,10,15,30), maybe sync button based on chapters? So if i am in the third chapter in ebook and the audiobook has chapters that are named(string match)the same way the i can sync audio with the ebook(I mean the beginning of that chapter), or actually why sync? Just add buttons for jumping between chapters.
I would make the overlay optional(you can toggle it), because not everyone needs/wants immersion reading.

Why would this be helpful?

It would make immersion reading possible without actual whispersync with relatively less effort.

Future Implementation (Screenshot)

Audiobookshelf Server Version

v2.32.1

Current Implementation (Screenshot)

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Originally created by @arabshapt on GitHub (Feb 11, 2026). ### Type of Enhancement Web Interface/Frontend ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement It would be nice to have an optional overlay over ebook to make it possible to do immersion reading, reading an e-book and an audiobook in the background at the same time. this way one will be able to read a book and be able to pause, play jump back or forward in the audiobook. So the idea is to do the bear minimum: play, pause, back(adjustable), forward(adjustable seconds: 5,10,15,30), maybe sync button based on chapters? So if i am in the third chapter in ebook and the audiobook has chapters that are named(string match)the same way the i can sync audio with the ebook(I mean the beginning of that chapter), or actually why sync? Just add buttons for jumping between chapters. I would make the overlay optional(you can toggle it), because not everyone needs/wants immersion reading. ### Why would this be helpful? It would make immersion reading possible without actual whispersync with relatively less effort. ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/73cb1e33-6053-4a72-9a9e-25911752c7f4) ### Audiobookshelf Server Version v2.32.1 ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) _No response_