[Enhancement]: Ease of use for Podcasts #1401

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opened 2026-02-20 02:00:16 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 02:00:16 -05:00

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Originally created by @Gandalf-the-Blue on GitHub (Sep 10, 2023).

Describe the feature/enhancement

An important feature for podcasts is the ability to automatically add them to playlists.
A way to define new episodes for each podcast to be added to a specific playlist would be super helpful.
This way, news podcasts can automatically be added to a News playlist which the user can then access at their leisure.

Another enhancement would be to sort a podcast playlists - currently sorting is completely manual, but using this podcasts can be added in a custom order, be it A-Z, Z-A, released on date etc.

And finally, an option to delete episodes of a podcast after being played would ensure optimal server space usage. If a user wishes to keep an episode they've listened to, an option of "favourite" could make this possible.

I'm coming from AntennaPod, and I believe these features are what make it the go-to app for podcasts, when one is not self-hosting. I am currently in the process of moving to AudiobookShelf and see these features as essential to develop AudiobookShelf into the go-to podcast server for self-hosters.

Originally created by @Gandalf-the-Blue on GitHub (Sep 10, 2023). ### Describe the feature/enhancement An important feature for podcasts is the ability to automatically add them to playlists. A way to define new episodes for each podcast to be added to a specific playlist would be super helpful. This way, news podcasts can automatically be added to a News playlist which the user can then access at their leisure. Another enhancement would be to sort a podcast playlists - currently sorting is completely manual, but using this podcasts can be added in a custom order, be it A-Z, Z-A, released on date etc. And finally, an option to delete episodes of a podcast after being played would ensure optimal server space usage. If a user wishes to keep an episode they've listened to, an option of "favourite" could make this possible. I'm coming from AntennaPod, and I believe these features are what make it the go-to app for podcasts, when one is not self-hosting. I am currently in the process of moving to AudiobookShelf and see these features as essential to develop AudiobookShelf into the go-to podcast server for self-hosters.

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deekerman commented

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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Sep 10, 2023):

I think you're talking about what we've been calling "filters". Since we already have the concept of a playlist it makes more sense to use a new term for this because it's dynamic.
These feature requests should cover what you are asking
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/1477
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/1757 (this should probably be combined with #1477)

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Sep 10, 2023): I think you're talking about what we've been calling "filters". Since we already have the concept of a playlist it makes more sense to use a new term for this because it's dynamic. These feature requests should cover what you are asking https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/1477 https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/1757 (this should probably be combined with #1477)

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 02:00:17 -05:00

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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Sep 10, 2023):

Duplicate of #1477

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Sep 10, 2023): Duplicate of #1477

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[Enhancement]: Advanced search #1516

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