Update: audiobook player with transcripts, read-along mode, and vocabulary practice
Hi everyone!
A couple of months ago I posted here about an audiobook player I was building with automatic transcription and a read-along mode, and I wanted to share what it turned into.
The original problem was simple: when listening to audiobooks, especially in a foreign language, I often missed a word or a sentence. Rewinding helped, but it was still annoying to catch the exact phrase. So I wanted an audiobook player where you can listen and read the transcript at the same time.
The app now focuses on three things:
- listening to audiobooks;
- following along with synced transcript text;
- saving words/phrases and practicing them later.
So if you miss something while listening, you can quickly read the transcript, translate a word or sentence, and continue. If it is a word you want to remember, you can save it and later practice it using examples from the audiobook itself.
I originally built this for myself while listening to French audiobooks, but I think it may also be useful for other audiobook listeners who:
- listen in a language they are learning;
- like read-along / transcript-based listening;
- sometimes struggle to catch words by ear;
- want to build vocabulary from books they actually listen to.
Full disclosure: I’m the creator of the app. I’m sharing it here because the feedback from audiobook listeners is the most useful for me.
I’d love to hear what you think:
Android link: here it goes.
Happy to answer questions or hear criticism.