Garmin Audible: How to Listen to Audible on Garmin Watches

Part 1. Can You Listen to Audible on Garmin Watch

The answer is NO. There is no official integration between Audible and Garmin Watch, which means Audible doesn't roll out a specific Audible app for Garmin Watches. Currently, you can only listen to Audible audiobooks on the Galaxy Watch and the Google Pixel Watch directly through the Audible Watch app.

Garmin Watch-Supported Formats for Audiobooks

Apple Music encrypted all of its content in special M4P format (namely encoded AAC). However, Garmin Watch supports a variety of audio formats, including common AAC, MP3, WAV, M4A, WMA, etc. Please look at the following table to check that:

Part 2. How to Listen to Audible on Garmin Watch via Audible Manager/AudibleSync

The Audible app is not available on a Windows PC now, but Audible released the Audible Manager and AudibleSync app for Windows users to download Audible books to their PC and transfer audiobooks to Garmin Watch and other non-Apple devices for all of that. Audible Manager is an older software while AudibleSync is a newer software to sync Audible audiobooks to devices. For Windows 10/11 users, you'd better use AudibleSync. But for Windows 7/8 users, Audible Manager is the best shot.

Without further ado, please walk through the following step-by-step instructions to play Audible books on Garmin Watches.

Listen to Audible Audiobooks on Garmin Watch via AudibleSync [Windows 11/10]

Step 1. Head to Audible.com. Scroll down to the bottom and hit the 'Install AudibleSync' button on Windows.

Step 2. Launch AudibleSync on your computer and sign in to your Audible or Amazon account to access the Audible library.

Step 3. Find the titles you want to listen to on the Garmin wrist and click on the 'Download' button.

Step 4. Connect your Garmin Watch to your computer via a USB cable. Once connected, a device icon will display on the left sidebar of AudibleSync. Tap on it and then press the 'Activate Device' button at the top right to activate your Garmin Watch.

Step 5. Select the downloaded titles and hit the right 'Copy to Device' button to import the titles to your wrist.

Listen to Audible Audiobooks on Garmin Watch via Audible Manager [Windows 7/8/10]

Step 1. Navigate to the Audible official website. Download and install the Audible Manager app on your computer.

Step 2. Connect your watch to your computer via the USB cable and launch the Audible Manager app.

Step 3. Tap on the top-right 'File' tab > 'Add Audio Files' to add your downloaded audiobooks to Audible Manager.

Step 4. Click on the 'Device' > 'Add New Device' option and select your wrist in the pop-up window to add your watch to Audible Manager software. Then tap on 'OK'.

Step 5. Right-click on your wearable from the left panel and select 'Activate'. Then just log into your Audible account.

Step 6. Now you can transfer your Audible books to Garmin Watch. Simply select the Audible book you like and touch on the 'Add to device' button. Wait a moment and you'll be able to play Audible books on the watch smoothly.

Part 3. How to Listen to Audible on Garmin Watch Through AudFree Audible Converter

As mentioned above, Garmin Watches come with a built-in music player that supports several common audio formats covering MP3, M4A, M4B, AAC, WAV, etc. But Audible books are encoded in AA and AAX audio formats, which are not compatible with the wrist. Moreover, the above methods are only supported on Windows. So, to make Garmin Audible integration on both Windows and Mac, you urgently need the help of a professional Audible converter.

After comparing various Audible converters on the market, we handpicked the powerful AudFree Audible Book Converter for Windows and Mac, which is at the top of the list. This expert tool is capable of downloading Audible AAXC/AA/AAX to MP3, WAV, M4A, M4B, and other formats supported by Garmin Watch. As a result, you can add Audible books to your Garmin Watch all series and other devices for offline playback.

Also, this powerful tool maintains lossless quality while getting Audible downloads on your computer. With the excellent built-in editor, you can customize the ID3 tags of the output Audible books, including title, cover, artist, genre, and more. It is worth mentioning that you can split large audiobooks into smaller sections by chapter, fixed time, or segments in an ideal way. Thus, with the aid of this comprehensive converter, Audible Garmin becomes the perfect reality.

AudFree Audible to Garmin Converter

• Losslessly convert Audible audiobooks to MP3 and other Garmin-supported files
• Convert not only Audible but also iTunes audiobooks, Apple Music, etc.
• Split Audible audiobooks into several small clips by chapters
• Play Audible books offline on Garmin watch, Fitbit Versa/Ionic, and so on

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How to Download Audible Books to Garmin Watch

This powerful converter available on both PC and Mac computers is reliable and legal to use. Please download audiobooks from Audible with your current Audible account. Then upload the downloaded audiobooks to iTunes. Subsequently, you can look into the detailed user guide as follows.

Step 1Add Audible Books to AudFree Auditior

Hit on the first 'Load iTunes Library' button from the bottom-left corner of the AudFree Auditior's main interface. It will pop up a window, in which you can select audiobooks from the iTunes library. And then, selected Audible files will be loaded to the main interface automatically. Besides, you can directly drag and drop Audible files from your computer to AudFree Auditior. And by hovering over an added item, you can see the 'Edit' icon. With it, you are allowed to edit ID3 tags, split audiobooks by chapters, fix audiobook time intervals, and so on.

Step 2Define Audible Output Parameters for Garmin Watch

Please click the 'Format' icon to customize basic audio parameters according to your requirements. It's able to change the output format to a Garmin Watch-supported one, including MP3, AAC, WAV, M4A, etc. On top of that, you can also customize the bit rate, sample rate, audio codec, and audio channel for better playback. It is mentionable that, if you tap on 'Keep lossless quality(AA, AAX)', the Audible AA books will be converted to MP3 automatically while the AAX audiobooks will be converted to M4A format.

Step 3Convert Audible Books for Garmin Watch

Now, you can tap the 'Convert' button to convert added Audible files for Garmin Watch. All added Audible audiobooks will be converted to MP3 or other compatible audio files you select. It’s able to download Audible books to the Wear OS without limits. In general, the total conversion time depends on how many audiobooks you have added.

Part 4. How to Sync Audible to Garmin Watch on Mac/PC

Now that you've got the Audible files for the Venu, Forerunner, Fenix, Vivoactive, and all other Garmin Watches. It's time to listen to Audible books on the watch via SD card or Garmin Express.

Via SD Card

Garmin Wear OS supports lots of SD cards, from 4GB to 16GB with an SD Adapter. Thus, it couldn't be much easier to save Audible books to an SD card and then connect Audible to Garmin Watch via an SD card.

Step 1. Connect the SD card to your computer via the SD card reader.

Step 2. Click on the 'File' icon on your computer to find the Audible book in the target folder, copy, and move the file to a new folder on your SD card.

Step 3. Once you have moved Audible books to the SD card, insert the SD card into your wrist. This way, you will be able to sync Audible for your wearable without any problems.

Via Garmin Express

The converted Audible books also work with the Garmin Express app. Therefore, you can transfer audiobooks to Garmin Express and play them well on the wrists. Here, we will show you how to listen to Audible on Garmin Watch via the Express app.

Step 1. Install and launch the Garmin Express app on your computer running a Mac or Windows operating system.

Step 2. Please connect your Garmin Watch to your computer via a USB cable, after which the wrist will be auto-detected by Garmin Express. If not, please select 'Add a Device' > 'Add Device'.

Step 3. Please click 'Music' on your Windows computer while tapping 'iTunes' on your Mac. Browse your local audio folder and locate the common Audible audiobook folder.

Step 4. Once found out, please check the mark on the front of the audio files. Please select 'Send to Devices' to import Audible books to Forerunner 645 Music. And then you can listen to Audible on your watch as you like.

📝 Tips: For other Garmin Watches, such as Venu, Fenix 6, Forerunner 945, Forerunner 245 Music, Vivoactive 4 watches, etc., the above steps can also be applied to them. Also, if you have installed a Spotify wearable app on your Garmin Watch, you can upload the converted audiobooks to the Spotify wearable app. Then you can enjoy the Audible audiobooks on the Spotify Garmin wearable app.

Part 5. Best 5 Garmin Watches Recommended for Audiobooks

Here is a table including 5 recommended Garmin Watches in the market. If you intend to purchase a suitable one for listening to Audible audiobooks or music, you can refer to this table. All those wearables can store music.

Part 6. More FAQs about Garmin Audible Integration

Q1: Is There an Audible App for Garmin Watches?

A: Nope. Audible doesn't work with Garmin Watch now. There is only an Audible app for the Google Pixel Watch and Galaxy Watch 4/5/6.

Q2: Can I Get Audible on My Garmin Watch?

A: If you're one of the Audible members, you’d better try Audible Manager. It enables you to transfer the Audible book you've purchased to Garmin and other devices where the Audible app cannot be installed. In turn, you can play Audible on Garmin whenever you want.

Q3: Can I Download Audible Books to Garmin?

A: As long as you use the AudFree Audible Book Converter properly, you can remove the Audible Book's restrictions and download them as local files. After that, it's convenient to sync Audible to Garmin without hassle and listen to Audible books offline on the smartwatch.

Part 7. In Conclusion

Although the Audible app is not available on Garmin Watch, there are still valid alternatives to listening to Audible on Garmin Watch as described above. To be fair, thanks to the AudFree Audible Converter. With it, you can play Audible on any Wear OS including your Garmin Watch. Take action to make Audible Garmin Watch integration work perfectly.