[Garmin Audible] How to Listen to Audible on Garmin Watches

Part 1. Best Way to Listen to Audible on Garmin Watches

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. AA/AAX Audible books and Garmin Watches are not compatible. So, to make Garmin Audible integration, 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, which is at the top of the list. In fact, it has the ability to download Audible AA/AAX to MP3, WAV, M4A, M4B, and other formats supported by Garmin Watch. As a result, you can add Audible books to all your Garmin Watches 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 or fixed time periods 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 is available on both PC and Mac computers, which is also 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 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.

How to Add Audible Audiobooks to Garmin Watch

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.

Play Audible on Garmin Watch via SD Card

Actually, Garmin Wear OS supports lots of SD cards, from 4GB to 16GB with 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 book to SD card, insert the SD card into your wrist. This way, you will be able to sync Audible for your wearable without any problems.

Connect Audible to Garmin Watch via Garmin Express

To tell you the truth, the converted Audible books also work with the Garmin Express app. Thus, you can transfer audiobooks to Garmin Express and play them well on the wrists. Here, we will take Forerunner 645 Music as an example to 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 Forerunner 645 Music device to your computer via a USB cable.

Step 3. Once paired well, please click on 'Add a Device'. Then the app will detect the Forerunner Music watch automatically.

Step 4. Proceed to tap on 'Add Device' to connect your Forerunner 645 Music.

Step 5. Please click 'Music' on your Windows computer. Then tap 'iTunes' on Mac. Browse your local audio folder and locate the common Audible audiobook folder.

Step 6. When 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 2. How to Use Audible on Garmin Watch Via Audible Manager Directly

The Audible software is not available on Garmin Watch. But with the Audible Manager tool, you can load Audible audiobooks onto your Garmin device or any other player as often as you like. Without further ado, let's see how to do it in the guide below.

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

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

Step 3. 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.

Step 4. Click the 'OK' button, after that go to your wearable and click the 'Activate' button, then just log into your Audible account.

Step 5. Now you can transfer your Audible books to Garmin Watch. Simply select the Audible book you like and click the 'Add to device' button. Wait a moment and you'll be able to play Audible books on the watch smoothly.

Part 3. FAQs about Garmin Audible

Q1: Is the Audible Compatible with the Garmin?

A: In fact, when you search 'what devices are compatible with Audible' online, you will be disappointed to discover that Garmin devices are not on the shortlist. Just take a look at the list of Audible-enabled devices listed below.

Q2: Can You Listen to Audible on Garmin?

A: If you're a premium user of Audible, you’d better try Audible Manager. It enables you to transfer Audible book you've purchased to Garmin and other devices where 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.

Q4: What Format Is Garmin Watch Compatible for Audiobooks?

A: Garmin Watch supports a variety of audio formats, including MP3, AAC, WAV, M4A, WMA, etc.

Part 4. Best 5 Garmin Watches Recommended

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 5. In Conclusion

Although Garmin Audible app is not available, 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 not only your Garmin Watch but also all other portable watches such as playing Audible on Galaxy Wear OS. Take action to make Audible and watch work perfectly.