How to Listen to Audible Offline without WiFi/Internet

Part 1. Can You Listen to Audible Offline

Can Audible books be used offline? Of course! No matter you are using an Audible app or Audible Cloud Player, you can download Audible books on computers, mobile devices, and online for offline listening. But the prerequisite is you have purchased Audible audiobooks, or you have upgraded to an Audible Plus or Premium Plus subscription.

Besides, Audible books downloaded from Plus Catalog via Audible subscriptions will be unplayable if your subscription ends. Also, they can be playable on limited devices that support the Audible app only. If you'd like to make Audible books offline on all devices and players, it's better to convert Audible to MP3 with a professional third-party Audible converter. In Part 5, you can learn more about it.

Besides that, we will give detailed guides for listening to Audible without the Internet in all situations to meet your needs in the following parts.

Part 2. How to Listen to Audible Offline on iPhone/Android

Speaking of Audible offline listening, Audible provides the offline mode to make it available in its official app. Also, the Audible app is compatible with a wide variety of platforms, including Android, iOS, and Fire tablets. Only if you have purchased some books or subscribe to Audible Plus or Premium Plus plan, it's able to download Audible books for listening off the grid.

Here we will present the specific guides to download and listen to Audible offline on iPhone and Android devices.

On iPhone

Step 1. On the Audible iPhone app, tap on the Menu tab like three horizontal lines and choose 'Library' from the pop-up left panel.

Step 2. Tap on the little inverted triangle icon alongside 'My Library' to draw down a list and select 'Cloud'. Then you can start to select Audible books that you'd like to download and listen to offline.

Step 3. Click on its cover art to launch the downloading process. You will see Audible books will be downloaded to your device as expected.

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On Android

Step 1. Open the Audible Android app and click on the second 'Library' tab from the bottom navigation bar.

Step 2. Proceed to tap on 'All' > 'All Titles' from the top.

Step 3. Tap on the cover art of your favorite title. Or click the right three dots and choose 'Download' from the pop-up list to kick off the downloading.

After following the steps on your iPhone or Android device, you will get the downloaded Audible audiobooks. Then please go to your Audible Library in the app. Then locate the 'Downloaded' section to choose and listen to Audible offline on your mobile device.

View also: How to Listen to Audible on Android Phone

Part 3. How to Use Audible Offline on Windows PC

Now, Audible app can't be downloaded on the Windows 11 and Windows 10 computers. But there are other three channels to enable Audible offline listening on PC: Download Audible books to PC first and then import them to Audible Manager, WMP, and iTunes for offline playback. Let's have a look at the following tutorial.

Via Audible Manager

Note: You need to visit Audible official website to find and download any title you want to listen to offline on your computer first.

Step 1. Download and install Audible Manager on your PC.

Step 2. On Audible Manager, hit on the 'File' tab at the upper left. Then choose 'Add Audio Files' from the pull-down menu. It will open a new window in which you can search and find Audible downloads.

Step 3. Now, please select and add offline Audible books to your Audible Manager. After that, Audible books are available offline by clicking on the title.

Via Windows Media Player / iTunes

Note: Please download Audible audiobooks to your PC from the Audible website before starting.

Step 1. First, this way needs to get support from Audible Download Manager, please download this tool and launch it.

Step 2. Tap the 'Option' tab from the top-right corner. Then pick 'Activate PC' from the draw-down list to sign up for your Audible account details. After that, a new window will pop up showing successful activation.

Step 3. To import Audible books into them, select 'Options' again. Then choose 'Import Audible Titles' > 'Import into iTunes and Windows Media Player Library' icon.

Step 4. Just confirm it by clicking the 'OK' button, then you can play Audible offline on iTunes or Windows Media Player anytime.

View also: How to Play Audible on Windows Media Player

Via Audible App [Not Working Anymore]

Since March 6, 2024, Microsoft discontinued the Amazon Appstore on Windows 11. So, users can't download Audible app on their Windows 11 computers. If you have already downloaded Audible app on your Windows 11 computer, you can still use it till March 5, 2025. Now, let's see how to use Audible offline on Windows 11 via Audible app.

Tips: You can turn to use AudFree Audible Audiobook Converter in Part 5 to convert, save and play Audible audiobooks offline on your computer and other devices.

Step 1. Go to the Microsoft Store on your Windows 11 computer. Then type and search for 'Amazon Appstore'.

Step 2. When got the search result, hit on the 'Install' button to download and install Amazon Appstore on your computer.

Step 3. After that, launch the Amazon Appstore and sign in with your Amazon account.

Step 4. Type 'Audible' and search for it. Then click on the 'Get' button to install it on your computer.

Step 5. Start the Audible for Windows 11 app and log in to your account.

Step 6. Head to 'Library' to find the book you want to download to play offline.

Step 7. Next, tap the 'Download' button to download and listen to Audible books offline.

Part 4. How to Listen to Audible Books Offline on Mac

There is no Audible app for Mac as well to enjoy Audible audiobooks offline. But you can make it via iTunes or Apple Books app. If you are using macOS 10.14 or lower versions, you should use iTunes to play Audible audiobooks without the Internet. For macOS 10.15 Catalina, macOS 11 Big Sur or above, Audible books have been transitioned from iTunes to Apple Books. Thus, you can still use the Apple Books app to play Audible offline. Please download Audible books to Mac in advance. Then look into the detailed steps below.

Via Apple Books (For macOS 10.15 Catalina and Later)

Step 1. Find the favorite Audible book that you'd like to play offline. Right-click on it and choose the 'Open with' > 'Book (default)' button.

Step 2. If you don't authorize your computer, please do that by filling in your Audible account. It will pop up a window, click on 'Yes' > 'Activate Now' then.

Step 3. Once clicked, all Audible books will be imported into your Apple Books app. You can listen to Audible without the Internet on your Mac now.

View also: How to Download Audiobooks from Apple Books

Via iTunes (For macOS 10.14 or Earlier)

Step 1. Visit Audible website and sign in to your account.

Step 2. Locate the book you want to download and hit on the 'Download' option.

Step 3. After downloading, open the audiobooks with iTunes. Later, you will receive a message asking you to authorize the computer.

Step 4. Now, you need to tap the 'Yes' button in the pop-up window and fill in with your account details to authorize.

Step 5. Once done, you can use iTunes to play Audible offline.

Part 5. How to Listen to Audible Books Offline Anywhere

In fact, there are still many portable devices that don't work with the Audible app, such as the Sony Walkman, iPod Shuffle, SanDisk Sansa, or other popular MP3 players. What if you'd like to get Audible to listen offline on them? Or do you just want to listen to Audible offline without the Audible app?

To solve this problem and facilitate users to enjoy Audible audiobooks without WiFi or out of its own app, here is an effective tool to meet your needs. That is AudFree Audible Audiobook Converter, which is dedicated to Audible audiobooks format conversion.

It can download and convert Audible AAX to MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, Lossless, M4A, M4B, etc. with lossless quality and ID3 tags preserved. It facilitates you to keep the converted Audible books locally forever. In this case, you can transfer Audible books to other devices for offline playback without the Audible app or subscription.

How to Download Audible Books to Listen Offline on All Devices

You can install the AudFree Audible Converter by clicking on the above Download button. Then please download your favorite books from Audible with your existing Audible account beforehand. Then take a look at the following user guide to download, convert and listen to Audible audiobooks offline.

Step 1Load Audible Audiobooks to AudFree Audible Converter

First, open AudFree Audible Converter on your computer. Then find the audiobooks you want and tap on it on your computer. Next, drag them to the main screen of AudFree program to load the audiobook.

Step 2Set the Audible Output Format to MP3

Since almost all devices are compatible with the MP3 audio format, you will be strongly advised to set the Audible output format to MP3. Just click on the 'Format' icon. In the Format Settings window, you can customize other audio parameters, like bit rate, sample rate, audio channel, etc. But if you'd like to split audiobooks by chapters, you'd better set the output format as M4A since MP3 format does not support playing audio files by chapters.

Step 3Download Audible Books for Offline Playback

Please click the big 'Convert' button at the bottom-right corner. AudFree Audible Audiobook Converter will export and download Audible books to the target files that you set before on your computer. Generally speaking, the conversion time depends on how many audio files you have imported. After Audible books have been downloaded to listen offline, you can locate converted Audible books on your computer by clicking the Converted section.

Step 4Listen to Audible Offline Anywhere

To listen to Audible audiobooks offline on any device you have, please connect your device like MP3 player, Kindle Fire, etc. to your computer via USB cable, Bluetooth or else. After that, you can drag and drop the Audible book files from the target converted folder into the folder of your device for offline listening.

View also:

How to Listen to Audible Audiobooks through Bluetooth

How to Listen to Audible Books on Kindle

How to Play Audible Books on MP3 Player

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Part 6. How to Fix Audible Not Working Offline

Some people complained and asked: "Why can't I listen to Audible offline". In fact, this issue may result from multiple reasons such as corrupted downloads, wrong output devices, etc. But you can follow the 6 common solutions below to troubleshoot it.

✔ Re-download the Audible Audiobook

The most common reason Audible won't play without the internet is that Audible fails to be downloaded properly, leading to a corrupted file. You can try to delete the downloaded audiobooks from your device first, and then re-download the audiobooks.

✔ Check Your Device's Speakers

If you can't hear Audible playing, there will be a problem with your device's speakers. Make sure your device is not muted, and check that you are not using an external audio device.

✔ Restart the Audible Application

Most applications, including Audible, may experience a temporary glitch. Try closing your Audible app, wait a few minutes, and then restart the Audible application. This way can avoid various bugs on the Audible app. After that, see if you can listen to Audible books offline properly.

✔ Update Audible Application

If you use the old version of the Audible app on your device, then you may also meet the Audible offline mode not working issue. In this case, you can try to check the current version of the Audible app. If it is not the latest one, then go to update it.

✔ Update Your Device System

After updating the Audible app, you find that you are still having problems of using Audible offline, then the problem may be with your device. It's also important to update your system, as this usually fixes some of the bugs that existed in the previous operating system.

✔ Contact Amazon Customer Support

Describe the problems you encounter with the Amazon's staff, then they will look further into the issues of your Audible and respond with fixes to you. But you may need to wait for a long time.

If none of those fixes works, you can opt to use AudFree Audible Book Converter to download audiobooks as local files. It enables you to convert Audible books as local files in MP3, and more plain formats for offline playback.

View also: How to Fix Audible Not Working

Part 7. FAQs about Audible Offline

Q1: Does Audible Work Offline?

A: Audible requires an internet connection like data or WiFi to work smoothly. However, if you download your collected audiobooks from Audible with the Audible Plus/Premium Plus plan or buy the titles you want, you can use Audible offline.

Q2: Can I Listen to Audible Offline in Airplane Mode?

A: Yes. An Audible Plus or Premium Plus account empowers you to download your titles for airplane mode. But you need to renew the subscription to keep the downloads. Otherwise, the downloads will be unavailable offline. If you don't want to continue the charge, AudFree Audible Converter can give you a one-stop solution. It can help you convert books from Audible as local files and listen to Audible on airplane mode forever.

Q3: Can I Listen to Audible Podcasts Offline?

A: Yes. If you are an Audible Plus or Premium Plus user, you can download Audible podcasts for offline listening directly.

Q4: Can You Listen to Audible Offline iPhone?

A: Yes. You can download Audible audiobooks on the Audible app on your iPhone. Then you can play Audible books offline on iPhone.

Part 8. In Conclusion

Here are the total effective ways to use Audible offline mode with and without the Audible App and Audible subscriptions. In the long run, using AudFree Audible Converter to download and listen to Audible offline is the best option. Anyway, it can make Audible books more compatible and playable on any desired device. Just have fun with offline Amazon Audible books.