WorkAudioBook for Windows

Audiobook Player for Language Learners

Version History

Application versions

Version Date YYYY-MM-DD Description
4.3 2015-11-24 Playback of recording from a microphone. "Repeat phrase" setting is added for "Play Nonstop" mode. "Move only around bookmarks" mode is improved.
4.02 2014-04-11 Subtitles Editor: import from clipboard and bookmarks is improved. A few bugs are fixed.
4.01 2014-02-25 Subtitles Editor: import from clipboard and bookmarks is added. A few bugs are fixed.
4.0 2014-02-21 Bookmarks and grades, repetition of difficult fragments, writing practice. More info »
3.5 2014-01-06 Folder support is added: "Open Folder with MP3 Files..." command in "Open" menu; "Next File", "Previous File" and "Playlist..." commands in "Go" menu; "Repeat mode" setting. Bigger font sizes are now available in subtitles, notes, etc.
3.01 2013-09-29 Additional subtitles, Notes, Writing practice, Words for study, Auto-repeat of phrase and file. More info »
2.02 2013-07-02 A few improvements for subtitles functionality, several bugs related to subtitles are fixed. More info »
2.01 2013-06-26 Support of subtitles and many more. More info »
1.03 2013-03-31 A few bugs are fixed
1.02 2013-01-18 Algorithm of phrase selection was improved + a few minor changes.
1.01 2012-12-12 First publicly available version

What is new

Version 3.01

  • Additional subtitles. Now you can simultaneously open subtitles in the language you are studying and your native language.
  • Notes for Folder and File. Here you can write out your favorite quotes, interesting idioms of a foreign language, list of characters in a book. It is convenient to copy a text of a corresponding chapter into "Notes for File", if this audio file has no subtitles.
  • Writing Practice. This is just a text box, where you can type what you hear. Application doesn't check correctness - you evaluate a result yourself by comparing your version with the subtitle or text file.
  • Words for Study. You can gather a list of words that you want to repeat later, then import them in Anki application.
  • Subtitles Editor. New functions: Shift time, Increase / decrease selection till punctuation, Edit source text
  • Previous Phrase and Next Phrase buttons are now enabled during playback.
  • Phrase auto-repeat mode button.
  • File auto-repeat setting.
  • Play Nonstop and Play Selected were changed places to match Android app.
  • Several bugs were fixed.

Version 2.02

  • Setting "Height of subtitles view panel" is added.
  • Ability to select encoding for subtitles file is added.
  • "Close Subtitles File" menu item is added.
  • Several bugs related to subtitles are fixed.

Version 2.01

  • Using of subtitles. More info at page "Subtitles".
  • Creating of subtitles. More info at page "Creating of Subtitles".
  • List of recently opened files in "Open" button.
  • Progress and navigation bar above waveform.
  • New setting: "Minimum phrase length".
  • Autopauses in "Play Nonstop" mode. New settings: "In Play Nonstop mode, pause between phrases" and "Show pause progress bar".
  • Russian localization of UI. New setting: "UI Language".
  • Command line parameter to specify file to open. Integration into Windows File Explorer.
  • Issue with big fonts mode in Windows is fixed.