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Product updates

New features and improvements in AudioForge, newest first.

October 2026New

Narrate with your own voice

Record about a minute of yourself reading and AudioForge builds a voice from it. Choose “Use my voice” wherever you pick a custom voice. It has to be your own recording, and nobody else can use the voice.

October 2026Improved

Your glossary now shapes the audio

Phonetic spellings in a book’s Glossary are read aloud in place of the word when you generate audio. Add or change an entry and the lines that use that word are reset so you can regenerate them.

October 2026New

Upload your whole manuscript at once

Import one .docx, .txt or PDF and we split it into chapters for you. Check the result, rename, reorder, split or join chapters, then add them all to your book in one go.

October 2026Improved

Your author page and account settings have their own pages

Profile is now Author profile and Account settings. Promote shows Analytics and Reels, and each book’s public page is edited from the book itself.

October 2026New

See where the parser wasn’t sure

Lines the parser guessed at now carry an “Unsure” tag in the Studio. Tick the guess if it’s right, or pick another speaker — and jump between them with “Next uncertain line”.

September 2026Improved

Pick a sound, then place it

Choose a sound from the library first, then click in your chapter to drop it exactly where you want.

September 2026Improved

Find sound effects faster

The sound effects drawer now searches your whole library in one list, and generating a custom effect opens in its own dialog.

September 2026Improved

Hide the chat bubble

Close the floating chat bubble to get it off your screen for good — you can still reach Apichai any time from the “?” menu in the top bar.

September 2026Improved

Name your first chapter later

The chapter name is optional when you start your first chapter — leave it blank and we’ll call it “Chapter 1” until you rename it.

August 2026New

See who you’re up against

Hover any author on the leaderboard to see their books, audio output, and the badges they’ve earned.

August 2026New

Author Leaderboard — see how you stack up

See every book produced on AudioForge, climb the weekly author leaderboard, and earn badges as you produce and publish — 12 of them pay free credits.

August 2026New

Author Help Program — we make your audiobook for you

Our team turns your book into a multi-voice audiobook for you — parsing, casting, and audio production handled, you review and approve. Limited to 100 authors: claim your spot from the sidebar.

July 2026New

Sign in with Apple

Create your account or sign in with your Apple ID — works in every browser, including in-app ones where Google sign-in doesn't load.

July 2026New

Custom reel artwork

Upload any image as your reel's artwork instead of the book cover — handy for chapter art or promo visuals.

July 2026New

Publish serially, chapter by chapter

Your book can go live as soon as one chapter is ready — draft chapters no longer block publishing. Mark a chapter ready to release it to listeners, one at a time, perfect for ongoing serials.

July 2026New

Save your favorite voices

Bookmark any voice in the Voice Library and find it again under a new Saved tab in every voice picker — narrator, characters, and casting. Favorites are stored on your account and follow you across devices.

July 2026Fixed

Studio playback starts where you set it

After pausing or moving the playhead, chapter preview now re-cues the selected segment from its beginning instead of resuming near its end or skipping it.

July 2026Improved

Hear SFX softness as you adjust it

Changing the Soften level now refreshes the sound-effect preview immediately without stopping playback, making it easier to compare settings without pressing play again.

July 2026Improved

A clearer path to your first audio chapter

The homepage now introduces AudioForge as turning readers into audiobook listeners, keeps the familiar chapter-paste controls, and moves the 10,000-credit offer below the introduction so the next step is easier to scan.

July 2026Improved

Smoother narrator & SFX workflow

Parsed chapters now open directly in the studio while in-progress custom voices stay safe, the SFX library scrolls properly on smaller phones, and the play bar clearly shows when sound-effect edits are syncing.

July 2026Improved

Segment delete & voice picker fixes

Segments can now be deleted in the studio, changing a character's voice actually regenerates their lines with the new voice, and voice filters work correctly with custom voices.

July 2026Fixed

Playback and SFX fixes

The play bar now waits for freshly regenerated lines instead of skipping them, edits made mid-save are never lost, and placing sound effects is more reliable.

July 2026Fixed

Studio review fixes

Character voice prompts now show inferred accent context, and changed lines are marked more clearly when audio needs regeneration.

July 2026Improved

Studio & export polish

SFX now show in your script without opening the drawer, voice-generation progress is clearer, and exported chapters are marked and playable right from the book page.

July 2026New

Product updates, in-app

See what we've shipped without leaving AudioForge — a heads-up on the dashboard when there's something new, plus the full list any time from "What's new" in the sidebar.

June 2026New

Sound Effects library

Browse the built-in sound effects library and layer effects into your chapters for more immersive scenes. Find it under "Sound Effects" in the sidebar.

May 2026New

Audiogram reels

Turn a chapter highlight into a shareable audiogram video — perfect for promoting your audiobook on social media. Open a chapter and choose "Reel".

May 2026Beta

Monetization for authors

Authors can now earn from their audiobooks directly on AudioForge. Check the "Monetization" page in the sidebar to get started.

Have a feature request?

We build AudioForge with serial authors — tell us what would help you most.

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