How to Install the Audible App to Amazon Fire TV/Stick

Q: "Can I listen to my Audible books on my Fire TV device at home? If so, how can I do that? Thanks in advance!" – Jonathan from Audible Community

Amazon Audible can be a great way to stay at home while instantly streaming an incredible story for learning. If you want to play Audible audiobooks through TV instead of phone or tablet, Amazon's Fire TV can help you out. Next, let's move to the detailed instructions on how to play Audible on Fire TV easily with several methods.

Part 1. How to Install the Audible App to Fire TV

The Audible app is available on any Fire TV devices such as Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube and more. With the Audible app on your Fire device, you have the access to your library with the Audible account or Amazon credentials. For that, you'll need to combine your Audible and Amazon accounts for an easier setup.

To combine the Audible and Amazon account:

1. On another device that has a web browser, visit: amazon.com.

2. Sig in to your Audible account to access the "Sign in with a username" button. From here please use *YOURUSERNAME* to sign in.

3. Hover your mouse over Hi, *YOURUSERNAME* at the top-right.

4. Head to Account Details > Merge now. Follow any steps on the screen to finish the setup. Once finished, you've combined your Audible and Amazon account. Then you're allowed to use your Amazon credentials to sign in to the Audible app for the Fire TV.

To find the Audible app on Amazon App Store:

1. Press the Home button on the remote. This will open the Home screen.

2. Press the > button on the remote to head to Find > Search. From here you may also want to find Audible is available from the Appstore under categories.

3. Select Search, and then type "Audible" and search for it.

4. Scroll to "Audible" from the search results below.

To install the Audible app to Fire TV:

1. Go into the information page of the Audible app in Appstore. To download the Audible app to the Fire TV, select Download.

2. Once the installation is finished, from here select Open to open the Audible app.

3. Or it's available to open the Audible app from the Home screen. To add the Audible app to the Home screen, press the Home button and scroll the Apps bar to the Add button. Find and select Audible and then press the 3-in-line button on the remote. This will open the options menu for the Audible app. Select Move and then move the Audible app to the desired position on the top Apps bar. Press the OK button to confirm.

4. To access the Audible app on the Home screen of the Fire TV, press the Home button and view it on the Apps bar.

To listen to Audible audiobooks on Fire TV:

1. Now launch the Audible app on Fire TV, when prompts, sign in to the Audible app with the Amazon credentials.

2. You can now load the "Your Audible Library" section on the Audible app for Fire TV. You should be aware that Your Audible Library lists no more than 100 books. If you wish to view those are not listed in Your Audible Library, choose My audiobooks instead and search for the desired title.

3. To play the title you want to listen to on your Fire TV, select the Listen Now button under that title. And the Player Screen will appear, from here you can use the remote to control the playback.

Pros:

• • It is not difficult to use.
• • Support stream Audible books on Fire TV.

Cons:

• • From the Amazon community and Reddit, many users report various problems about playing Audible on Fire TV, such as missing books, distorted books, and others.
• • The library on Fire TV only shows 100 titles. And when you search, you have to enter the correct full name.
• • You cannot listen to Audible on Fire TV offline.
• • You have to install the Audible app on Fire TV.

Part 2. How to Download Audible Audiobooks Supported by Fire TV

Another workaround would be playing Audible audiobooks offline by using the Media Player on your Fire TV. All you need to bring is your USB storage device that stores the desired Audible titles and even your entire Audible library. Or if you've been using Plex for a while, you know you can take advantage of the Plex app for Fire TV to access your media - the audio of your Audible library that's created based on downloaded Audible titles. Plex is the best app for you to organize your media and is available for you to access it wherever you are, on whatever device happens to be in your living room - Amazon's Fire TV.

While it's easy for you to access the Plex app from Amazon App Store on your Fire TV, you have to make sure you have a selection of downloaded audiobooks from Audible in the MP3 than in in AA/AAX audio file format. If you've been trying to download titles with your Plus or Premium Plus membership from the audible.com, you know those AA/AAX file format is the default audio file format. Those AA/AXX audio files won't be played on your Fire TV until you convert it to MP3 with a powerful third-party tool called ViWizard Audible Converter.

Best Audile to Fire TV Converter - ViWizard Audible Converter

ViWizard Audible Converter is a professional AA/AAX converter for users that have a collection of AA/AAX audio files from Audible. With ViWizard, you just need to adjust the output format as MP3, then click the Convert button to make a difference. Once you have a selection of MP3s on your computer device, you'll be impressed with what you can do with them on all your devices. If you don't have any AA/AAX audio files on your computer device, please from here learn how to download and listen to Audible Audiobooks.

To convert downloaded Audible titles from AA/AAX to MP3:

First, you need to install ViWizard Audible Converter on your Mac or PC computer after clicking the Download button above. After that, just follow the simple tutorial below to learn how to use it.

Step 1 Add Audible AA/AAX Files

Run ViWizard Audible Converter on your desktop, and then click the "Add" button to import the Audible audiobooks you want to convert to the program or simply by dragging and dropping. If you haven't downloaded these books in advance, you can read the guide here: How to Download Audible Audiobooks.

Step 2 Select Output Format

Next press the "Format" panel at the lower-left corner and you're allowed to choose an output format for your audiobooks.

Step 3 Convert Audible Books to Fire TV

Now simply click the "Convert" button after everything is set, and ViWizard will start to encode the Audible audiobooks for you. Wait for a few minutes, and you will get all MP3 Audible audiobooks on the local folder of your computer.

Part 3. How to Put Audible Audiobooks to Media Player on Fire TV

As stated, the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick were primarily designed to stream media over the internet, but they can also be used to play local audio files, such as the downloaded Audible audio files in MP3 audio file format. From here you can choose to access them over a microSD or USB drive connected directly to your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick, which is probably easier to access your Audible library in Plex together with other media, such as your videos. If you have an storage device, you have to make sure it's formatted using the FAT32 file system, which supports files up to 4GB in size.

To transfer downloaded Audible audiobooks to storage device:

1. For starters, make sure the storage device is formatted in FAT32.

2. Connect your FAT32 USB drive to your computer and move the downloaded MP3s to a new folder on your USB drive.

To play downloaded Audible audiobooks through USB on Fire TV:

Connect your FAT32 USB drive to your Fire TV. From here you can choose a free option for media player to play those audio files on your Fire TV. You can access:

Amazon port of ExoPlayer: ExoPlayer is an open-source media player developed by Google and intended f or Android media apps.

Android MediaPlayer: The standard Android MediaPlayer classes that handled audio and video playback are supported on Fire TV. These media classes can handle basic media playback in your app.

4. Once you have a media player on your Fire TV, you can now access and play the MP3 audio files.

Pros:

• • You can listen to any Audible books on Fire TV.
• • The playback is stable and smooth since it is offline playing.
• • You can listen to Audible books on other devices.

Cons:

• • You need a USB drive or other transferring tool to transfer files to Fire TV from computer.
• • You need a Windows or Mac computer to convert Audible books.

Part 4 How to Access Your Audible Library via Plex for Fire TV

You can now start to upload those downloaded Audible title to the Plex Media Server.

To upload downloaded Audible MP3 audio files to Plex:

1. On Windows or Mac, launch the Plex Media Server and head to the Gear icon (Settings).

2. On the main menu, select Manage > Libraries > Add Library.

3. To upload the Audible audio files to Plex, select Music as your library type. You'll want to use the same name for your library as the media folder (ex: Audible).

4. Select Next. On the next page, select BROWSE FOR MEDIA FOLDER. Find and locate the media folder that contains all the Audible titles in MP3 in the Windows Explorer or Finder. You can select multiple media folders to add to that library.

5. Select the media folder > ADD LIBRARY/ADD.

6. Select Next. You can now head to Plex > Settings > Manage > Libraries and then find that library to access your Audible audiobooks.

To install the Plex app to Fire Stick:

1. Repeat some steps to head to Plex > Home > Find > Search, and then search for the Plex to download.

2. Click Get/Download on the information page of the Plex app.

3. Wait until the installation is successful, and then select Open.

4. Head to the Audible library you set up in the Plex Media Server.

Part 5. How to Access Your Audible Library via Kodi for Fire TV

Just like Plex, Kodi is also one of the best media center apps around.

To upload downloaded Audible MP3 audio files to Kodi:

1. On Windows or Mac, launch Kodi and head to the main menu > Music > Enter Music section.

2. To upload the audio files, select Add music.

3. To find the audio files to upload, select Browse and navigate the computer to find the source folder that contains the MP3s. Select the source folder. You're also suggested to use the same name of the music folder here (ex: Audible), and then OK.

4. Once added, select OK again.

5. Now head to the Music section and scroll to the added music source. All the compatible audio files will be added here.

To install the Downloader app to Fire Stick:

You'll need to install the Kodi app through the Downloader on Fire TV. For starters, please make sure to have the Downloader app from the Amazon App Store.

1. Repeat some steps to head to the Home page of the Fire TV > Find > Search.

2. Select Search, and search for "Downloader".

3. Select the top search result of "Downloader".

4. On the information page of the Downloader app, select Download.

5. Once the Downloader is installed, pin it to the Apps bar on the Home screen.

To install the Kodi app through Downloader:

1. Go to the Settings of the Fire TV > My Fire TV from the top-right of the Home screen.

2. Scroll to Developer Options > Install unknown apps, and then make sure Downloader is enabled to install Kodi.

3. Back to the Home screen of the Fire TV and launch the Downloader app. If asked for permission to access the media files, select Allow.

4. Head to Settings, and then make sure JavaScript is enabled.

5. Back to the Home screen of the Downloader app, from here enter the URL: http://www.kodi.tv/download, then select Go to find and download the Android version of Kodi, which will be available to install to the Fire TV.

6. On the next page, select ARMV71 (32BIT). This should start the installation of the Kodi app.

7. Once the installation is complete, turn Kodi on and access those uploaded Audible titles under the music source.

The Bottom Line

So these are several ways to play Audible on Fire TV. The first method is easy to access but might bring you many problems, which have not been solved, according to reports from users. That's why we recommend you to try ViWizard Audible AA/AAX Converter. It's capable of making all Audible books compatible with Fire TV or any other devices that do not support Audible in the past so that you can get the most of purchased audiobooks and transfer them to any device or player as you like.