This is a personalized version of Rockbox, integrating my own modifications with community patches. The main focus is to improve the audiobook experience, and it also includes dedicated HiBy enhancements.
- Audiobooks: A specialized, smart profile for audiobook listeners:
- Prev/Next buttons perform 30-second skips (standard track skipping remains for music).
- Folder bookmarks are created exclusively for audiobooks.
- Playback speed automatically resets to normal when switching back to music.
- Added M4B chapters support (via CUE generation directly within Rockbox).
- Media & Album Art:
- PictureFlow: Supports reading embedded album art.
- ImageViewer: Uses the system JPEG decoder to efficiently load large JPEG images without preloading them into memory. Implements smart resize for frameless viewing and displays embedded album art from Ogg/Opus files.
- Other Updates: A wide array of other under-the-hood fixes and improvements. See the full list of changes.
These features are specifically designed and mapped for HiBy R1 and x1600 hardware.
- HiBy R1 Touchless Navigation: A custom keymap that enables full Rockbox navigation without needing the touchscreen, including a dedicated Prev/Rewind button.
- Bluetooth Integration: Built upon bidhata's HiBy R1 patches with major features and stability improvements:
- Reliable connection and discovery handling by replacing the glitchy proprietary HiBy
sys_serverwithbluetoothctl - Added support for Bluetooth headset media buttons.
- Added direct Bluetooth management in the Status menu (enable/disable, codec switching, reconnection).
- Reliable connection and discovery handling by replacing the glitchy proprietary HiBy
- Additional Community Patches (Note: Most of these are now integrated into the official Rockbox release and are retained here primarily for functional reference):
The latest development builds are available from the GitHub Actions workflow. Select the most recent successful run and download the build from the "Artifacts" section (at the bottom of the page). Ignore debug files. Note that the artifact is double-zipped.
These builds do not include extra resources like fonts or audiobook config. For the best experience, install a full release first, then update with a development build.
Just bragging. Features I've contributed to the official Rockbox repository:
-
Audiobook Enhancements:
- M4B support: Optimized the code to enable Rockbox to open audiobook files longer than a few hours.
- Rewind and skip length functionality that works across tracks.
-
Format & Codec Support:
- Embedded album art support for Ogg and Opus files.
- Progressive JPEG support in the ImageViewer.
- Various M4A/AAC playback fixes.