Spotify's AI-Powered Audiobook Recap Feature Helps Listeners Catch Up

As of November 2025, Spotify has rolled out a new feature called Audiobook Recaps to assist listeners who struggle to remember the details of their audiobooks. The Recaps, which are currently in beta, are AI-generated summaries that provide a quick refresher on the narrative up to that point.

When a user resumes an audiobook they've been listening to, a Recap button will now appear on the page. Tapping this button will play a short summary of the story so far, without revealing any spoilers about what's to come. Spotify says these Recaps are designed to help listeners "jump back into stories they've put down" and are constantly updated as the user progresses through the book.

Audiobook Recaps are available in Spotify's iOS apps on both mobile and desktop, but only for a selection of English-language books. The feature is currently limited to Spotify Premium subscribers in the U.S., Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg.

Since launching audiobooks in 2022, Spotify has rapidly expanded its library, which now boasts over 500,000 English-language titles - triple the number it had at launch. The company has also been adding new features to its audiobook offering, including this latest Recap tool.