Community
Where Crane gets better
Every good feature in this app started as somebody saying “this bit annoys me.” The forum is where that conversation happens: questions, bug reports, and honest arguments about what to build next.
Reading is open to everyone. No account needed.
Pick a room
Six places, six jobs
Each category has its own colour, and it is the same colour on the forum. Learn it once here and you can read the board at a glance.
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Announcements
Release notes, new beta builds, and what is coming next. Start here if you only follow one.
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Help & How-To
Stuck on something? Ask plainly. Threads stay public, so a good answer keeps helping long after.
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Bug Reports
Something broken? There is a short checklist pinned inside. Follow it and your bug gets fixed faster.
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Feature Requests
Ideas for what Crane should do next. Tell us the problem you hit, not just the button you want.
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Translations
Crane speaks six languages. Five have never been read by someone who speaks them. Native speakers wanted, and credited.
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The Listening Room
Books, narrators, and recommendations. Off-topic in the best way.
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Already answered
Start with these
Fourteen threads are already up. These eight are the ones to start with. You do not need an account to read a single word of them.
- Announcements Start here: how this forum works
- Bug Reports Before you post a bug: what to include
- Feature Requests How feature requests get picked up
- Help & How-To What audio formats does Crane support?
- Help & How-To Where is my listening data stored?
- Help & How-To Which platforms does Crane run on?
- Translations Start here: translating Crane
- Translations Wanted: languages Crane does not speak yet
How it works
Three things worth knowing
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Reading is open to everyone
No account, no sign-in, nothing hidden behind a wall. Every thread is public and findable in a search engine. That is exactly why the forum exists instead of a chat server.
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Anyone can join
Make an account with your email and click the link in the confirmation mail. Your posts show right away. Spam gets caught by a filter, not by a waiting room.
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Be specific, be kind, search first
That is the whole rulebook. A precise report and a little patience get further here than anywhere else.
Come argue about narrators with us
Read anything you like without an account. When you want to join in, make one with your email. Click the link in the confirmation mail and you are in. Takes a minute.