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 — following it gets your bug 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 — which is exactly why the forum exists instead of a chat server.
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Posting is invite-only during beta
That keeps the spam out and the signal high while the app is still moving fast. Want in? Email us a line about what you listen to and which device you use.
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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 today. When you want to join in, send a line about what you listen to and which device you use — that is the whole application.