Is Clio Audiobook Player safe?

Clio is a clean, customizable open-source audiobook player for Android. Audio & Playback Control Built-in equalizer with spoken voice presets (Vocal Clarity, Treble Boost, Bass Cut, De-Esser) Independent skip intervals for rewind and fast-forward (e.g. 30s forward, 10s backward) Auto-rewind after pauses and skip silence support Volume boost for quiet recordings Variable playback speed Smart Libra…

Developer: Georg
Category: Audiobook
Earliest archived version: 04 Oct 2026
License: GPL-3.0-or-later (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

12 Oct 2026

1.0.4

Reworked Equalizer: Calibrated sound presets with distinctly audible frequency profiles and gain compensation. • Group by Status: New library sorting option (Now Playing, Started, Unread, Completed). • Online Cover Toggle: Added switch in onboarding and settings to enable or disable online cover…

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04 Oct 2026

1.0.3

Initial release of Clio Audiobook Player.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDde.clio.audiobook

Latest APK SHA-256e60321ff9abc72be650a59bddee50044df132ae482d9f2e988b36be34d3d14a4

Signing certificate05:6B:53:2C:4F:3B:99:B2:44:DC:38:10:B0:65:02:EC:6F:DC:A4:66:F5:68:8F:80:30:2F:39:17:B0:CD:C1:AE

MIN ANDROID28TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.0.3 (04 Oct 2026), latest 1.0.4 (12 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 1.0.3 and 1.0.4.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.0.412 Oct 202628+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→1.0.304 Oct 202628+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

06 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions7 declared · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS android.permission.WAKE_LOCK de.clio.audiobook.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

07 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗