A text to speech reader
for things longer than a caption.
Paste a draft, a chapter or a link. Listen in 20 languages on any device, then keep the MP3.
Reading aloud is the oldest proofreading trick
Writers have always read drafts out loud. A text to speech reader does the same job without your voice getting tired, and it does not skip the parts you have read twenty times. Paste a draft before you send it, and the sentence you tripped on is the one to fix.
The other use is simpler: there is more worth reading than there is time to sit and read it. Load an article, put the phone in your pocket, and listen while you cook or commute. The voices here are built for long stretches: even pacing, proper pauses at paragraph breaks, no robotic lift at the end of every sentence.
What it reads well
- Articles, essays, newsletters and documentation
- Your own drafts, scripts and emails before you send them
- Study notes and textbook chapters (paste the text)
- Translated copy, to check it sounds natural in the target language
What it does not do
- No PDF or EPUB upload: paste the text.
- No browser extension: bookmark this page and paste links.
- Pages behind logins or paywalls do not load through the link box.
Need a file instead?
The text to audio converter gives you an MP3 of anything up to 3,000 characters. For narration timed to a video, use the voice over generator.
Questions
How is the reader different from the text to audio converter?
Same engine, different habits. The reader can load a web page from its link and is set up for listening to whole articles; the converter is for scripts and captions you want as a file. Both give you an MP3.
Can it read a web page from a URL?
Yes. Paste a link and the reader pulls the article text (titles, paragraphs, lists) and drops it in the sheet, where you can trim it before listening. Pages behind logins or paywalls will not load.
Can I listen to PDFs or ebooks?
Copy the text out of the PDF or ebook and paste it. The reader does not open PDF or EPUB files directly.
Is there a limit on length?
Paid plans render up to 30,000 characters at once: the text is split into lines, rendered in parallel and joined into one track. On the free plan the daily 1,000 characters run out first, so trim the article to the part you want to hear.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes, in the browser. There is no app to install. Download the MP3 if you want to listen with the screen off.