Can VoiceRead read PDFs aloud?

Yes. Open a PDF from the Files app (iCloud Drive, Google Drive and Dropbox show up there) or paste a link to one. VoiceRead pulls out the text, remembers where you stopped and reads it with the voice you choose. For paper pages, use the built-in scanner.

Does it highlight the text while reading?

Each sentence is highlighted as it's spoken, and you can tap any sentence to jump there. With Pro, Studio voiceovers also export with an .srt captions file.

Is there a free version?

Yes. Generating and listening with the standard voices is unlimited and needs no account; your first 3 downloads are free. Pro adds premium voices and unlimited downloads. See pricing.

Does it work offline?

Yes. You can generate and listen with the standard voices without a connection, and downloaded audio plays offline.

Which devices does it run on?

iPhone and iPad. Playback continues in the background and with AirPods. Android and CarPlay are coming soon.

AI TEXT TO SPEECH APP · IPHONE · IPAD

AI text to speech app that reads anything aloud

Paste text, open a PDF, EPUB or link. VoiceRead's text to speech reads it in a natural AI voice, highlights each sentence as it goes, and turns the result into an audio file you can keep.

Download on theApp Store

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VoiceRead reading an article out loud, with the current sentence highlighted

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READS

PDF EPUB DOCX TXT Web articles Scans & photos Pasted text

TEXT TO SPEECH WITH HIGHLIGHTING

Every sentence lights up as it's read.

Follow along karaoke-style. Each sentence is highlighted as the voice speaks it, you can tap any sentence to jump there, and the page follows along as it reads.

Tap to jump. Skip a paragraph or replay a sentence — the voice follows your finger.
Captions with your voiceovers. Pro exports an .srt subtitle file with the audio, timed to the voice.
Built for dyslexia and ADHD. Seeing and hearing the same words keeps your place and your focus. Reading with dyslexia →

How read-along works

READ ALOUD · ANY FORMAT

Open a file. Press play.

No converting, no copy-pasting. VoiceRead's text to speech reads the files you already have, remembers where you left off, and keeps the voice and speed you picked.

PDF reader aloudTextbooks, papers and contracts, read page by page, right where you left off.Listen to PDFs →EPUB & ebooksTurn any DRM-free ebook into an audiobook, with notes and your place saved.Listen to ebooks →Word & text filesDOCX, TXT, notes and drafts — hear your own writing read back to you.Read documents aloud →Web articlesPaste a link. The article is cleaned up and read without the menus and ads.Listen to articles →Scans & photosPoint the camera at a page, a menu or a letter. The text is recognized and read aloud.Scan and read →Pasted textA script, an email, a note. Type or paste anything and hear it in seconds.AI text to speech →

Every format page shows how highlighting works for that file type.All formats →

Choosing a reading voice in VoiceRead: Russell, Nicole, Emma, Brian, Amy and Raveena

NATURAL SOUNDING TEXT TO SPEECH

Voices that sound like people, not robots.

Standard voices are free; Pro adds premium voices. British, American, Australian and Indian English, plus 16+ languages and more added regularly. Preview any voice with one tap and switch mid-chapter.

16+languages & accents

0.5–3.5×reading speed

Freestandard voices, no trial needed

All voices and languages

TEXT TO AUDIO · VOICEOVERS · EXPORT

Text in. Voice out.

Studio turns a script into a ready-to-post audio file. Pick a voice, generate, listen back with the text highlighted as it reads, then download it as an M4A file you can post anywhere.

M4A
WAV with Pro
.srt captions with Pro

Coming soon Direct MP3 export

Export and offline listening

VoiceRead Studio playing back a generated voiceover with the current sentence highlighted and an Export button

WHO IT'S FOR

Made for how you actually read.

StudentsTextbooks and lecture notes read aloud on the way to class.Text to speech for students →ProfessionalsReports and long emails, listened to while you drive or walk.Listen while driving →Book loversTurn the ebooks you own into audiobooks, with your own notes.Any book into an audiobook →Dyslexia & ADHDHighlighting keeps your place; the voice keeps the pace.Reading app for dyslexia →Low visionLarge type, high contrast, and everything read aloud.Text to speech for low vision →

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FAQ

Questions people ask before they download.

More in the support center and the guides.

Can VoiceRead read PDFs aloud?: Yes. Open a PDF from the Files app (iCloud Drive, Google Drive and Dropbox show up there) or paste a link to one. VoiceRead pulls out the text, remembers where you stopped and reads it with the voice you choose. For paper pages, use the built-in scanner.
Does it highlight the text while reading?: Each sentence is highlighted as it's spoken, and you can tap any sentence to jump there. With Pro, Studio voiceovers also export with an .srt captions file.
Is there a free version?: Yes. Generating and listening with the standard voices is unlimited and needs no account; your first 3 downloads are free. Pro adds premium voices and unlimited downloads. See pricing.
Does it work offline?: Yes. You can generate and listen with the standard voices without a connection, and downloaded audio plays offline.
Which devices does it run on?: iPhone and iPad. Playback continues in the background and with AirPods. Android and CarPlay are coming soon. VoiceRead for iPhone.

Start listening in under a minute.

Free to try. No account. Your first file is read aloud before you finish reading this sentence.

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