Can VoiceRead read my Kindle or Apple Books library?

No. Those books are protected with DRM, so no other app can open them. VoiceRead reads DRM-free EPUB and PDF files, including public-domain classics and your own files.

Where can I find free books to listen to?

Public-domain libraries such as Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks offer classics as DRM-free EPUB downloads. Save the file to the Files app, then open it in VoiceRead.

Can I make an audiobook file from a whole book?

Yes, chapter by chapter. Paste or import the text in Studio and export it as M4A; Pro adds unlimited downloads and WAV. How to turn a book into an audiobook.

Does it remember where I stopped in each book?

Yes. Every book keeps its own place on the device you're using. iCloud sync of progress between iPhone and iPad is coming soon.

Is listening to books free?

Yes. Listening with the standard voices is unlimited and needs no account. Pro adds premium voices and unlimited audio downloads. See pricing.

BOOK LOVERS · EBOOKS · CLASSICS

Turn any book into an audiobook

Turn any book into an audiobook, as long as it's a DRM-free EPUB or PDF: public-domain classics, books bought without DRM, your own manuscript. VoiceRead's text to speech reads it out loud, highlights each sentence and keeps your place in every book.

Download on theApp Store

DRM-free EPUBPDF booksPublic-domain classicsYour own manuscripts

VoiceRead reading a book aloud with the current sentence highlighted

HOW TO TURN A BOOK INTO AN AUDIOBOOK

From ebook file to listening in three steps

01Add the bookTap File and choose the EPUB or PDF in the Files app; iCloud Drive, Google Drive and Dropbox appear there. A link straight to an EPUB file works too.
02Choose your narratorPreview voices before you pick one. Standard voices are free; Pro adds premium voices.
03Listen your wayRead along on screen, or lock the phone and just listen. The book remembers where you stopped.

READ ALONG WITH THE CLASSICS

Hear the opening line and see it on the page.

The sentence being read is highlighted as the voice moves through the book. Tap any sentence to start from there, so a favorite passage can be read aloud again as often as you like.

How read-along works

A READER FOR WHOLE BOOKS

Everything a long listen needs.

Your place in every bookEach book remembers where you stopped. Start a novel, switch to a short story, and come back a week later to the same sentence.

Chapter listJump between the chapters of an EPUB. They're numbered in the order they appear in the file rather than shown by title.

Notes on the sentenceAdd a note while you listen and it's pinned to that sentence; tap it later to jump straight back. There are no separate bookmarks, so a note does that job.

A pace that suits the bookSet the speed anywhere from 0.5–3.5×. Slow down for dense prose, speed up for a page-turner.

WHICH BOOKS WORK

DRM-free books, yes. Kindle and Apple Books purchases, no.

VoiceRead opens standard EPUB files and PDFs with a text layer. That covers public-domain classics, books sold without DRM by publishers and independent stores, and your own manuscript exported from a writing app. Hearing your own draft read back is a good way to catch clunky sentences.

Books bought in the Kindle or Apple Books stores are locked with DRM, so no other app can open them, VoiceRead included. For those, try iPhone's built-in Speak Screen inside the store's own app. Scanned PDF books without a text layer can't be read yet either; reading them is coming soon.

Public-domain classics from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks
DRM-free purchases from publishers and indie bookstores
Your own manuscript, or fan fiction downloaded as EPUB
Books in other languages, with voices for 16+ languages

CHAPTERS AS AUDIO FILES

Keep a chapter as an audio file.

Listening in the reader is unlimited. To keep a chapter as audio, paste its text into Studio and export it, one chapter at a time.

M4A to save or shareExport a chapter as M4A and save it to Files or share it to another app. Your first 3 downloads are free.Export options

Unlimited with ProPro removes the download cap and adds 256 kbps M4A and lossless WAV for the whole book, chapter by chapter.See Pro

MP3 Coming soonDirect MP3 export is on the way. M4A already plays in the apps you use for music and podcasts.

FAQ

Book questions

Can VoiceRead read my Kindle or Apple Books library?: No. Those books are protected with DRM, so no other app can open them. VoiceRead reads DRM-free EPUB and PDF files, including public-domain classics and your own files.
Where can I find free books to listen to?: Public-domain libraries such as Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks offer classics as DRM-free EPUB downloads. Save the file to the Files app, then open it in VoiceRead.
Can I make an audiobook file from a whole book?: Yes, chapter by chapter. Paste or import the text in Studio and export it as M4A; Pro adds unlimited downloads and WAV. How to turn a book into an audiobook.
Does it remember where I stopped in each book?: Yes. Every book keeps its own place on the device you're using. iCloud sync of progress between iPhone and iPad is coming soon.
Is listening to books free?: Yes. Listening with the standard voices is unlimited and needs no account. Pro adds premium voices and unlimited audio downloads. See pricing.