Mote - Read Aloud & Writer
Listen, scan & translate text
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
A daily reading and writing companion for inclusive learning. Turn web pages, PDFs, photos, and your own voice into a library you can listen to anywhere.
Mote is a daily reading and writing companion for inclusive learning — a calm, friendly place where everything you read, scan, record, or write lives in one library you can return to anytime.
Add a web page, a PDF, a photo of a page, a voice note, or your own writing. Mote turns each one into a library item that reads aloud to you, follows along word by word, and waits right where you left off.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Read Aloud — Listen to web pages and documents in natural voices, with every word highlighted as it is spoken. Adjust the speed and pick the voice that suits you.
• Scan Text — Point your camera at a book, a worksheet, or a sign, and Mote pulls out the words so you can listen to them.
• Translate — Read anything in another language and hear it read back to you.
• Record your voice — Capture ideas, share voice notes and get clean, replayable text, with your words highlighted as they play back.
• Speech to Text — Dictate your writing, to overcome writer's block and speed up your creative expression.
• Writer — Write with a built-in editor that suggests your next word on device and reads your own words back to you. The Writer is free to use.
• Collections — Sort web pages, PDFs, photos, and notes into colorful collections, so your reading stays organized by class, project, or mood.
MADE FOR EVERY READER
Mote was built for students, teachers, and parents — for anyone who wants reading to feel easier, calmer, or more accessible. Choose the OpenDyslexic font, warm reading themes, larger text, and read-along highlighting to make any page comfortable to read.
ONE LIBRARY, EVERYWHERE
Everything you add becomes a library item you can pick up where you left off. With iCloud, your library stays in sync across every iPad you use.
Mote 2.0 is a brand-new app, rebuilt from the ground up as a native iPad experience — faster, calmer, and far more capable than before.
Mote is now a complete reading and writing companion. Web pages, PDFs, photos, voice notes, and your own writing all live in one organized library you can return to anytime.
What's new:
• A native, iPad-first design built for the bigger screen
• Read Aloud for web pages and documents, with every word highlighted as it's spoken
• Scan Text from any photo, book, or worksheet
• Voice Note recording with automatic transcription
• Speech to Text dictation in the new Writer, with on-device next-word predictions
• Inline Translation while you read
• Collections to keep everything organized by class, project, or mood — each with its own color
• iCloud sync across your iPads
• OpenDyslexic font, warm reading themes, and larger text for comfortable reading
Thanks for moting with us — we'd love to hear what you think.
The developer, Mote Technologies, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Mote Technologies Limited
- Size
- 45.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Mote Technologies Limited