Paper2Audio is a free text to audio app that reads aloud your PDFs, ebooks, web articles, text documents, and plain text, turning complex reading into clear audio you can listen to anywhere.
Paper2Audio’s text to speech (TTS) reader technology intelligently skips clutter like page numbers, footnotes, citations, and more. It summarizes figures, tables, and math so you can focus on what matters. Convert your documents and pdfs to audio to turn your commute, workout, or chores into productive learning time by listening to your documents hands-free.
Over 700,000 documents converted to audio!
Key features:
• Read PDFs, webpages, EPUBs, .docx, .txt, scanned documents and copy-pasted text
Turn your ebooks into audiobooks and your pdfs to audio to read text out loud
• High quality text to speech voices
Enjoy natural text to voice with engaging and realistic voices that make hours of listening engaging and easy to follow, including for people with visual impairments or learning challenges like dyslexia or ADHD.
• Reads documents aloud with summaries of visual elements
Summarizes equations, code, tables and figures in plain language instead of confusing symbol-by-symbol narration
• A smarter audio text reader that cuts junk text you don't want to hear (page numbers, references list, ads, etc.)
Our text reader skips the clutter and focuses only on the meaningful content
• Read along with the audio with Reader View
Reformats your documents for easier readability on small screens and shows images, math, formatting, and word-level highlighting in sync with the audio.
• Highlighting and notes
Keep track of key text with highlights and add your own notes
• Familiar UI similar to a podcast or audiobook app
Jump right in with an intuitive interface you already know how to use
• Table of contents to select a section of your PDF or ebook
Navigate instantly to any section that interests you most without endless scrolling
• Read text aloud at your own speed with playback speed control from 0.5x to 4.0x in 0.05x increments
Find your perfect listening pace whether you're a speed listener or prefer to savor every detail
• Scan and read documents aloud
Upload scanned PDFs to turn them into listenable audio.
• Screen reader compatible and dyslexia-friendly fonts
Pricing:
Paper2Audio is a free text to audio document reader (up to 56 hours of audio generation per week) with no ads or annoying stuff. Paper2Audio Plus, our paid tier for business users, has higher limits and allows for audio file exports.
Terms of use: https://www.paper2audio.com/terms-of-use
Privacy: https://www.paper2audio.com/privacy
If you are looking for a text to audio conversion that you can download and keep on your phone with limits that don’t hinder your use, this is what you need. I’ve used it to convert Epubs to audiobooks to listen to at work and it works great. All auto generated voices are going to be slightly off but this is the closest I’ve found to real voice translation. I’d give it a rate of 97% perfect read through. Even gives slight inflections and modulation when reading through which makes it less robotic than usual AI voices. The ability to download and keep on the device without WiFi connection is the biggest win as others I’ve tried do a “live” conversion that requires internet. This app doesn’t have that. It has a limit of 56 hours a week(which would be roughly a dozen novels) in the FREE version you can convert, however you don’t loose previous conversions after you’re reset so you can build your library up slowly. Definitely recommending to anyone!
Developer Response
Hello Zombielungs2015,First, I love your name here. Thank you for your detailed review! I'm glad you're enjoying Paper2Audio and have discovered a number of the key features that set us apart.Please email anytime if you have any questions or further feedback.Joe, Paper2Audio Founder
Exactly what I’ve been looking for!
cocoadani888
I absolutely love Paper2Audio! I’ve been using it to turn all kinds of books and documents into audiobooks, and I’ve already made a ton of them. The voices sound really natural, and the app is super easy and convenient to use. I’ve tried other apps before, but this is the first one that truly feels like exactly what I wanted. What impressed me just as much as the app itself is how responsive and helpful the team is. I noticed a problem after an update, reported it, and the CEO personally responded and fixed it incredibly fast. He even followed up with me directly to let me know the update was ready. That kind of personal attention is so rare these days. I’m really happy I found this app and hope more people discover it. I use it all the time, highly recommend! And hey, I’d love to see more languages someday, especially Chinese.
Developer Response
Thank you for your detailed review! I'm really glad to hear that you're enjoying Paper2Audio. I love helping our users and was glad to assist you.We have limited support for Chinese in beta, and we're working on improving it currently.Please email us if you ever have more feedback or any other issues to report.Joe, Paper2Audio Founder
If you’re a teacher, this app will save you time
OgbertBogginsGoblinBlogger
As a teacher, I love Paper2Audio! It’s not hard these days to find lesson plans and supporting materials online that I could use in the courses I teach. In fact, it’s almost too easy; the limiting factor for me is really just the amount of time I’m able to put aside to actually evaluate all the options I find. With Paper2Audio, my workflow has changed radically though, and I now feel way more confident that the choices I make about my curriculum are well-informed, and that they incorporate the best possible resources for me and my students. I *strongly* recommend using this app if you’re a teacher with any interest in exploring new lesson plans and new materials to use in your classes. It’s a major time-saver and exactly what I needed to take my teaching to the next level.
Developer Response
Hello OgbertBogginsGoblinBlogger (great name!),Thank you for sharing your feedback and how you're using Paper2Audio! I am especially thrilled that your students will benefit from your new workflow.Joe, Paper2Audio Founder
Finally, an incredible, human-sounding text-to-audio app
SkiPro2035
I’ve tried basically every text-to-speech app out there, and Paper2Audio is the first one that actually sticks. Most readers drive me crazy because they read every single citation and page number out loud, but this one is smart enough to just skip the "junk" and focus on the actual story or research.What I love:• The voices are actually good. I can listen for hours without getting that "listener fatigue" you get from standard AI voices. It honestly feels more like a podcast.• It handles everything. I’ve thrown massive PDFs, EPUBS, and long web articles at it, and it hasn't choked once.• Reclaims my time. I’ve been "reading" while doing the dishes and driving to work. It’s the only way I’m actually getting through my reading list now.• Insane free tier. Usually, apps this good lock the best voices behind a huge subscription, but the free version here is incredibly generous.If you’re a student or just someone with a giant pile of articles you never have time to sit down and read, just get it. It’s easily the best productivity app I’ve downloaded this year.
Developer Response
Thanks you for your detailed and kind feedback! I'm really glad you're enjoying Paper2Audio. I'm sharing this review with our team!Please email if you ever have more feedback.Joe, Paper2Audio Founder
We have updated the app to improve your listening experience! What's new:
- Import Markdown files or paste Markdown text
- Export transcripts as one Markdown file with images included (Plus)
- Improved readability and player experience on iPad
- Bug fixes and UI improvements
Version 2.66.2815
The developer, Paper2Audio, 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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The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Contact Info
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