Speakeasy: Read Anything Aloud
Listen to any PDF. Pay Once!
$4.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New: Scan any paper document with your camera and have it read aloud. Plus EPUB and text file support. Pay once — no subscription, nothing leaves your device.
Pay once and listen forever — no subscription, ever.
Speakeasy reads your documents aloud, so you can listen instead of squinting at a screen. Scan a paper document with your camera, or import a PDF, EPUB, or text file — then tap play and follow along as each word is highlighted.
Nothing leaves your device. Ever. There's no account, no tracking, and no internet required — your documents and your reading stay completely private.
SCAN ANYTHING
Point your camera at a letter, a recipe, a prescription insert, or a page from a book. Speakeasy captures it, reads the text, and starts narrating — review and fix the text first if you like.
READS EVERY COMMON FORMAT
· Scanned paper documents
· PDF files (including scanned PDFs, using on-device text recognition)
· EPUB ebooks
· Plain text and RTF documents
BUILT FOR COMFORTABLE LISTENING
· Word-by-word highlighting that follows the narration
· Large, adjustable text
· Save voices as Favorites for quick access
· Light and dark themes
· Background playback with lock-screen controls
· Bookmarks, sleep timer, and chapter navigation
· Adjustable speed — 0.75× to 2×
GREAT FOR
· Seniors and anyone who prefers listening over reading
· Reading printed mail and documents aloud
· Commuters and multitaskers
· Students working through long readings
· Accessibility and low-vision needs
Pay once. No subscription. Nothing leaves your device.
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Speakeasy can now read the world around you — not just the files on your device.
• Scan paper documents with your camera and listen to them aloud — letters, recipes, mail, book pages, anything printed
• Now reads EPUB ebooks, plain text, and RTF files, in addition to PDFs
• Sharper, clearer word highlighting in both light and dark mode
• Smoother, more reliable highlighting when you skip or rewind
• Various refinements and fixes
Thanks for using Speakeasy. Pay once, listen forever.
The developer, jason anderson, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- jason anderson
- Size
- 3 MB
- Category
- Books
- 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 Jason Anderson
