OpenReader: Read Aloud
EPUBs in the voice you choose
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
OpenReader reads your EPUB books aloud and highlights each word as it is spoken,
so you can listen, read along, or both.
OpenReader uses your own account with a speech service. You need an API key
from one of these: OpenAI, Fish Audio, Microsoft Azure Speech, Speechify, or a
server you run yourself (OpenAI-compatible or Kokoro-FastAPI).
• Word by word: the page follows the voice and marks each word as it is spoken.
• Keeps reading with the screen locked, with controls on the Lock Screen.
• Download chapters to listen without a connection.
• Look up a word or translate a passage without leaving the page.
• Pick up where you left off on another device, through WebDAV storage you own.
• Your way: font, text size, margins, alignment, pauses between sentences and
paragraphs, light and dark.
Free to download. Reading aloud is free for 30 days, then a one-time in-app purchase unlocks it for good. Reading, look-up and sync stay free.
No account, no subscription, no server of its own. Your documents stay on your
iPhone, and text goes only to the service you choose, after you allow it.
OpenReader is open source: github.com/xujialiu/OpenReader
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Fixes and improvements:
• OpenReader now runs as a full iPad app in every orientation, and its window can be resized on a Mac.
• Inside a folder, swipe in from the left edge to go back; the back button names the folder it returns to.
• Rename and Create folder keep the name you typed, not the keyboard's correction.
• Dictionary and translation remember the mode you chose, and long-pressing another word while a lookup is open looks that word up.
• Downloads are more reliable: chapters keep their Downloaded check after an update, and deleting many chapters at once no longer stops the app responding.
The developer, Xujia Liu, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Xujia Liu
- Size
- 52.8 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.2 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Unlock Read Aloud $4.99
- 30-day Trial $0.00
- Copyright
- © 2026 Xujia Liu
