WebOutLoud: Web Text to Speech

Name: WebOutLoud: Web Text to Speech
Rating: 4.4 (30 reviews)
Author: Bret Lester

Listen to Websites, PDFs, EPUB

Free · In-App Purchases

30 Ratings
Age Rating

16+
Years
Category

Education
Developer

Bret Lester
Language

EN
English
Size

47.2
MB

New- We've added EPUB support! Listen to websites, PDFs, EPUBs, any text using text to speech. Perfect for Web Novels & Fanfiction. Includes premium voices from Amazon Polly, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and others. Custom pronunciations, AI summaries, PDF text-to-speech, offline capabilities, desktop integration, iCloud sync and Dark Mode.* You can save articles, e-novels, PDFs and EPUBs to read later, or listen to them one after another in a playlist. Includes Safari extension where you can listen to websites without leaving the browser. No Longer Limited to Websites! - Use WebOutLoud to listen to EPUBS and PDFs*. It highlights words as it reads and remembers where you left off. - Use WebOutLoud to read aloud any text on your device. - Organize your saved content into collections. - Custom substitutions including regular expression support - AI content summaries & chat. Instantly summarize and ask questions about documents and websites up to 300 pages in length.* About WebOutLoud's Leading Website Reader: It's simple! Just navigate to any web page using the in-app web browser and touch play. Web Out Loud will read web pages using a wide selection of voices, from those freely available on your device to the high quality premium voices from Amazon Polly, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and others. Reading requires way too much of your attention. Multitask like a champ! Listen to articles in your car or while you work. - Reads any web page, PDF or text document - Highlights words as it reads - Scrolls the page automatically as you follow along - Tell the app where to begin reading using Touch Assist, or enable the powerful Reader View to eliminate ads and isolate readable content automatically. - Dozens of supported languages, each with their own unique voice - Chrome and mobile Safari browser integration - Custom pronunciations and word substitution - AMP link blocking But how does it know what to read!?!? WebOutLoud uses hand-crafted AI to read web pages to you Out Loud. ---------------------- * PLEASE NOTE: PDF Text to Speech requires, and custom substitutions require a Basic subscription. A Premium subscription is required for AI content summaries and premium voices (i.e. voices by Amazon Polly, Microsoft Azure and others). Listening to web pages and text using the voices that are built-in to your device is free with an occasional ad. ---------------------- WebOutLoud Full Version is a 1-year auto-renewable subscription Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew up to 24 hours before your next subscription payment is due via your App Store settings page. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Service http://wol.bretlester.com/terms_of_service.html Privacy Policy http://wol.bretlester.com/privacy_policy.html

Ratings & Reviews

4.4

out of 5

30 Ratings

Super useful for ADHD'ers
29/09/2021
Mindinamillionplaces
I haven't used a text to speech tool before now but it is game changer for me as I have ADHD and a sensory based nervous system. The audio means my brain can naturally stay a lilttle bit more focused than if I was reading. It also allows me to speed up the audio to match my cognitive processing speed at the time, and allows me to multitask and be more productive (I mainly use this for marking univeristy assignments so I can listen, which I write feedback). Reason for 4 and not 5 stars is that I can never get it to process/use PDF's properly. When I copy and paste the text, it reformats the text and adds in a bunch of spaces, which then make each line be read as a paragraph. Works super well when copying and pasting text from a word document though.

Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback. The app can read PDFs directly with no need to copy/paste. Have you tried that? You may also want to try changing the paragraph delay to zero so there is no delay between paragraphs.
Super useful for ADHD'ers
29/09/2021
Mindinamillionplaces

I haven't used a text to speech tool before now but it is game changer for me as I have ADHD and a sensory based nervous system. The audio means my brain can naturally stay a lilttle bit more focused than if I was reading. It also allows me to speed up the audio to match my cognitive processing speed at the time, and allows me to multitask and be more productive (I mainly use this for marking univeristy assignments so I can listen, which I write feedback). Reason for 4 and not 5 stars is that I can never get it to process/use PDF's properly. When I copy and paste the text, it reformats the text and adds in a bunch of spaces, which then make each line be read as a paragraph. Works super well when copying and pasting text from a word document though.
Developer Response 30/09/2021
Thanks for the feedback. The app can read PDFs directly with no need to copy/paste. Have you tried that? You may also want to try changing the paragraph delay to zero so there is no delay between paragraphs.
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29/05/2022
distraction35
This app spams you with ads every minute, it’s incredibly annoying and makes the app borderline unusable. Then it has the audacity to ask you If I’d like to spend money on the app and not even own it. What is wrong with people trying to make a quick buck with subscription services? I have used many similar tts apps in the past, this may be the worst one I’ve used so far, Impressive.
subscription required to remove ads
29/05/2022
distraction35

This app spams you with ads every minute, it’s incredibly annoying and makes the app borderline unusable. Then it has the audacity to ask you If I’d like to spend money on the app and not even own it. What is wrong with people trying to make a quick buck with subscription services? I have used many similar tts apps in the past, this may be the worst one I’ve used so far, Impressive.
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10 June
2007glassangel
I love the concept of this app, it’s like a web browser with text to speech, way better than apples touch to sound accessibility option and safari’s reading mode which doesn’t even work 90% of the time. But oh my god so much adds and a subscription only. Atleast let us own it.
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10 June
2007glassangel

I love the concept of this app, it’s like a web browser with text to speech, way better than apples touch to sound accessibility option and safari’s reading mode which doesn’t even work 90% of the time. But oh my god so much adds and a subscription only. Atleast let us own it.

Updated instructions for downloading voices. Added defensive code to prevent rare crashes in Saved Content screen.

Version 3.30.15 8 July

Subscriptions

WebOutLoud Premium

HD Text To Speech + All Features Unlocked

Free Trial
WebOutLoud Basic Annual

No ads or popups + PDF Text to Speech + Sync

Free Trial

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data

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Supported Features
- VoiceOver
- Voice Control
- Larger Text
- Dark Interface
- Differentiate Without Colour Alone
- Sufficient Contrast
- Reduced Motion

Information

Seller: Bret Lester
Size: 47.2 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.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English
Age Classification: 16+

16+

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Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
In-App Purchases: Yes

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WebOutLoud Premium $49.99

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