Hello, this is the best time of year. In this update, I fixed an issue where skipping to bookmark positions couldn't take you back to the previous bookmark, and an issue where Plus could stop working during the billing grace period. I also reworked how the Instapaper integration communicates. New - Reworked how the Instapaper integration communicates to make it more secure Fix - Fixed an issue where, when skipping by “Bookmark Position”, pressing the back button repeatedly during playback didn't take you back to the previous bookmark - Fixed an issue where Plus could be treated as the free plan while waiting for your payment method to be confirmed (billing grace period) If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me through “Settings=>Ask Anything”. Your bug reports and feature requests are always a big help. If you like the app, I'd be happy if you could leave a review. See you next time!

Hello, it's Pacific saury season. In this update, I made it possible to fine-tune the balance between speech and other audio, and to give your bookmarks names. I also fixed issues with importing web pages, the playback time shown on the Lock Screen, and more. New - Added a slider to “Audio Mix” in Voice Settings that adjusts the balance between speech and other audio in 9 steps - In the Bookmark List, you can now give a bookmark any name you like with “Rename” by swiping left, and the name is shown in the list - You can now bring back a bookmark with “Undo” right after deleting it - Adjusted screen layouts for the outer and inner displays of iPhone Duo Fix - Fixed an issue where importing a large Wikipedia article with Plus could produce a simplified, paragraphs-only version of the text - Fixed an issue where only part of the text was imported from articles whose text is split up by ads - Fixed an issue where only the footer was imported instead of the main text on some web pages - Fixed an issue where sharing a link to a PDF to import it made the app crash every time it launched - Fixed an issue where the playback time on the Lock Screen appeared longer than it really was during playback with the device's voice - Fixed an issue where the app could freeze for a while the first time you played an AI voice sample after updating - Fixed an issue where deleting a playlist from VoiceOver's “Actions” made the app crash - Fixed an issue where VoiceOver read the names of swipe actions in lists in English If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me through “Settings=>Ask Anything”. Your bug reports and feature requests are always a big help. If you like the app, I'd be happy if you could leave a review. See you next time!

Hello, it's Pacific saury season. In this update, I made it possible to fine-tune the balance between speech and other audio, and to give your bookmarks names. I also fixed issues with importing web pages, the playback time shown on the Lock Screen, and more. New - Added a slider to “Audio Mix” in Voice Settings that adjusts the balance between speech and other audio in 9 steps - In the Bookmark List, you can now give a bookmark any name you like with “Rename” by swiping left, and the name is shown in the list - You can now bring back a bookmark with “Undo” right after deleting it - Adjusted screen layouts for the outer and inner displays of iPhone Duo Fix - Fixed an issue where importing a large Wikipedia article with Plus could produce a simplified, paragraphs-only version of the text - Fixed an issue where only part of the text was imported from articles whose text is split up by ads - Fixed an issue where only the footer was imported instead of the main text on some web pages - Fixed an issue where sharing a link to a PDF to import it made the app crash every time it launched - Fixed an issue where the playback time on the Lock Screen appeared longer than it really was during playback with the device's voice - Fixed an issue where the app could freeze for a while the first time you played an AI voice sample after updating - Fixed an issue where deleting a playlist from VoiceOver's “Actions” made the app crash - Fixed an issue where VoiceOver read the names of swipe actions in lists in English If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me through “Settings=>Ask Anything”. Your bug reports and feature requests are always a big help. If you like the app, I'd be happy if you could leave a review. See you next time!

Hello, I'm glad it's finally getting cooler. In this update, I made it possible to resume converting a playlist to AI voice from where it left off if it stops partway through. I also made the app about one third smaller. New - Added a notification when converting a playlist to AI voice stops partway through, and you can now resume the rest with “Continue” when you open the app - If the connection drops while converting a playlist to AI voice, it now picks up from where it left off as soon as you're back online - Added the narrated first-launch guide in Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, and Turkish - Reduced the app's installed size from about 130 MB to about 85 MB Fix - Fixed an issue where importing some articles from Instapaper (such as paywalled articles) caused an error - Fixed an issue where an item's name on the Settings screen could disappear when the value on the right was long - Fixed an issue where the guide for downloading high-quality voices showed the wrong Settings location on devices running versions earlier than iOS 26 - Character counts for the Audio Skip Button and Import Settings are now shown in each language's own units - Fixed text left in English, unnatural translations, and mismatches with iOS Settings names in 20 languages If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me through “Settings=>Ask Anything”. Your bug reports and feature requests are always a big help. If you like the app, I'd be happy if you could leave a review. See you next time!

Hello, I'm still keeping up with getting up early. In this update, I increased the AI voices to 31 and made it possible to preview them in 12 languages before choosing one. I also added a weekly plan to the paid version and fixed issues where the screens for creating a new playlist or an audio file didn't appear. New - Increased the AI voices from 6 to 31, and made it possible to preview and choose them from a list grouped by use - Made the language for previews and sample text selectable, now supporting 12 languages with the addition of Italian, Portuguese, and Arabic - Moved “AI Voice” to the top of Voice Settings and now also show the selected voice - Improved AI voice highlighting so it's less likely to drift in languages other than Japanese and English - Shortened the wait before playback starts with Grok voices - Made AI voice loading continue even after you close the app (iOS 26 or later) - Made it possible to resume from where it left off when you return to the app, if AI voice loading stops partway through - Improved Japanese reading so that kanji words are misread less often - Added an “Improve Voice Quality” screen, opened from the notice shown while you're using a low-quality voice, where you can choose how to get a high-quality voice or preview AI voices - Added a weekly plan to the paid version, and the annual plan now also shows its price per week - Changed the update notice to a small “Update” label at the bottom of the screen Fix - Fixed an issue where “Create a New Playlist” didn't respond when importing from Dropbox or Aozora Bunko - Fixed an issue where the file name input and the in-progress display didn't appear when creating an audio file - Changed the default sort order for newly created playlists back to “Manual: Add New to Bottom,” as before - Fixed an issue where the AI voice “Preparing audio” display overlapped the buttons and menus at the top of the screen - Fixed an issue where AI voice samples and previews couldn't be played on devices set to Vietnamese or Traditional Chinese - Fixed the reordering guide's explanation, which had the swipe directions reversed, and some text that wasn't displayed correctly If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me through “Settings=>Ask Anything”. Your bug reports and feature requests are always a big help. If you like the app, I'd be happy if you could leave a review. See you next time!

Hello, I've been getting up early for three days in a row. In this update, I unified the control icons to make them easier to see and improved the guidance for the free and paid versions. I also fixed an issue where AI voice playback could stop partway through. New * Unified the control icons throughout the app and adjusted their size and placement * Made the guidance about the free version's playback limit and the time until it recovers easier to understand * Reorganized the descriptions and display order of the paid version's benefits, and made the upgrade button easier to see Fix * Fixed an issue where continuous AI voice playback could sometimes stop partway through If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me through “Settings=>Ask Anything”. Your bug reports and feature requests are always a big help. If you like the app, I'd be happy if you could leave a review. See you next time!

Hello, I slept soundly yesterday. This update improves startup stability on older versions of iOS and the loading display during AI voice playback. Fix - Fixed an issue that could cause a crash immediately after launch on older versions of iOS - Fixed the loading indicator briefly appearing when double-tapping to change the AI voice playback position, even when the audio was already loaded If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me through “Settings=>Ask Anything”. Your bug reports and feature requests are always a big help. If you like the app, I'd be happy if you could leave a review. See you next time!

Hello, I'm trying out iOS 27. This update improves sorting options and PDF imports from the share menu. I've also adjusted startup behavior and the way some screens are displayed. New - Added “Manual” sorting for texts and playlists, so you can keep the current order and choose whether new items are added at the top or bottom - Added support for importing PDFs and Google Docs shared as PDFs from other apps' share menus Fix - Fixed an issue that could make the screen unresponsive during startup or the first voice guidance - Fixed an issue where selecting an already registered word in the text again caused a duplicate error instead of letting you edit its pronunciation - Fixed an issue where the article text was sometimes not retrieved correctly when importing from CTV News - Improved overlapping backgrounds around the play button and toolbar on iOS 27 - Fixed text search results being positioned incorrectly after rotating or resizing the screen If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me through “Settings=>Ask Anything”. Your bug reports and feature requests are always a big help. If you like the app, I'd be happy if you could leave a review. See you next time!

Hello, I'm happy the weather is getting cooler. This time, I improved file importing and the notices shown at the top of the screen. New - Added support for importing Google Docs saved in PDF format (.gdoc) - Unified the colors of the notification and loading banners at the top of the screen with the app's theme color Fix - Fixed an issue that could cause the screen to stop responding when importing long texts from Dropbox If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me from “Settings=>Ask Anything.” Your bug reports and feature requests are always a great help. If you like the app, I'd be happy if you left a review. See you next time!

Hello, I got plenty of sleep last night. This time, I added playlist sorting and bulk deletion. I also improved source ordering and the reliability of text-to-speech playback and audio file creation. New - From the playlist screen title, choose “Newest First”, “Oldest First”, “Recently Used First”, “Title: Ascending”, or “Title: Descending” - Delete playlists in bulk while keeping the default “Voicepaper” playlist Fix - With “Source” sorting, add new texts to the end of their source group while preserving the existing order - Fixed an issue that could cause the app to close when pasting from Shortcuts - Improved resuming text-to-speech playback and voice previews after iOS audio services become temporarily unavailable - Reduced memory usage and improved saving reliability when creating MP3 files from long texts - Fixed an issue where canceling audio file creation could delete a previously created file with the same name If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me from “Settings=>Ask Anything.” Your bug reports and feature requests are always a great help. If you like the app, I’d be happy if you left a review. See you next time!

Hello, I’m happy the weather is getting cooler. This time, I expanded the Reading List sorting options and improved the update notice display and the stability of reordering. New - Added “Source” to the Reading List sorting options, grouping articles from the same source in title order. Fix - Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when finishing a reorder immediately after opening a playlist. If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me from “Settings => Ask Anything.” Your bug reports and feature requests are always a great help. If you like the app, I’d be happy if you left a review. See you next time!

Hello, last night was rough because of stomach pain. This time, I added sorting options to the Reading List and improved AI credit guidance, new text creation, importing, AI Voice playback, and more. New - From the Reading List title, choose Newest First, Oldest First, Recently Used First, Title: Ascending, or Title: Descending. - Made low AI credit notices easier to read, with clearer plan details and the steps through purchase. Fix - When creating a new text, the checkmark button to confirm is now clearly shown after entering the body. - Fixed colors when switching an empty Reading List to Dark Mode. - When importing from files, shared content, or photos, partial saves are now explained correctly instead of being shown as fully successful. - Fixed an issue where an old loading result could be applied after switching to another text or playback position with AI Voice. - Made purchase status updates more reliable after a purchase or restore. - Reduced display load when switching appearance or searching in long texts. The sorting options are especially easy to use now, so please give them a try! If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me from “Settings => Ask Anything.” Your bug reports and feature requests are always a great help. If you like the app, I’d be happy if you left a review. See you next time!

Hello, I’m feeling a little worn out by the heat. This update mainly improves the guidance for turning playlists into audio and fixes how playback positions are saved. New - Added guidance that explains the difference between on-device voices and AI voices when turning a playlist into audio. Fix - Fixed an issue where a playback position selected by tapping the text or using a bookmark could sometimes return to an older saved position. Did you know that you can tap a title on the list screen to turn the entire list into audio, load AI audio, and more? It’s useful, so please give it a try. If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me from “Settings => Ask Anything.” Your bug reports and feature requests are always a great help. If you like the app, I’d be happy if you left a review. See you next time!

Hello, I’ve had the fan running nonstop. This update mainly improves the stability of AI Voice playback and text replacement. Fix - Loaded AI Voice audio is now reused more reliably, preventing unnecessary regeneration. - Fixed text replacement with “Replace All Around Phrase” when a line break occurs in the middle of the target phrase. If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me via “Settings => Ask Anything.” Your bug reports and feature requests are always a great help. If you enjoy the app, I’d be happy if you left a review. See you next time!

Hello, I've been having trouble falling asleep lately. This update mainly improves AI Voice playback and the importing of long texts. Fix - Fixed an issue where AI Voice playback could sometimes fail to resume from where you left off after restarting the app. - Improved import processing speed for long Aozora Bunko texts with lots of ruby annotations. If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me via “Settings => Send Feedback / Ask a Question.” Your bug reports and feature requests are always a great help. If you enjoy the app, I'd be happy if you left a review. See you next time!

Hi! I've been holed up coding. This update mainly focuses on guidance for AI Voice and stability improvements to the text screen and AI Voice playback. New - Added guidance that lets you check your usage and available plans when your AI credit balance is low or insufficient. - Added a way to select a voice you like directly from AI Voice samples. - Added a way to return to confirmation of the Voicepaper AI plan you previously selected after purchasing Voicepaper Plus. Fix - Fixed an issue where the colors of the text, search field, and other elements could be inconsistent after returning to the app or when Dark Mode was shown for the first time. - Fixed an issue where language analysis could sometimes block controls when AI Voice playback started. Once again, feedback through Settings => Ask Anything helped me catch many of these bugs. Thank you. If anything catches your attention, please feel free to use “Settings => Ask Anything.” Bug reports and feature requests are always a huge help. If you enjoy the app, I'd be happy if you left a review. See you next time!

Hello, the heat has been tough. This update includes small bug fixes, mainly related to AI Voice credit usage. New - Made the notice about notifications before the free trial ends easier to see near the annual plan sign-up button. Fix - Fixed an issue where preparing AI Voice for the same content could consume credits more than once. - Fixed an issue where the purchase action might not respond if pricing plans could not be retrieved temporarily. - Fixed an issue where purchase error messages could appear twice. - Fixed an issue where opening the playback speed screen could shift the text's display position. If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me via “Settings => Ask Anything.” Bug reports and feature requests are always a big help. If you like the app, I’d be happy if you could leave a review. See you next time!

Hello! Two fans are working out nicely. This update mainly focuses on fixes to the update indicator on the Settings screen and the flow for registering pronunciations and pauses. Fix - Fixed an issue on iOS 26 where “Update” might not display correctly on the Settings screen. - Fixed the flow so that when returning from “Register Pronunciation” or “Add Pause,” you return to the position you had selected. If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me via “Settings => Ask Anything.” Bug reports and feature requests are always a big help. If you like the app, I’d be happy if you could leave a review. See you next time!

Hello, I bought a second fan. This update mainly focuses on improving automatic clipboard pasting and stability when stopping playback. Fix - Fixed an issue where the same content could be added again after deleting an item added by automatic pasting. - Fixed a crash that could occur when stopping playback after the currently playing item had been deleted. The big updates have mostly settled down, and I'm thinking about what to work on next. Requests for things you'd like changed are always welcome. If anything is bothering you, please feel free to contact me from “Settings => Ask Anything.” Bug reports and feature requests are always a big help. If you like the app, I'd be happy if you left a review. See you next time!

Hello, it looks like the World Cup is almost over. This update focuses on search in rule lists, plus improvements to memorization markers, AI voices, and article editing. New - Added search to the lists for pronunciation, replacement, and pause rules. - Made the update notice banner more compact and improved the readability of its text. Fix - Fixed visual glitches when opening memorization marker settings and a crash when switching options quickly. - Improved cases where the selected language was not applied to AI voice or voice generation failed. - Fixed an issue where another article's draft could get mixed in while editing, or changes could be saved to the wrong article. The most noticeable change this time is that search now becomes available automatically when you have registered many pronunciation, replacement, or pause rules. There are also various smaller bug fixes. If you notice anything, please feel free to contact me through “Settings => Ask Anything.” Your bug reports and feature requests are always a great help. If you enjoy the app, I would be happy if you left a review. See you next time!

Hello! The heat is really getting to me. This update mainly focuses on reading memorization markers and improving the iPad layout. New - Added a mode that reads only text inside memorization markers and stops after the final marker. - Adjusted the widths of the article, list, and Settings screens on iPad for easier reading, and optimized menu presentation. - Added guidance when starting the Voicepaper Plus free trial and a reminder notification two days before it ends. - Added the current version and update availability to Settings, along with links to release notes and the App Store. - Improved AI voice reading-position highlighting with highly accurate word-level tracking. - Improved language detection and speech for text mixing Japanese and English with Grok voices. - Unified AI voice and AI translation availability under an active Voicepaper Plus subscription. Fix - Fixed an issue where playback could resume from the wrong position after rewinding while paused. - Fixed a crash that could occur when stopping a preview in Voice Settings. - Fixed a crash that could occur in the reading list immediately after deleting an article. - Fixed a crash that could occur when finishing a reorder in the reading list. - Fixed an issue where the timer menu could appear in the wrong position on iPad. - Fixed an issue where memorization markers were not hidden again when repeating text. This update adds a new “Read Marker Text Only” option in the marker feature settings. Combine it with repeat playback to read only the marked sections and keep repeating them. I think this makes Voicepaper really useful as a study app for exams, so please give it a try. There are also many smaller fixes in addition to the iPad display improvements. If anything catches your attention, please feel free to contact me from “Settings => Ask Anything.” Your bug reports and feature requests are always a huge help. If you enjoy the app, I’d be happy if you left a review. See you next time!

Hello, this heat has been tough. This update mainly focuses on important bug fixes. New - Improved the AI Voice reload guidance after changing the speaker or pronunciation. - Removed the one-tap play/pause toggle on the text screen. Fix - Fixed an issue where the playing indicator could remain after pausing from the Lock Screen or AirPods. - Made resuming after pausing AI Voice or high-speed playback more stable. I removed one-tap play/pause on the screen because accidental taps had become a bigger problem than the convenience, especially as more text interaction features such as long press have been added. I also fixed an issue where the playback icon on the Lock Screen could get out of sync with the actual state. There are also improvements to the AI Voice reload guidance. For cases such as pronunciation changes, the app is now closer to reloading only the parts that need to be updated. If anything catches your attention, please feel free to contact me from “Settings => Send request or question.” Bug reports and feature requests are always helpful. If you like the app, I would really appreciate a review. See you next time!

Hello, I’m still keeping up with early mornings. This is a big update. Memorization markers and the trash list are finally here. New - Deleted texts can now be restored from the trash. - Added text markers. You can hide selected ranges, reveal them after playback, skip them during speech, or repeat them. - Cleaned up the playlist audio conversion / AI preparation menu, and added the option to create audio files after AI Voice has loaded. Fix - Made playback position saving more stable when audio is interrupted. - Corrected the dark appearance switching for the search field. - Suppressed unnecessary reloading and resume confirmations when AI Voice is off. - Improved the button display while AI Voice is loading and the completion display. First, marker functionality is now available. You can also fine-tune it, such as hiding marker ranges, repeating only the selected range, or not reading selected ranges aloud. Markers work the same way with AI Voice too. I think this should make the app easier to use for exam study. I also added a trash feature to the playlist list, so deleted texts can be restored. There are various other small fixes as well. I’m especially curious how the marker feature feels to use, so feedback is welcome. If anything catches your attention, please feel free to use “Settings => Send Request or Question.” Bug reports and feature requests are always helpful. If you like the app, I would be grateful if you could leave a review. See you next time!

Hello, I’m eating a banana while I work on development. This update focuses on exporting text for entire playlists, loading AI Voice, and improvements to AI Translation. There is quite a lot packed in. New - You can now load all text in a playlist with AI Voice. - Added text export for playlists. - In AI Translation, you can now switch between the original text and the translated text. - Added automatic language detection for AI Translation, and you can also set the target language to use when the original is already in the same language. - Aozora Bunko ruby annotations are now reflected in speech. - You can now change the settings for where new items are added and how the last playback position is handled from Settings. - Added a shortcut to open the app. - Changed update notices to appear as a bottom banner, reducing interruptions right after launch. Fix - Improved cases where AI Voice could freeze when pausing or resuming. - Corrected cases where the AI Voice highlight position could drift. - Fixed the load failure message during AI Voice creation, sample creation, and starting creation when AI Voice is off. - Fixed the flow so you can return from the AI Voice preparation screen to the cancel action. - Fixed a crash in the translation settings screen, along with the placement of the Help and Close buttons. - Adjusted the volume of the text ending sound. First, you can now export the text for an entire playlist at once. Tap the title at the top of the playlist to choose it. From the same title tap, you can also load the entire playlist with AI Voice. In addition, AI Translation settings now automatically switch between the translated language and a second candidate language, making it easier to use. Finally, I changed how update notices behave. Previously, a full-screen notice appeared automatically, but now it appears as a banner. If anything catches your attention, please feel free to use “Settings => Send Request or Question.” Bug reports and feature requests are always helpful. If you like the app, I would be grateful if you could leave a review. See you next time!

Hello, AI billing has been a lot. The highlights this time are AI Translation and Shortcuts support. New - Added AI Translation. Plus users can translate with high-quality AI. - Added Shortcuts actions for play/pause, bookmarks, speed changes, paste, text recognition, and search. - Added a completion sound when the last text or playlist finishes playing. Fix - Fixed inconsistent icon and button display in the import menu and clipboard menu. Following the recent AI Voice support, I have now added AI Translation. Voicepaper Plus users receive 300 credits and can use them for this feature. AI Translation uses far fewer credits than voice, so please give it a try. With this change, the device translation feature, whose translation quality was quite low, has been removed and replaced by AI Translation. AI Translation lets you choose between Standard and High Quality versions. Even Standard returns very good translations. You can adjust it from Settings=>AI Translation Settings, and choose the translation button from the button at the top right of the text screen. Shortcuts are also supported now, so you can do things like start camera scanning instantly from the iPhone side button. I also made other small improvements and bug fixes. If anything feels off, please feel free to contact me from “Settings=>Send Feedback / Question.” Bug reports and feature requests always help. If you like the app, I’d really appreciate a review. See you next time!