ClaroPDF Pro – Text to Speech 4+
Accessible PDF TTS Reader
Claro Software Limited
Designed for iPad
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- 129,00 kr
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
ClaroPDF Pro is an accessible, reading and study PDF tool for all. Annotate, mark up, listen to and save PDF files which are then still fully compatible with other popular PDF apps. Have accessible text PDF files spoken back to you with human quality voice & synchronised highlighting. PDF image files or photographs of text can be converted to accessible, searchable PDF files using the Claro Cloud conversion service.
+ Speech, Productivity and Accessibility
Alongside the full range of iOS system voices, ClaroPDF Pro lets you choose up to 4 high-quality voices for free, in the languages of your choice. A ‘Speak in Background’ option lets you listen to a PDF while viewing another app - great for proofreading PDF files while you’re working in other apps. The ‘Speak on tap’ and ‘Stop on tap’ options make speech easy to control.
+ ClaroPDF allows the background colour of the PDF to be changed, and text colour inverted, to enhance readability. ClaroPDF fully supports VoiceOver.
+ Annotations, Notes and Comments
ClaroPDF includes a powerful Annotation toolbar that lets you add notes and other comments. These are fully interchangeable with most other popular PDF apps, so your ClaroPDF comments will still be there if you open the PDF on another device. Annotations created in another PDF app can also be viewed and edited.
Annotation features include: highlight; underscore; strikeout; notes; free text (type straight into the PDF); free line draw; shapes (circle, square, line - with many options); images (you can even insert photos from your iPad camera or photo library into the PDF file); audio and video.
+ Photos and Image PDF to Text PDF Conversion
You can convert photos and other images to fully accessible text PDF files that can be spoken, searched, copied and highlighted. As well as converting photos, you can also convert any PDF Image file into a fully accessible Text PDF file. Along with making these PDF files accessible and searchable, it will also compress them, reducing file size. 5000 pages and photos can be converted using the 5000 included credits. Further credit can be purchased in app. Photos and Image PDF to Text PDF Conversion in ClaroPDF uses the Claro Cloud conversion service and requires an internet connection.
***Minimum camera spec: 2MP***
+ Managing PDF Files
PDF files can be opened in ClaroPDF from all other apps, including Mail and Safari. All opened PDF files will be placed in the ClaroPDF Documents List for later viewing. You can also open files from Dropbox, Google Drive, or import files via iTunes. PDF files can be saved into ClaroPDF’s Documents, Dropbox or Google Drive, sent by email, or opened in other apps that support PDF files. The ClaroPDF Documents List is fully customisable, allowing you to organise your PDF files and folders.
+ Sync with iCloud
You can sync ClaroPDF with your iCloud account. This lets you store and synchronise your PDF files and annotations across multiple devices. Sync with iCloud can also act as a document backup so you can keep your documents safe.
+ Save as PDF Extension
The "Save as PDF" Extension lets you convert text and images to PDF files from Safari, Notes, Photos and other apps using the iOS "Share" feature. When converted, these new PDF files will appear in your documents list inside ClaroPDF.
+ Included Text to Speech Voices
Download any 4 of our high quality text to speech voices. CereProc Heather is also available in-app for free. Once you have downloaded your free voices, other Nuance Expressive, Acapela and CereProc voices are available to purchase in-app.
+ Switch Accessibility
ClaroPDF responds to switch or Bluetooth keyboard commands:
1 (~1) Start speech
2 (~2) Stop speech
3 (~3) Turn to previous page
4 (~4) Turn to next page
+ Fullscreen mode
Allows the full document to be seen without toolbars in view. Ideal for smaller screens!
Need help with ClaroPDF or have any suggestions? Please email support@clarosoftware.com
What’s New
Version 5.0.20
Minor bug fixes.
Ratings and Reviews
App is worthless
Doesn’t work. Always wants to convert to pdf even if the file is a pdf. Credits? I bought the app...shouldn’t have to have credits. Even the schools version is asking for credits. Trust your students when they tell you the app doesn’t work. What happened ? This program and app used to be good. Don’t waste your money.
Developer Response ,
Hi Beth,
A lot of PDF files cannot be read because they are image PDFs and not text PDFs. For example, if you take a photo and save it as a PDF, no accessibility app can read it because it's just an image and there is no text.
This is why we need to convert the PDF, so the app can read it aloud to the user. It's not required that you convert the PDF, you can still draw and annotate an image PDF. But for full accessibility we recommend converting the PDF.
Regarding the credits: everyone who purchases the Pro version of the app gets a free lifetime supply of 5000 credits, which we reset periodically. This is a system we have in place to maintain a fair usage policy when converting PDFs, so that everyone is able to use this feature. You don't have to pay for these credits and they are built in to the app, so there are special permissions required to use them.
I hope this helps to clear up your concerns.
Super för oss med lässvårigheter
Jag är mycket nöjd med ClaroPDF. Utan ClaroPDF hade det varit svårt att klara studierna som dyslektiker.
Developer Response ,
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for our ClaroPDF app.
It's great to hear that it's helping you with your studies! We hope you'll continue to find the app useful!
Claro Software
Works just fine for me, just two suggestions
Works great for reading texts in English and Swedish. I use the app to save time and make my own audio book of something I need to read but I also want so excise and can not bring the text. I reminded it! Very convenient. But I have one problem and one suggestion:
1) the reading stops sometimes when the phone changes between landscape and portrait mode when I switch from running and other exercises and I have to take the phone from my arm case and start over and then the cursor is not where the reading stoped so I have to look through the document and it is cold, the fingers freeze.. I would like the reading to be not dependent of the devises orientation and if the reading stops, that the curser would stay there or perhaps a small annotation mark would be inserted and saved into the document. This could be convenient also when I stop the reading and want to know where I left of the next session.
2) When out running, I listen to essays and articles to get an overview and be prepared for the reading of the test and annotate the texts. Some things I realise out running are forgotten or I can not find where in the text I hade comments. I would be super convenient if there could be a feature to put in just a little annotation with a click on my EarPods or a tap on the phone or something without having to stop running or interrupting the reading.
Since I don’t know if this is the best way to forward this kind of feedback, please point me in the correct direction. Cheers!
Developer Response ,
Hi,
Thank you for taking the time to write this review for our ClaroPDF app. It's great to hear how it's helping you.
1) We do have a "Speak in background" mode in ClaroPDF, which you can switch on in the ClaroPDF settings. When this is enabled, it will allow the app to continue reading, even when the app has been minimised or the device is locked. This way, you could hit play, lock your device and put it in your pocket and it will continue to read. This might working better for you.
When the app is open and it is reading, it does sometimes stop reading when the device rotates. This is not intentional and it something that we will address in the next major version in the app.
2) This is a great idea! I do like this and I'll add it to our list so we can look at this and see if we can do this.
If you do have any other feedback/suggestions, please get in touch with me at aaron.mcgranaghan@clarosoftware.com
Thanks!
Aaron
Claro Software
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Information
- Provider
- Claro Software Limited
- Size
- 153.9 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 12.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2013, Claro Software Ltd
- Price
- 129,00 kr
- In-App Purchases
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- Alva 29,00 kr
- Oskar 29,00 kr
- Erik 29,00 kr
- Elin 29,00 kr
- Oskar 29,00 kr
- Alva 29,00 kr
- Kal 29,00 kr
- Mia 29,00 kr
- 5000 Credits 49,00 kr
- 50 Credits 9,00 kr