PDF Voice Reader - Docs Aloud

Name: PDF Voice Reader - Docs Aloud
Rating: 4.1 (946 reviews)
Author: Storch

Text to speech. Translation

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

946 Ratings
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4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Storch
Language

EN
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Size

43.2
MB

Tired of staring at screens? Turn documents into engaging audio with high-quality voices and real-time highlighting. Let your docs read themselves—download free! Give Your Eyes a Rest – Let Your Documents Speak! Tired of screen fatigue? PDF Voice Reader – Docs Aloud turns your PDFs, Word files, and more into natural-sounding audio, so you can listen anytime, anywhere. Perfect for studying, commuting, or simply giving your eyes a well-deserved break. Key Features: • Listen on the go – Supports background playback for multitasking • Customizable experience – Adjust speed, voice, and skip headers/footers • Color Highlighting – Visually track spoken text with customizable colors! Perfect for following along, studying, or improving comprehension as words light up in sync with the audio. • Seamless cloud sync – Works with iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive & more • Smart tools – Bookmarking, text translation, and multiple voice options • Accessibility-friendly – Ideal for students, professionals, and visually impaired users • Scan & Listen – Turn paper documents and books into audio with built-in scanning • Web-to-Speech – Listen to articles, blogs, and online content directly from websites! Just paste the URL, and the app will read it aloud. Following formats are supported: • PDF. • Microsoft Documents. • Rich Text Format. • Plain Text. Transform reading into listening—download PDF Voice Reader today!

Ratings & Reviews

4.1

out of 5

946 Ratings

Incredibly helpful, not very intuitive
04/20/2021

Adamoxv5
I use this program so I can listen to pdf versions of my school books. It saves so much time I wouldn’t be able to do as well without it. It’s handy being able to wash dishes out mow the lawn while basically going thorough college. However it reads tables down which makes the information nearly indecipherable and it mispronounces many simple words so I have to use context a little more to understand what the program is speaking. I’ll keep using it because I need it but it could definitely use an upgrade. Thanks for a great product!
Incredibly helpful, not very intuitive
04/20/2021

Adamoxv5

I use this program so I can listen to pdf versions of my school books. It saves so much time I wouldn’t be able to do as well without it. It’s handy being able to wash dishes out mow the lawn while basically going thorough college. However it reads tables down which makes the information nearly indecipherable and it mispronounces many simple words so I have to use context a little more to understand what the program is speaking. I’ll keep using it because I need it but it could definitely use an upgrade. Thanks for a great product!
Perfectly reads PDFs to me
07/06/2021

Peter in Japan
When I realized I could save some time having my phone read PDF files I needed to review weekly to me (they are unreadable because the screen is too small), I searched and found this program immediately. All I can say is, it’s nearly perfect: full control over voice and speed, it highlights the word as it reads it, making it easy to follow along, and doesn’t halt for no reason like the built in iPhone reading functionality does. Two improves might be, a) to allow me to read websites or sources not stored locally or in iCloud/Dropbox, and b) try to improve the pauses. The iOS voice reading system is kind of dumb, thinking that the period in 3.14 is a period in a sentence and requires a pause, and line feeds (which signify a new section in the text) should certainly get a pause as they are not part of the sentence in the line above. But very good work. Best of all it’s a one-time purchase, not an ongoing subscription.
Perfectly reads PDFs to me
07/06/2021

Peter in Japan

When I realized I could save some time having my phone read PDF files I needed to review weekly to me (they are unreadable because the screen is too small), I searched and found this program immediately. All I can say is, it’s nearly perfect: full control over voice and speed, it highlights the word as it reads it, making it easy to follow along, and doesn’t halt for no reason like the built in iPhone reading functionality does. Two improves might be, a) to allow me to read websites or sources not stored locally or in iCloud/Dropbox, and b) try to improve the pauses. The iOS voice reading system is kind of dumb, thinking that the period in 3.14 is a period in a sentence and requires a pause, and line feeds (which signify a new section in the text) should certainly get a pause as they are not part of the sentence in the line above. But very good work. Best of all it’s a one-time purchase, not an ongoing subscription.
Lots of potential but needs major work on page navigation during active PDF to voice
05/19/2020

Tim and Brandi
The app has nearly everything you’d want! BUT the developers need (1) to fix 3 consistent bugs and (2) add a function or two.- This app lacks arrows indicating page ‘back’ and ‘forward’ (allowing the reader to skip to the next page or go back a page at a time). In place of arrows, it allows readers to *attempt* to navigate to the next or previous pages *while* the voice is reading the document by scrolling back or forward, but this function is laden with bugs. — Glitch #1: scrolling FORWARD to next page *while* listening to the document being read ALWAYS skips *2 pages* forward, which makes you have to stop the voice and navigate back then start again.— Glitch #2: attempts to scroll BACK to previous page *while* PDF voice is reading only takes you back to the top of the current page and WILL NOT take you back a page, no matter what. This is a major glitch.— Glitch #3: since these scrolling options (again, *while* listening to the voice) are consistently glitchy, to go to the desired page the user has to stop the voice function, go to thumbnail view, and select the right page. BUT ALAS, here’s the third glitch: to select the correct page via thumbnail view one had to select the page TWO pages before the desired page! One last request: It would further be extremely useful if the thumbnail view didn’t always revert back to page 1 but rather followed the current page being read. As it stands now, I could be on page 291 and wanting to go back to the beginning of that chapter, and when I choose thumbnail view to navigate to an earlier page it always begins at page 1 and I have to scroll several hundred pages forward to get to where I want to go. Every. Time.
Lots of potential but needs major work on page navigation during active PDF to voice
05/19/2020

Tim and Brandi

The app has nearly everything you’d want! BUT the developers need (1) to fix 3 consistent bugs and (2) add a function or two.- This app lacks arrows indicating page ‘back’ and ‘forward’ (allowing the reader to skip to the next page or go back a page at a time). In place of arrows, it allows readers to *attempt* to navigate to the next or previous pages *while* the voice is reading the document by scrolling back or forward, but this function is laden with bugs. — Glitch #1: scrolling FORWARD to next page *while* listening to the document being read ALWAYS skips *2 pages* forward, which makes you have to stop the voice and navigate back then start again.— Glitch #2: attempts to scroll BACK to previous page *while* PDF voice is reading only takes you back to the top of the current page and WILL NOT take you back a page, no matter what. This is a major glitch.— Glitch #3: since these scrolling options (again, *while* listening to the voice) are consistently glitchy, to go to the desired page the user has to stop the voice function, go to thumbnail view, and select the right page. BUT ALAS, here’s the third glitch: to select the correct page via thumbnail view one had to select the page TWO pages before the desired page! One last request: It would further be extremely useful if the thumbnail view didn’t always revert back to page 1 but rather followed the current page being read. As it stands now, I could be on page 291 and wanting to go back to the beginning of that chapter, and when I choose thumbnail view to navigate to an earlier page it always begins at page 1 and I have to scroll several hundred pages forward to get to where I want to go. Every. Time.
For a free version it’s great
10/12/2018

reloew
A few points that I don’t like in it:- Doesn’t allow to use waze at the same time, even with waze’s voice command turned off.- you can’t point in the page where to read. It also doesn’t show in which part of the page it is.- It has a few mistakes. For exemple, it reads “we’re” like “W E re”.
For a free version it’s great
10/12/2018

reloew

A few points that I don’t like in it:- Doesn’t allow to use waze at the same time, even with waze’s voice command turned off.- you can’t point in the page where to read. It also doesn’t show in which part of the page it is.- It has a few mistakes. For exemple, it reads “we’re” like “W E re”.

• Support for high-quality voices for more natural voice acting. • Enhanced Large-File Performance: Faster loading and smoother playback for very large PDFs and multi-document batches—no more waiting around. • Refined Voice Sync & Highlighting: Even more precise highlighting and reduced lag during fast-forward/rewind for a truly seamless read-along experience. • New Voice Options & Tuning: Added several fresh natural-sounding voices plus finer pitch and intonation controls to make listening feel more personalized and lifelike. • Improved Web & Scan Reliability: Better URL pasting stability for web articles and more accurate OCR results from scanned pages/documents. • Bug Fixes & Stability: Squashed minor glitches in background playback, cloud sync, and iOS compatibility for a rock-solid experience.

Version 8.0

Mar 14

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