ListenLeaf
Hear books, docs, and briefs
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Turn books and documents into private, on-device audio. Catch up, ask questions with cited answers, and listen free with up to three personal books.
ListenLeaf transforms books, PDFs, Word documents, text files, web content, and legal materials into a focused listening and reading experience.
Import documents you already own, select a natural Neural Voice, and listen while following along with synchronized highlighting. ListenLeaf’s narration runs directly on your device, supporting private listening without sending document text to a cloud speech service.
Whether you are enjoying a novel, studying coursework, reviewing a brief, or working through a lengthy document, ListenLeaf helps you make meaningful progress without remaining tied to the screen.
LISTEN YOUR WAY
• Import EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT, and HTML documents
• Listen with private, on-device Neural Voices
• Choose 1×, 1.25×, or 1.5× playback
• Follow narration with synchronized text highlighting
• Navigate by chapter, heading, section, or document structure
• Continue listening through Bluetooth, CarPlay, and lock-screen controls
• Control active playback from Apple Watch using system Now Playing controls
• Resume where you stopped across reading sessions
• Add optional ambient soundscapes for a more comfortable listening environment
READ, MARK, AND REVISIT
• Select individual words or complete passages
• Add highlights, notes, bookmarks, and tags
• Keep annotations anchored to their original text
• Find saved material through the Saved Content tray
• Search within books and documents
• Use RSVP when you prefer focused visual speed reading
• Customize typography, appearance, highlighting, and reading behavior
BUILT FOR LONG-FORM READING
ListenLeaf is designed for books and documents that deserve sustained attention. Use it for novels, research, coursework, contracts, briefs, policies, manuals, articles, and more.
Track reading time, goals, streaks, and completed books while building a reading routine that works for you. Accessibility support includes VoiceOver, Voice Control, Switch Control, Dynamic Type, reduced motion, and adaptable light and dark appearances.
LISTENLEAF LEGAL
The optional ListenLeaf Legal add-on provides a dedicated workspace for legal professionals and law students.
Organize documents by matter, capture source-linked notes, apply issue tags, maintain review logs, manage assignments and deadlines, check citation formatting, create review reports, and prepare exportable handoff materials—all while retaining access to ListenLeaf’s reader and narration tools.
ListenLeaf Legal supports professional review workflows but does not provide legal advice or replace independent professional judgment.
PRIVACY-MINDED BY DESIGN
Your documents remain yours. ListenLeaf uses a local-first architecture, and on-device narration does not require uploading your reading material to a remote speech service. Features requiring external services are identified before information is shared.
Turn reading time into listening time and lengthy documents into focused, measurable progress.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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What’s New in ListenLeaf 1.2
Meet Private Reading Intelligence:
- Catch Me Up creates a spoiler-safe recap using only passages you’ve already reached—and can read it aloud.
- Ask This Book answers questions with links to supporting passages.
- People & Concepts So Far helps you remember important names and ideas without reading ahead.
- Ask My Library finds answers across your books while keeping source material on device.
- ListenLeaf Legal adds grounded questions across matter documents.
- A simpler first-run experience gets you listening faster.
- New Siri and Shortcuts actions provide quicker access to listening and reading tools.
- Improved reader guidance, navigation, and contextual menus.
ListenLeaf Free continues to include private on-device listening, synchronized reading, highlights, bookmarks, and notes for up to three personal books.
The developer, David Seppi, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- David Seppi
- Size
- 88.8 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- ListenLeaf Legal $179.99
- ListenLeaf Legal $19.99
- ListenLeaf Plus $29.99
- ListenLeaf Plus $3.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 David Seppi. All rights reserved.
