Have your books, PDFs and more read aloud to you by 140+ AI-powered voices in over 25 different languages/dialects!
NaturalReader is a mobile app that can read aloud a variety of texts like PDFs, online articles, cloud documents, even images taken by your camera and so many more.
With over 1 million monthly users and over 15 years of experience dedicated to AI technology that improves the user’s experience, we are one of the most trusted text-to-speech brands today.
Our app has innovative features like the ability to convert and download text into MP3 files, OCR text recognition for PDFs and our camera scanner.
NaturalReader is also an essential reading tool for those with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. By presenting the text both audibly and visually, readers can focus less on the act of reading, and more on the content they are reading. We also offer a dyslexia-friendly font for closed captions and within our text box.
HOW IT WORKS:
Just like a podcast or audiobook, our app lets you be productive anywhere with your mobile device. Complete readings laying in bed, during your daily commute, or walking around campus. By listening on the go, you create more time to do what you love.
Listening to our app couldn’t be easier! Simply choose the document type you wish to upload, select your desired file, and you are ready to start listening. For the best experience, remember to choose your favourite speaker’s voice and optimal listening speed.
Here are just a few of the reasons why our 1,000,000 monthly users love using NaturalReader
-- Camera Scanner: Listen to physical books and notes by using your mobile camera. Convert any piece of physical text into audio, which reads aloud to you. Just take a picture of the pages you wish to upload and you’re ready to start listening.
-- Natural Voices: Enjoy over 130+ AI-powered Voices across 20+ Languages/Dialects to choose from, including our plus voices, the newest and highest technology of AI voices.
Plus voices enable fluid, natural-sounding text to speech that matches the patterns and intonation of human voices. Plus voices are available through our Plus Subscription plan.
-- AI Text Filtering: Choose to filter out distracting and unwanted text such as URLs and text within brackets. Our advanced AI technology will detect these types of text and ignore them, limiting any distractions.
-- Customizable Experience: We have loaded our app with features built to create the most natural listening experience for our users. Choose your preferred speaker voice and optimal reading speed for the best experience.
Other features ways to customize include a dark mode, word highlight, closed captions and an advanced pronunciation editor for new or unusual words, or to improve the readability of acronyms.
-- Cross-Device Compatibility: A free NaturalReader account gives you access to our Mobile App, Online Reader and Chrome Extension. Run out of time? Seamlessly continue listening from your desktop computer to your mobile device.
Supported Formats:
PDF, MS Word (.doc & .docx), MS Powerpoint, Mac documents, RTF, TXT, DRM-free EPUB eBooks, image files (png, jpg…)
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Summary of user reviews
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This app hasHighly functional and the best of its kind
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This app hasExcellent for PDF to Text conversion with clear and natural-sounding voices
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This app hasEnhances productivity by allowing hands-free reading from various sources
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This app hasCustomizable settings for personalized listening experience
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This app hasWorks great for personal use narrative reading
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This app hasHelpful for ADHD learners and multitaskers
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This app hasBest free PDF text-to-speech app available
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This app hasVoices in the premium version are miles better than standard options
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This app hasProvides a daily word limit for premium voices that requires hours of binge-listening to reach
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This app hasUseful for proofing written work and catching issues
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This app hasSaves time and helps with studying/reading for school
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This app hasProvides a more human-like and expressive reading experience compared to other apps
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This app hasOccasional issues with mispronounced words, strange pauses, and skipping sentences
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This app hasRequires internet access even for the free version
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This app hasDoesn't work with Lockdown Mode on iOS devices
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This app hasArtificially low daily limits for premium voices, forcing users to switch to less natural sounding voices
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This app hasBuggy performance, including random resets, freezing, and crashing
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This app hasLacks the ability to create subfolders to organize text files
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This app hasDoesn't handle non-OCR'd scans well without the premium version
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This app hasDifficult to navigate PDFs without a table of contents feature
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This app hasSwitched from a one-time purchase to a monthly subscription model, frustrating long-time users
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This app hasRequires separate subscriptions for mobile and desktop versions, despite using the same account
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This app hasPremium voices count double against the daily limit compared to the standard voices
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This app hasInconsistent performance across iOS devices, with issues like audio timeouts and inability to resume playback
What's New in NaturalReader
8.0
December 17, 2024
- Fixed various minor issues.
If you have any questions, please send an email to:
support@naturalreaders.com,
sales@naturalreaders.com
Overall the app is worth the squeeze. Copying and pasting text reads greats, but OCR is a tad bit lacking. It’s easy enough to upload photos of pages and it picks up just about everything, but will occasionally have trouble pronouncing words, will pause in strange ways (implying a period where there isn’t one) and so forth. I originally intended to use this as an alternative to audiobooks when the audio version wasn’t available for purchase, and listen to books while on walks. While it will overall do good, I feel that I’d still miss important content if I did that. The best setup has been to follow along with the book, which has helped increase my pace significantly. It is a bit pricey, even putting aside the minor imperfections. But is it worth it? For textbooks that are dreadful to get through slowly, definitely.
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Response from developer
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your valuable feedback. We strive to deliver the highest quality of service and your opinion is an invaluable asset to our process. We look forward to finding new ways to improve the experience for our customers.