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Lextra: PDF Text to Speech

Lextra: PDF Text to Speech

Natural Voice Document Reader

970 ratings
328 reviews
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📊 Productivity
📚 Books
Free
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Released
July 2, 2016
Updated
October 22, 2026

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Developer

Storch
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Convert documents like PDFs and Word files into natural-sounding audio. Listen on the go with background playback, customize your listening experience with adjustable speed and voices, and visually track spoken text with color highlighting. Supports cloud sync, translation, and scanning of paper documents.

✓Background audio playback
✓Adjustable speech speed and voice
✓Color highlighting of spoken text
✓Cloud storage integration
✓Text translation
✓Document scanning to audio
✓Web content to speech
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What users say about Lextra

Reviews of Lextra are mostly negative: the Productivity app is rated 4.1/5 from 970 App Store ratings. What users like most: easy to use, efficient reading. Top complaints: crashes and bugs, paid version still has ads. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Easy to use
  • 🚀Efficient reading
  • 📚Useful for studying and multitasking

Negative things

  • 🐛Crashes and bugs
  • 💰Paid version still has ads
  • 🔇Poor voice quality
  • 🤖Robotic reading
  • 🔍Difficult to navigate and select reading position
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What's New in Lextra

9.0

October 22, 2026

What’s New in Version 9.0: Introducing Lextra! We are thrilled to unveil a massive update and our new name — Lextra! This isn’t just a facelift; we’ve completely rebuilt the app to elevate your listening and reading experience. What’s new: Next-Gen Natural Voices: Experience incredibly lifelike, human-sounding AI narration that makes listening to documents as enjoyable as a premium podcast. Smart Document Engine: Seamlessly read aloud PDFs, ePubs, and text files with enhanced formatting support. Sleek New Design: Enjoy a beautiful, premium interface crafted for distraction-free reading and studying. Performance Boost: Faster file loading and smoother playback on all your devices. Thank you for being with us! Update now and experience your documents in a whole new way with Lextra.

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User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Newest update destroyed the app

New bugs that causes pages not to update. The disabling of hyperlinks being used as chapter shortcuts and the resetting of evey page to 1
NNeffyrg

Good

Has all the basics to read back pdf etc. easy to use
Pplentyzeross

Buena

Lee bien pero con un acento raro, no puedes
Retroceder o adelantar en una pagina
GGorgval

Ads interrupts reading

I so much hate it because of the ads.
It is also difficult to add markups
NNnnete

Bom

Cumpre o que promete
GGuianest
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Reported Bugs

4 issues

App crashes frequently

Bug

Paid version not working as expected

Bug

Issues with syncing across devices

Bug

Reading position not saved properly

Bug
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Requested Features

4 requests

Allow selecting reading start position

Feature

Add more voice options and customization

Feature

Improve page navigation and bookmarking

Feature

Provide better customer support

Feature

FAQ

What does PDF Voice Reader do?

PDF Voice Reader converts your documents, including PDFs, Word files, and plain text, into natural-sounding audio. This allows you to listen to content instead of reading it, which is ideal for multitasking or reducing screen fatigue.

What are the key features of this app?

Key features include background playback for listening while multitasking, customizable speech speed and voice options, color highlighting to visually track spoken text, seamless cloud sync with services like iCloud and Dropbox, text translation, and the ability to scan paper documents into audio.

How much does PDF Voice Reader cost?

The app is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. This means some advanced features or content may require a purchase to unlock.

What file formats does the app support?

The app supports a variety of common document formats, including PDF, Microsoft Documents (like Word files), Rich Text Format (RTF), and Plain Text (.txt). It can also convert web content and scanned paper documents into audio.

Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is beneficial for a wide range of users, including students who want to listen to study materials, professionals who need to review documents on the go, and visually impaired users who rely on audio for information access. Anyone experiencing screen fatigue would also find it useful.