Orate: Text to Speech for Docs

Orate is private text to speech for your reading list. Turn PDFs, Word files, web articles and pasted text into natural-sounding audio, generated entirely on your iPhone or iPad. No servers. No uploads. No subscription. YOUR READING BACKLOG, FINALLY SHRINKING You've got articles saved, PDFs downloaded, documents bookmarked. You genuinely want to read them. But your screen time is maxed out, your eyes are tired, and there's never a quiet moment to sit down. Orate is built for how you actually have time to consume content: with your ears, not your eyes. IMPORT ALMOST ANYTHING Choose a PDF, Word, text, Markdown or RTF file from your device. Paste text from your clipboard. Or paste a link to any freely accessible web article and Orate extracts the content for you, with no copying and pasting. Orate fetches web pages directly, and no data is sent to sistnt. KEEP GENERATING IN THE BACKGROUND Start a long document, then switch apps or lock your screen. Orate keeps turning it into audio, and iOS shows the progress. Your episode is ready when you come back. If iOS can't continue in the background, Orate picks up where it left off when you return. PLAYBACK LIKE YOUR PODCAST APP Skip forward and back. Adjust speed from 0.5x to 2.5x. Use lock screen controls and steering wheel buttons. Navigate by chapter. Follow a sentence-level transcript that highlights in real time as audio plays, then search it: tap a result and Orate plays from that sentence. Orate never interrupts your music or a call until you press play. NATURAL-SOUNDING VOICES, FREE Choose from the voices built into iOS, including Apple's Premium and Enhanced voices. They're free downloads from Apple, Premium sounds the most natural, and Orate walks you through getting them. 100% ON YOUR DEVICE Most text-to-speech apps send your documents to the cloud. Orate doesn't. Audio generation, including the AI that suggests chapters, happens entirely on your iPhone or iPad using Apple's built-in speech engine. No servers, no uploads, no account required. Generating and listening work fully offline. Your documents are nobody's business but yours. ONE FAIR PRICE Start free with three episodes. When you're ready for unlimited episodes, unlock Orate once with a one-time purchase. No subscription. No recurring charges. Yours forever. BUILT FOR REAL USE CASES - Commuters listening to work documents on the train - Students reviewing papers and study notes hands-free - Researchers consuming long-form content at 2x speed - Anyone whose eyes need a break after a long day of screens Orate supports PDF, DOCX, TXT, Markdown and RTF files, plus freely accessible web articles via URL import. Full VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and Switch Control support. Get your eyes off the screen. Start listening.