Paper2Audio: Text to Speech

Paper2Audio: Text to Speech

PDFs, Docs & Books Read Aloud

469 ratings
132 reviews
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • May 29, 2025
  • August 11, 2026
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Listen to your documents, articles, and ebooks with advanced text-to-speech technology. It intelligently skips irrelevant content and summarizes visual elements, making learning hands-free and productive. Enjoy natural voices and a familiar interface for an enhanced listening experience.

Reads PDFs, webpages, ebooks, .docx, .txt
Summarizes math, code, tables, and figures
Intelligently skips junk text and ads
High-quality, natural text-to-speech voices
Document summarization and context addition
Highlighting, notes, and table of contents navigation
Adjustable playback speed
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What's New in Paper2Audio

2.57.2790

August 11, 2026

We have updated the app to improve your listening experience! What's new: - German narration and German app interface are now available - Marathi narration is now available in beta - Select text and tap "Play" to start listening from that exact passage - One-click bookmarks now target the paragraph currently playing - Improved PDF footnotes, reading order, and journal metadata handling - Bug fixes and UI improvements

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User reviews

Finally found the one.

I am so impressed with your app. It is intuitive, fast uploading speed and so many different file types supported including EPUB. The voices aren’t robotic. I love that I can read along and highlight my notes as I go. I would love to know which e readers support your app specifically, as that will be a mist when purchasing. Thank you for creating such a great, accessible product.
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This App is saving lives

Every student needs this. You sit while that lady reads out your notes to you and there is a highlight to enable your ages follow. Easy to restart a paragraph if you miss anything. Simple, affordable and does the job. Tkusm

Great app

Overall, the app works well for medicine articles. Occasionally, the audio misreads reference numbers or symbols, which can be confusing. When that happens, I need to replay or re-read the paragraph to understand the meaning. However, generally, the audio and voice are very clear, with a natural tone. You can also change the speed, and the free version offers plenty of audio time. I'm considering upgrading to the paid option. I usually listen to one or two articles daily while preparing for work, and that's what matters most to me.
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Amazing app love the Librarian voice

Only thing I don't like is that I can't categorize outputs by most recently generated at the top and that inputs can be used for Ai training data (correct me if I'm wrong that's what I read online). Would love a one time purchase to pay once and run locally with custom voices on iPhone and Mac.

Recommended to Fellow PhD Students

As a student in academia with ADHD, it is helpful for me to listen to articles while reading. However, I have been having trouble finding a program capable of accommodating figures, scanned documents, and texts with handwritten notes in the margin. This app has been a gamechanger for me. It does everything I need it to do--AND it's free!? A huge thanks from this student to the developers. The completion of my degree will have been in no small part due to this app.
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Reported Bugs

1 issue

Occasional issues with chapter/section detection in long documents

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Requested Features

4 requests

Add support for footnotes and citations

Feature

Implement custom pronunciation dictionary

Feature

Improve handling of multilingual content

Feature

Expand compatibility to more file formats

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FAQ

What does Paper2Audio do?

Paper2Audio transforms your written content, including research papers, ebooks, and web articles, into spoken audio. It uses advanced text-to-speech technology to read the text aloud, making it possible to learn and consume information hands-free.

What are the key features of Paper2Audio?

Key features include support for various document formats like PDFs and .docx, intelligent skipping of clutter such as page numbers and ads, and the summarization of complex elements like math equations and tables into plain language. It also offers high-quality voices, document summarization, note-taking, and adjustable playback speeds.

Is Paper2Audio free to use?

Yes, Paper2Audio is 100% free with a generous limit of up to 56 hours of audio generation per week. The app is also free of ads, providing an uninterrupted listening experience.

What devices is Paper2Audio compatible with?

The description does not specify device compatibility. However, as a mobile application, it is designed to run on smartphones and tablets that support its operating system (typically iOS or Android).

How can Paper2Audio help me be more productive?

This app turns your commute, workout, or any downtime into productive learning time. By listening to your documents hands-free, you can absorb information without needing to actively read, allowing you to multitask effectively.