PaperHear: Read PDFs Aloud

PaperHear: Read PDFs Aloud

Text to speech: scans & docs

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Released
September 2, 2026
Updated
October 31, 2026

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PaperHear reads your documents to you — PDFs, scans, web articles, pasted text and your own notes — in natural voices that run entirely on your iPhone. FREE TO TRY, NO LIMITS WITH PLUS Add 3 documents a month at no cost. PaperHear Plus is a one-time purchase that removes the limit: add as many documents as you like, hear every one of them and save each as an audio file (M4A). No subscription, ever. BUILT FOR LISTENING • Reads PDFs, scans, links and pasted text • Keeps the original words on screen so you can follow along • Resumes at the exact sentence you stopped on • Works offline once a voice is on your device • Sleep timer, playback speed, focus mode and notes • Save a whole document as an audio file (M4A) to Files or anywhere you choose VOICES • 14 neural voices: English, Vietnamese and Mandarin Chinese • Optional pinyin line under each Chinese sentence • Hear a short sample before downloading a voice • Delete voices you do not use and reclaim the space PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Speech is generated on your device — your documents are never sent to a speech server • No account, no ads, no tracking • Your library stays on your iPhone, with backup and restore when you want a copy Scan a page with the camera, paste an article, or open a PDF from Files. PaperHear cleans up headers, page numbers and clutter, then reads it to you while you walk, commute or rest your eyes.
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What's New in PaperHear

1.1.3

October 31, 2026

Updated App Store name and details so PaperHear is easier to find. Thanks for listening with PaperHear.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$19.99

PaperHear Local Plus

Unlimited local imports and current Plus features.

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