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  • Released
  • Updated
  • September 3, 2015
  • August 23, 2026

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This app allows users to read and listen to scripts for film, stage, and television on their mobile devices. It offers text-to-speech with over 90 voices, soundtrack integration, and powerful rehearsal tools, all processed locally for complete privacy.

Local text-to-speech processing
Import PDF and Final Draft FDX scripts
90+ character voices
Add background soundtracks
Create and export script notes
Rehearsal features
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What's New in tableread

7.2.5

August 23, 2026

We've switched the Google Drive picker from an in-app browser to Google's native Drive picker, making file selection faster, simpler and more secure. We've also improved support for multiple Google accounts, so tableread can remember which account each Drive file belongs to.

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Subscription plans

tableread Pro

Subscribe to tableread Pro and listen to scripts read by a cast of unique character voices. Add an inspiring score. Create and share script notes. Rehearse with an entire cast.

$2.991 Month
7 Days trial
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User reviews

Ethically-sourced voice AI for screenwriters on a budget

I was looking for an app that featured ethically-sourced voices that sound more realistic than the system voices on my device, but could also recognize and read screenplays. Tableread uses voices from Acapela Group, which has its own proprietary AI model, and its voice actors are compensated.

The only other option is the pricey but beautiful WellSaid, but it doesn’t recognize screenplays and is cumbersome. Tableread Pro is the only option that ticks every box: ethical, workable, economic.

My only complaint with Tableread is that you cannot turn off autoplay. I assume this is because most people use it to rehearse lines so it’s designed to keep going. I’m a screenwriter, though, so I just want to hear my screenplay read aloud because it helps the writing process.

Overall, it’s a great little app. Would love to see a desktop version that has more options for writers like me, but that’s ok.
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Response from developer

Thanks Ducktemp If you would like to contact us at tablereaddeveloper@gmail.com and we can look at adding an auto-play setting for you. Just need to know which auto-play you are referring to.

Much better

Helps a lot. Needs tweaks.

Wasn’t diverse at all with the voices

I got the app hoping it would take the characters and give each of them their own voice. I downloaded my script and it was a narrator. The entire script nothing else. And I clicked on the settings for it to not read the names multiple times and it still kept doing it. I assumed that most of this was with the pro version. So I bought the pro version and had the same trouble. Nothing changed and I could only get one voice to narrate the entire thing.
Waste of money.
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Response from developer

Hello CMurrayReiman Please contact us at tablereaddeveloper@gmail.com. The setting you are referring to is not available before the pro version is enabled. So we do not know how you are ale to click on something that is not there in the free version. If you have just purchased pro, then you are still in the free trial, so you have not wasted your money if you cancel the subscription now. Please google "How do i cancel an Apple subscription" if you do not know how to do this.

Bummer

Got this app so I can listen to screenplays during car rides and I can’t even do that. It has issues reading the text, formating the text, and even reads the pages out of order. What a shame and waste of time.

Response from developer

Hello Brutal postman We've just released an update that should fix Apple CarPlay. The previous update also addressed the bug where pages were being read out of order. Please, please contact us at tablereaddeveloper@gmail.com if you are still experiencing these issues.

Is this a joke?

Been looking for a script reading program. Finally managed to get a script imported, and it wants to SING the script to me in a very computer generated voice. I can't find anywhere to change the voice. I can bring up a big list of voices with preview and download buttons, but no matter what I click on it just sings it to me in the same computer voice. I'll *try* the pro version, but I'm not a professional script reader. I'm a writer who is on the final draft of my script and just need it read to me to pick up errors I may have missed while reading it on paper.

UPDATE: It wasn't clear that the free version used the voice applied to a setting on the iPhone, and not a voice chosen in the app.
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Response from developer

Hey Mbublitz There is a trial period if you want to check out PRO. You can subscribe /activate it (free trial is a week) and then immediately cancel the subscription so it doesn't roll over and charge you. Other wise it's $2.99 (USD) a month. We license the voices, so we can't offer them in the FREE mode We'll probably be offering a month free trial soon as a special offer around the Easter period, if you'd like to wait. Or contact us at tablereaddeveloper@gmail.com and we can help you in other secret ways :)

FAQ

What does the tableread app do?

The tableread app allows you to read and listen to professionally formatted scripts for film, stage, and television on your mobile device. It utilizes local text-to-speech technology with a variety of character voices and offers features for script analysis, note-taking, and rehearsal.

What are the key features of the tableread app?

Key features include importing scripts from PDF and Final Draft FDX formats, local text-to-speech with over 90 unique voices, the ability to add background soundtracks, create and export script notes, and utilize powerful rehearsal tools like character selection and scene looping.

How much does the tableread app cost?

The app offers a reduced functionality free version. A full-featured subscription, tableread® Pro, is available for $2.99(USD) per month and includes a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

What devices is tableread compatible with?

The app is designed for use on mobile devices, specifically mentioning iPhone and iPad. Your scripts are stored locally on your device, iCloud, or Google Drive, ensuring privacy.

Who would benefit from using the tableread app?

This app is ideal for anyone involved in the production process of film, stage plays, or television. This includes screenwriters, actors, directors, producers, and anyone who needs to review or rehearse scripts on the go.