Text Reader: Text to Speech

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About this app

Text Reader is a text to speech app that reads your articles, documents, ebooks, and messages out loud, word for word, in 70+ languages - so you can listen instead of read.

Why listen instead of read

- Rest your eyes and reduce screen time.
- Save battery by listening with the screen off.
- Learn and stay productive while commuting, exercising, cooking, or working with your hands.

Listening

- Listen with the screen locked - control playback from the lock screen, notification, and Bluetooth.
- Adjustable speed - from slow up to 3x for skimming or careful listening.
- Male and female voices, with pitch control to raise or lower the voice.
- Follow-along highlighting - see each word as it is spoken.
- Repeat mode - loop the current text to listen again.
- Resume where you left off - the app remembers your place.

Your texts

- Import PDF, Word, EPUB, and text files, or share text from any app to start listening instantly.
- Open with Text Reader - tap a document in any app and have it read to you right away.
- Save a library of texts and search it anytime, even offline.
- Clean Symbols - skip stray characters like asterisks so they are not spoken.
- Handles long texts - uninterrupted playback for articles, chapters, and reports.
- Generate audio from text - save it as an audio file and listen in any music app.
- Export to PDF or a text file - keep a copy of your text on your device.

More

- Dark mode that follows your device theme.
- Right-to-left support for Hebrew, Arabic, and more.
- Works on phones and tablets - smooth performance across devices.

Whether you want to read books and novels on the road, catch up on articles, or get through work documents hands-free, Text Reader reads every word so you never miss a thing.
Listen to any text, PDF, ebook, document, or article with text to speech.
Updated on
16 Oct 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Location, App activity and 2 others
  • No data collected
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  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

66.1K reviews
Desireé
19 January 2022
Sometimes, I am unable to read big blocks of text due to my disability and have been trying to find a good text reader. This is the only one (so far) that is not only free, but allows me to put as much text as I need read into its text box. Obviously this app is still being worked on, so there isn't a feature for images yet, but for simple text to speech, it's pretty good. The voice is a tad hard to understand at times, but that's alright if you're just looking for something basic.
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Perfect tools
18 July 2022
Dear Desireé, thanks for your support. Try to update the engine (the green button at top right) it should improve the voice quality. If you like us, please encourage us with 5★ : )
Trace M-K
11 October 2021
Best Text reading App I could find! I use voice-to-text and I know where that button and the send buttons are by muscle memory. But, I couldn't/wouldn't read my responses. Now, all I have to do is copy the text into this app and it'll read every text for me and I still don't have to look at my phone. Don't text and drive if you have to look away from the road, even for 1 second! This is also great for those who can't read the words on the screen very well. *Not while driving!
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Perfect tools
18 July 2022
Update: Thanks for taking out time to rate us. It really helps us to keep going and delivering the best :) Tip: You can share the selected text with the app (Select text > Share > Text reader) it will save you time. Old: How to clear the old text? -> Clicking the red delete button will give you a blank window.
jujitzujesus
14 November 2022
Copy & pasted an article immediately after downloading app and listened to it while working. Exactly what I wanted. Still a beta version apparently, so there is a lack of features atm. I'm sure more will be added as development progresses, but as of now you are able to change language and speed. Hoping to see additional voice options in the near future
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What's new

You can now turn sentence highlighting and auto-scroll on or off separately, with two new toggle buttons below the text.