What this is, and isn’t
This is a general-purpose text-to-speech tool. It isn’t certified against WCAG, ADA or any other accessibility standard, and it isn’t a screen reader — it’s a way to turn a piece of text into an audio file when that’s useful to you.
If you need a certified accessibility solution for a website, product or organisation, this isn’t a substitute. If you want to turn an article or document into something you can listen to, it does that directly.
How people use it
Long articles and reports
Paste an article or import a PDF or Word document, and listen instead of reading a long block of text on screen.
Study material
Some people retain information better by listening, or want a break from screens during long study sessions.
Eye-strain breaks
Converting a document to audio lets you step away from the screen while still getting through it.
Proofreading by ear
Hearing your own writing read aloud is a genuinely useful editing technique — awkward phrasing is easier to catch by ear than by eye.
Making it comfortable to listen to
- Slow it down. Speed goes down to 0.5×; 0.85–0.9× suits dense or technical text.
- Add breathing room. Insert
[[p700]]between sections so the audio isn’t one continuous stream. - Pick a voice you like listening to. Samples in the voice library make it easy to compare.
- Keep the files. Download MP3s to listen offline on any device.
How to convert text to audio
- Paste or import. Paste text directly, or import a PDF or Word file.
- Pick a voice and pace. Slower usually works better for dense material.
- Listen or download. Play it in the browser, or download the MP3 for later.