Listening: Text to Speech

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About this app

Listening.com transforms articles, research papers, books, and PDFs into high-quality, natural-sounding audio. Whether you’re a student, a professional, or simply love learning on the go, Listening offers a seamless way to consume written content effortlessly.

Key Features:

Versatile Content Conversion: Turn a wide range of text—whether it’s academic papers, business reports, articles, or eBooks—into audio, making it easy to listen wherever you are.

Natural Voices: Enjoy human-like voices, even for complex or technical terms, that make listening more engaging and easier to follow.

One-Click Note-Taking: Capture key ideas with just one tap while listening. Perfect for keeping track of important points during your commute or workout.

Efficient Multitasking: Listen while you exercise, drive, or relax, freeing up time for other activities without missing out on important reading.

Custom Listening Experience: Adjust playback speeds from 0.5x to 4x to suit your needs. Speed through easier content or slow down for detailed comprehension.

Multi-Format Support: Convert PDFs, Word documents, articles, and more into audio, supporting a wide variety of formats.

Who Is Listening For? Whether you’re a busy professional trying to stay on top of the latest reports, a student balancing a heavy reading load, or simply someone who enjoys audiobooks and podcasts, Listening makes it easy to turn written text into a hands-free, on-the-go experience.

Pricing:

Premium Plans: Unlock unlimited listening and enhanced features with flexible monthly or yearly subscriptions.

Join thousands of users who are transforming the way they read and learn with Listening.

[Minimum supported app version: 5.1.2]
Read aloud Papers, Web & PDFs
Updated on
Sep 7, 2026
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Ratings and reviews

6.95K reviews
jakub suchánek
January 14, 2025
The only actually usable text to speach app. So good job. Mainly the fact that I can upload a bunch of files and then things happen without me having to watch it. There are still a bunch of bugs (failing for some websites, the order being sometimes weird, notifications not dismissable...) and some features for describing formulas and pictures would be useful to, so still ways to go.
24 people found this review helpful
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James Pankaew
February 17, 2026
Hi, jakub suchánek. Thanks for your thoughtful feedback and for trying the app. We’ve released several improvements that address stability and ordering issues, and we’re continuing to expand support for more complex content like formulas and images. We really appreciate you sharing your experience — it helps us keep improving.
Iggy Pop
February 8, 2023
Amazing app idea that will improve the lives of so many academics. Edit: For mobile you can't upload pdfs directly, only links. Tried it with two open-access Elsevier articles (so no paywall issues). Neither DOI, nor sciencedirect, nor the elsevier reader link worked. However, uploading the PDF through the Web app works and the Audio produced is very cool. Some improvement can still be made, e.g. I don't want the citation numbers read. App still feels very beta, but has so much potential!
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Sophia Pollalis
June 22, 2026
I love this app. I'm a PhD student with ADHD and I have a really hard time focusing on reading; listening helps a lot. It's not perfect, it does randomly spell words out (usually in a title). Occasionally it will pause, usually between paragraphs, but will pick back up in a few seconds. Auto-scroll doesn't always work, and if you pause and try to scroll away while it's on, it'll keep bouncing you back to current location. Pronunciation is 90% correct. Avoids headers, footnotes, authors, etc.
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James Pankaew
July 30, 2026
Thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback! We’re really happy to hear Listening has been helping with your studies. We also appreciate you pointing out the issues with spelling, pauses, auto-scroll, and pronunciation. Please send us an email at support@listening.com so we can take a closer look at these issues and continue improving the app.

What’s new

- New reader setting: adjust line spacing for a more comfortable reading experience
- Bug fixes and performance improvements