One phrase at a time
The phrase being spoken is highlighted, its sentence is set in black and the rest of the page waits in grey, so it’s easy to see where you are.
Text to speech for dyslexia. Hear the page, follow the phrase.
Photograph a page, open a PDF or paste text, and Outloud Reader reads it aloud while each phrase lights up as it’s spoken. Many people find a text easier to follow when they hear it and see it at the same time.
Free to download · iOS & Android · No sign-up
Quick answer
Outloud Reader is a text to speech app for anyone who would rather listen, or listen and read together: it reads a photographed page, a PDF or pasted text aloud while each phrase lights up as it’s spoken. Slow the voice down to 0.5×, repeat a sentence up to five times, and choose light, sepia or dark, with the text size and line spacing to suit you. It isn’t a treatment or a test; many people simply find a text easier to follow when they hear it and see it at the same time.
Reading support,
at your own pace.
You choose how much to read and how much to hear, how fast it goes and how the text looks.
Text the way you like it
Light, sepia or dark, with contrast, text size and line spacing to suit you.
Your pace
Slow the voice down to 0.5× or speed it up to 1.25×, and repeat a sentence up to five times.
Read, listen, or both
Follow the highlight, read with your own eyes, or hide the text and just listen.
A reading app for dyslexia, long reads and tired eyes.
Letters, forms, a chapter for class, a long article: let the voice carry the words while your eyes follow the highlight.
- Photograph a letter or a page, open a PDF, or paste text from anywhere.
- If your attention drifts, the highlight shows where the voice is, so you can find your place again.
- Tired eyes or a long read: listen for a while, and look only when you want to.
- Every book stays in your library with its audio, and playing it again is free.
How it works.
Bring the page, then follow.
Nothing to set up first: bring a page and press play.
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Bring the page
Photograph pages one after another, pick photos from your gallery, choose pages from a PDF, or paste text.
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It’s read aloud
The text is recognised from your photos and read by a natural voice, in 14 languages.
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Follow at your own pace
Press play and follow the highlight, or just listen. Slow it down or repeat a sentence whenever you need to.
Your next page, read aloud.
Outloud Reader for iOS and Android. Your first 5 pages are free.
Free to download · iOS & Android · No sign-up
Questions people ask.
Something else? Write to support@outloudreader.app and a person will answer.
Is this a text to speech app for dyslexia?
It’s a text to speech app for anyone who would rather listen, or listen and read together. It isn’t a treatment or a test, and it isn’t only for dyslexia; many people simply find a spoken, highlighted text easier to follow.
Can I change how the text looks?
Yes. Choose light, sepia or dark, and set the contrast, the text size and the line spacing to suit you.
Can it read a letter or a form aloud?
Yes. Photograph it, and the text is recognised and read aloud with each phrase highlighted. Photos are deleted after processing; the details are in the privacy policy.
Can I just listen, without looking at the text?
Yes. Hide the text and listen, and hold to check a line whenever you want to see it.