Hear it and see it at the same moment
The phrase being spoken sits on a highlight and its sentence is set in black, so you always know which words you’re hearing.
Read aloud in English, or the language you’re learning.
Hear a text read aloud in the language you’re learning while each phrase lights up on the page. Translate a page into that language, slow it down, and practise with texts at your own level.
Free to download · iOS & Android · No sign-up
Quick answer
Outloud Reader reads a text aloud in the language you’re learning while each phrase lights up on the page, so you hear it and see it at the same moment. Translate a page into that language, slow it down to 0.5×, repeat a sentence up to five times, or ask for a new text at your level, from A1 to C2.
Listening practice,
with the text in front of you.
You hear each phrase and see it at the same moment, so a word you didn’t catch is right there on the page.
Translate a page into it
Pick the language you’re learning, and a page in another language is translated in natural sentences before it’s read.
Slow it down
Any speed from 0.5× to 1.25×, and each sentence repeated up to five times, so you can hear it again before you move on.
Listen first, then check
Hide the text and listen, hold to check a line, then play it again with the highlight.
Your own texts, at your level.
Practise with what you actually want to read: a page from a book in that language, an article, or a text written for you.
A1–A2Beginner
B1–B2Intermediate
C1–C2Advanced
- Photograph a page in the language you’re learning, or paste an article.
- Describe a topic, or tap Surprise me, and get a new text at your level, like a graded reader made for you.
- One to three pages long. Writing is free; pages are used only when you make it into a book.
- A woman’s or a man’s voice in every language except French, which has a woman’s.
How it works.
Listen and read at once.
Bring a text, choose the language to hear it in, and follow along.
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Bring a text
Photograph a page, choose pages from a PDF, paste text, or ask for a new one at your level.
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Choose the language to hear
Pick the language you’re learning. A page in another language is translated first; one already in it is read as printed.
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Listen and read along
Press play and follow the highlight. Slow it down, repeat a sentence, or hide the text and listen first.
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 learners ask.
Something else? Write to support@outloudreader.app and a person will answer.
Can I practise reading aloud with it?
It gives you a voice to copy: listen to a sentence, repeat it up to five times, and say it along with the voice. The app reads to you; it doesn’t listen to you or score your pronunciation.
Which languages can I practise?
English (US and UK), Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
Can I get texts at my level?
Yes. Describe a topic or tap Surprise me, choose A1–A2, B1–B2 or C1–C2 and a length of one to three pages. Or photograph a page from a graded reader you already have.
Can it translate a page into the language I’m learning?
Yes. Choose that language when you make the book, and the text is translated in natural sentences before it’s read. Anything already in that language is kept as it is.