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PDF Read Aloud
Extract text from a PDF and have the browser's built-in voice read it aloud. Adjust voice and speed. File saving is not supported (playback only).
- 1.Drag in or choose a PDF file.
- 2.Click extract to pull out the text.
- 3.Pick a voice and reading speed.
- 4.Press play to listen, and use pause/stop to control it.
→ Output: Extracted text read aloud (playback only)
Upload a PDF and extract the text, then the browser's built-in voice will read it aloud. File saving is not supported (playback only).
About this tool
Extracts a PDF's text and reads it aloud with the browser's built-in voice. You can take in a document without looking at the screen, and since no external service is involved, the document stays put and there is no cost.
When to use it
- —Listening to a long report while travelling or doing something else
- —Taking in a document by ear when your eyes are tired
- —Hearing your own writing read back to catch awkward sentences
Good to know
- —Scanned image PDFs contain no text and cannot be read; run OCR first.
- —Documents dense with tables or footnotes can be read out of order and become hard to follow.
- —Available voices are limited to those installed on your device, and numbers, abbreviations, and proper nouns are sometimes misread.