Turn any book into an audiobook with on-device text to speech
On-device recording and transcription for Mac, iPhone and iPad
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Free trial with five-minute recording limit per recording. Mac: US$7.99/month or US$79 one-time purchase for unlimited recording on five Macs with one year of updates. iPhone and iPad: US$5.99 one-time in-app purchase.
Key features
EPUB and text-based PDF reading
On-device text to speech that works offline
Word-by-word highlighting during narration
Web article saving from Safari and other apps
Playback speed control from 0.5x to 3x
Background playback and Lock Screen controls
Reading and listening position sync
Highlights, notes and bookmarks
iCloud sync across devices
Free Project Gutenberg classics library
Live transcription with speaker labels while recording
Record both microphone and system audio together
Local recording library with Markdown notes
Optional screen recording alongside audio
Dictation into any app with double-tap ⌘
Vocabulary customization for improved recognition
Enhanced transcript re-transcription
Access files with third-party AI tools and editors
Import Apple Voice Memos into library
Command-line interface for managing recordings
What makes it different
On-device speech generation means narration works completely offline
No account, no server, and no tracking of what you read
One app for both reading and listening with unified library
Free tier holds five books with unlimited listening
Your library stays readable even if you stop paying
All recording and transcription runs on your device with no audio uploaded to servers
Plain Markdown files you own, usable outside the app
Sits in your Mac's notch, stays out of the way while recording
Free dictation into any app with no subscription required
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