Turn any book into an audiobook with on-device text to speech
Stream, record and bring guests on from one Mac app
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Pricing model
Freemium
Free trial
Pricing
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Basic: $10 a month or $100 a year, billed yearly. Creator (most popular): $35 a month or $350 a year, billed yearly. All plans include a 14-day free trial.
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
Multistream to 2-7 destinations simultaneously depending on plan
Simultaneous horizontal and vertical recording from single take
Browser-based guest joining without app installation
Individual audio track recording per guest
4K60 recording with hardware HEVC encoding
Six customizable layout options with one-click switching
Crash-safe recording that saves up to moment of interruption
iPhone and iPad remote control via local network
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
Stream to YouTube, Twitch, X, Instagram and any stream key all simultaneously
Automatic simultaneous horizontal and vertical streaming in one take
Guests join via browser link with individual audio tracks for editing
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