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PDF to audio

Choose a PDF: the text is extracted in your browser and the file is never uploaded. Listen to the first part right away and convert the full document in the studio.

Free · no sign-up · the file you upload is deleted within 24 hours

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Uses one free try. The audio file is deleted after 24 hours.

Type your text, choose a voice and click Convert to speech. The result plays and downloads here.

Continue in the studioYour text, voice and settings open in the studio.

How to use

  1. Choose a PDFPick a PDF that contains text. It's read in your browser and appears in an editable box.
  2. Review the textRemove headers, page numbers and anything you don't want read; choose a language and voice.
  3. Listen, then go to the studioListen to the first 500 characters for free. For the whole document, import the PDF in the studio.

How is a PDF turned into audio?

PDF is a display format: text inside it is stored line by line and sometimes out of order. The tool extracts the text in your browser, joins hyphenated line breaks and tries to keep paragraphs. The first part of the text is then read with the voice you choose.

The Text to Speech studio imports PDF, DOCX, EPUB and TXT files directly, splits the document into chapters and exports each chapter separately or as one file.

Limitations

  • Scanned PDFs (saved as images) have no selectable text, so this tool can't read them.
  • Multi-column pages and tables may come out in the wrong order; fix the text in the box.
  • Password-protected PDFs can't be opened.

Convert copyrighted books and documents only for personal use and to the extent you have the right to; don't publish the resulting audio.

Text to speech by language

112 languages and dialects have their own page. On each one you can listen to the voices in that language and try your own text.

Show all languages (112)

The number next to each name is the count of voices made for that language. This list is generated automatically from the voice catalog on the day the site was built.

FAQ

Common questions

Is my PDF uploaded to a server?

No. The text is extracted in your browser. Only the text of the first part you choose to listen to is sent for conversion.

Can I convert a whole PDF for free?

The free trial converts the first 500 characters. For the full document, create a free account and import it in the studio.

Do scanned PDFs work?

No; scanned PDFs have no text layer. You can copy the text another way and paste it into the box.

Which languages can it read?

Text to speech works in 53 languages and locales; pick your PDF's language from the list.

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