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# Listen to academic papers on the go

With voices that sound like an actual person speaking

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## Try the magic for yourself

"I couldn't believe this is A.I. generated!" -- Does it sound like a real person? Give it a try!

Listening allows you to turn anything into audio, so you can listen to it on the go. Listen while at the gym, on a walk, or while cooking dinner! Many people find they can listen 2x, even 3x faster than they read. It's easy to get started, so give Listening a try today!

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## Save time by
choosing which sections to listen to

- Listening allows you to select which sections of a paper to listen to
- Want to only listen to the abstract? Or skip to the results first? You can do that!
- Of course, you can also listen to entire papers from top to bottom

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## Automatically skip citations,
references, and footnotes

instead we simply use independent logistic classifiers. Dur- ing training we use binary cross-entropy loss for the class predictions. (Baevski at al, 2020)

This formulation helps when we move to more complex domains like the

We use a simple approach to handle the multi-label case: (Smith et al, 2021)

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instead we simply use independent logistic classifiers. Dur- ing training we use binary cross-entropy loss for the class predictions.

This formulation helps when we move to more complex domains like the Open Images Dataset

\[7\]. In this dataset there are many overlapping labels (i.e. Woman and Person). Using a softmax

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we use binary cross-entropy loss for the class predictions.

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\[1\] This formulation helps when we move to more complex domains like the Open Images Dataset

\[2\] In this dataset there are many overlapping labels (i.e. Woman and Person). Using a softmax

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## Zip through your reading

Turn any academic material into a wonderful listening experience. Upload PDFs, word docs, or scan pages. Listen with passionate A.I. narrators. Turn up the speed, understand difficult material with ease.

### Choose the voice that matches you

A.I. voices used to sound robotic - today, they sound just like a real person! Give it a try by clicking above.

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### Listen to anything, anywhere

We support PDFs, Word, MOBI, EPUB, and even taking photos of physical pages.

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### Listen at 3x speed

Blaze through academic reading at the speed of light. Easily control the speed, at 10% increments.

Stay In The Flow

Don’t miss crucial studies just because you hate writing! 1 click = 1 note captured

Strengthen Long-term Retention

Researchers forget 70% in 24 hours unless recorded. 1 click captures key notes (without the gruntwork!

Organised Notes

Auto-timestamped. Synced on all devices. No need to dig through notebooks or get lost in Google docs

### One click note taking

If you hear something interesting, just click the "+note" button to take notes! No need to type - we'll record the last 2 sentences you heard, automatically!

> I always have stacks of papers I want to get through, and it's been so nice to finally find an app that allows me to listen to them on the go with a naturalistic voice. Would recommend!
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> Lauren Fratamico

> This app is a MUST for anyone in academics. I've only had it for a couple of weeks and I'm already sold. I'm in grad school at the moment and almost all of our reading are academic articles. It takes me ages to get through them every week and by the end it feels like my eyes are going to fall out of my head.
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> AlexP1799

> Amazingly fast to download and love being able to listen to papers as my eyes get tired when reading for long periods, where has this app been all my life!
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> Melonie Boser

## How the app works

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## What students & researchers think

Over 50,000 people are using the app - and they love it. Here's what they're saying:

> Great way to listen to papers during my commute. Finally, a voice that doesn't sound like a robot.

Tim Osterbuhr

> Already thoroughly impressed! I've used Natural Reader for a while, but this is cheaper, designed specifically for academic papers (e.g., organizes into typical paper sections like abstract and findings), and, in my opinion, has a more natural flow in the AI voice. HIGHLY recommend!

Sean Gruber

> The app is impressive, easy to listen to, no robotic voice, easy to use. Productive use of my driving time. Would recommend.

Erin Barnes

> I tried a lot of text-to-speech apps before finding listening. From the purpose of reading academic books or papers it takes the top spot. It reliable skips footnotes and other content I do not want read out, and this cannot be said for other apps. I’m impressed.

Joseph Waters

> Already thoroughly impressed! I've used Natural Reader for a while, but this is cheaper, designed specifically for academic papers (e.g., organizes into typical paper sections like abstract and findings), and, in my opinion, has a more natural flow in the AI voice. HIGHLY recommend!

Sean Gruber

> The app is impressive, easy to listen to, no robotic voice, easy to use. Productive use of my driving time. Would recommend.

Erin Barnes

> Great way to listen to papers during my commute. Finally, a voice that doesn't sound like a robot.

Tim Osterbuhr

> Already thoroughly impressed! I've used Natural Reader for a while, but this is cheaper, designed specifically for academic papers (e.g., organizes into typical paper sections like abstract and findings), and, in my opinion, has a more natural flow in the AI voice. HIGHLY recommend!

Sean Gruber

> The app is impressive, easy to listen to, no robotic voice, easy to use. Productive use of my driving time. Would recommend.

Erin Barnes

> I tried a lot of text-to-speech apps before finding listening. From the purpose of reading academic books or papers it takes the top spot. It reliable skips footnotes and other content I do not want read out, and this cannot be said for other apps. I’m impressed.

Joseph Waters

> Already thoroughly impressed! I've used Natural Reader for a while, but this is cheaper, designed specifically for academic papers (e.g., organizes into typical paper sections like abstract and findings), and, in my opinion, has a more natural flow in the AI voice. HIGHLY recommend!

Sean Gruber

> The app is impressive, easy to listen to, no robotic voice, easy to use. Productive use of my driving time. Would recommend.

Erin Barnes

> Brilliant app! I have dyslexia and have previously used Otter, Text Help, and Glean. This reader outshines all dramatically. The text display is very clear while listening. The pronunciation is fantastic, and the app allows you to report mispronunciations (which happen rarely). My favorite part is that you can turn off citations so the text reads smoothly, and you can easily skip unimportant information. The note feature is an added bonus too. This app was clearly created by people who care!

Róisín Hennessy

> LOVE this! I'm a grad student full-time who also works full-time and drives long distances. This is a LIFESAVER!

Mandy Eversole

> Useful every day! This app legit turns anything into a podcast you can listen to in seconds. I can finally listen to all the newsletters and essays I'm subscribed to without spending hours in my email inbox! In particular, I appreciate using this app for long walks, chores around the house, and exercise. Listening also hooks up directly into any podcasting app so you don't need to manage more apps or sources of content, which is pretty nice.

Brea T.

> I love this app, it has everything you need to turn your favourite books into audiobooks. It’s life changing. Now I can save so much time by multitasking and all thanks to you guys ! Keep going and I wish you all the luck !

Micah Robbins

> Brilliant app! I have dyslexia and have previously used Otter, Text Help, and Glean. This reader outshines all dramatically. The text display is very clear while listening. The pronunciation is fantastic, and the app allows you to report mispronunciations (which happen rarely). My favorite part is that you can turn off citations so the text reads smoothly, and you can easily skip unimportant information. The note feature is an added bonus too. This app was clearly created by people who care!

Róisín Hennessy

> LOVE this! I'm a grad student full-time who also works full-time and drives long distances. This is a LIFESAVER!

Mandy Eversole

> Useful every day! This app legit turns anything into a podcast you can listen to in seconds. I can finally listen to all the newsletters and essays I'm subscribed to without spending hours in my email inbox! In particular, I appreciate using this app for long walks, chores around the house, and exercise. Listening also hooks up directly into any podcasting app so you don't need to manage more apps or sources of content, which is pretty nice.

Brea T.

> I love this app, it has everything you need to turn your favourite books into audiobooks. It’s life changing. Now I can save so much time by multitasking and all thanks to you guys ! Keep going and I wish you all the luck !

Micah Robbins

> What a great app! The reading voice is pleasant and understandable, even on the harder words. Having the text available to read along helps also. Naturally, as with any new app, there are bugs. But support is readily available. Highly recommend this for anyone doing research or just keeping up with the latest articles.

Mary Ballard-Johansson

> This works surprisingly well—minimalistic app but the magic is in the background. Share PDFs to it and listen while taking a walk! Ideal for me.

David Hoeffer

> Perfect for converting large texts into audio. And when they added support for parallel reading along with the audio—I was blown away! It became significantly faster, easier, and clearer to absorb textbooks.

Meloman F.

> Quite helpful for PDF reading University class readings

Aubrey Williams

> What a great app! The reading voice is pleasant and understandable, even on the harder words. Having the text available to read along helps also. Naturally, as with any new app, there are bugs. But support is readily available. Highly recommend this for anyone doing research or just keeping up with the latest articles.

Mary Ballard-Johansson

> This works surprisingly well—minimalistic app but the magic is in the background. Share PDFs to it and listen while taking a walk! Ideal for me.

David Hoeffer

> What a great app! The reading voice is pleasant and understandable, even on the harder words. Having the text available to read along helps also. Naturally, as with any new app, there are bugs. But support is readily available. Highly recommend this for anyone doing research or just keeping up with the latest articles.

Mary Ballard-Johansson

> This works surprisingly well—minimalistic app but the magic is in the background. Share PDFs to it and listen while taking a walk! Ideal for me.

David Hoeffer

> Perfect for converting large texts into audio. And when they added support for parallel reading along with the audio—I was blown away! It became significantly faster, easier, and clearer to absorb textbooks.

Meloman F.

> Quite helpful for PDF reading University class readings

Aubrey Williams

> What a great app! The reading voice is pleasant and understandable, even on the harder words. Having the text available to read along helps also. Naturally, as with any new app, there are bugs. But support is readily available. Highly recommend this for anyone doing research or just keeping up with the latest articles.

Mary Ballard-Johansson

> This works surprisingly well—minimalistic app but the magic is in the background. Share PDFs to it and listen while taking a walk! Ideal for me.

David Hoeffer

> Great app! Helpful for academics. I've been using this app to listen to scholarly articles, and it's great. Works as promised: good at skipping content that doesn't need to be read aloud; good at translating niche terms into audio. Highly recommend for anyone who has to read a lot of academic content.

Read E

> Absolutely brilliant, haven't been able to find an app that can say scientific words properly until now. Very easy to use.

Samantha Lumby

> Amazing! This is my new favorite app! Uploading PDFs is so easy on the phone, and the narration sounds very natural! Perfect for listening to academic papers (or any other texts)—so convenient and saves so much time!

Baobei de Bei

> This is the best TTS service I've used so far. However, there are occasional glitches with the note-taking feature where I click the button, but the text doesn't register. It essentially creates a blank note instead. Another glitch is that the words cut off at the last syllable sometimes like (change...s). A fix for these would greatly improve this app Thank you for making this! It's a huge help as a visually-impaired student.

Judy Adams

> Great app! Helpful for academics. I've been using this app to listen to scholarly articles, and it's great. Works as promised: good at skipping content that doesn't need to be read aloud; good at translating niche terms into audio. Highly recommend for anyone who has to read a lot of academic content.

Read E

> Absolutely brilliant, haven't been able to find an app that can say scientific words properly until now. Very easy to use.

Samantha Lumby

> Amazing! This is my new favorite app! Uploading PDFs is so easy on the phone, and the narration sounds very natural! Perfect for listening to academic papers (or any other texts)—so convenient and saves so much time!

Baobei de Bei

> This is the best TTS service I've used so far. However, there are occasional glitches with the note-taking feature where I click the button, but the text doesn't register. It essentially creates a blank note instead. Another glitch is that the words cut off at the last syllable sometimes like (change...s). A fix for these would greatly improve this app Thank you for making this! It's a huge help as a visually-impaired student.

Judy Adams

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## Frequently Asked Questions

We have put together some commonly asked questions

### Can it pronounce difficult words, like "Mesothelioma" or "Diphenhydramine"?

### I only want to listen to the Abstract and Results.

### I don't want to listen to all the references and citations. Can your app skip those?

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