# Read Aloud: PDF, EPUB & Web

> Listen to PDFs, EPUB books, web articles — and printed pages via your camera.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kuma.pdfreader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kuma.pdfreader)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.kuma.pdfreader`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Office KUMA
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 55
- **Version:** 2.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-10
- **First published:** 2026-09-11
- **Publisher country:** JP
- **Size:** 50 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-24
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuma.pdfreader)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://gist.github.com/masharushama-art/f4616623fcc81e023565b84229debf56](https://gist.github.com/masharushama-art/f4616623fcc81e023565b84229debf56)

## Description

Turn what you have to read into something you can listen to. Catch up on documents while commuting, cooking, or resting your eyes.<br><br>WHAT YOU CAN LISTEN TO<br>• PDF files<br>• EPUB books<br>• Plain text and Markdown<br>• Web pages — just paste a URL<br>• Printed pages and photos — capture with your camera and the text is recognised on your device<br><br>WHILE LISTENING<br>• The sentence being read is highlighted as it goes<br>• Bookmarks, so you can pick up where you left off<br>• Highlight passages and attach notes<br>• Adjust speed and volume<br>• Read only a range of pages<br>• Search the text<br>• Sleep timer<br>• Voice commands (&quot;play&quot;, &quot;pause&quot;, &quot;next&quot;)<br>• Keeps playing with the screen off<br><br>READING AND DISPLAY<br>• Interface in English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Portuguese<br>• Choose the speech language separately from the interface language<br>• Dark mode and a high-contrast option<br>• Adjustable text size and line spacing<br><br>WHO IT IS FOR<br>• Anyone whose eyes tire from reading on screen<br>• People who want to get through documents while travelling<br>• Language learners who want to hear pronunciation<br>• Anyone who would rather listen than look<br><br>A one-time purchase removes the ads.<br>Your documents are processed on your device and are not sent anywhere.

## Rankings

- #2,326,852 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.kuma.pdfreader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kuma.pdfreader)