# Paper2Audio: Text to Speech

> PDFs, Docs & Books Read Aloud

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6737539427](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6737539427)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6737539427`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Paper2Audio
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (524 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.60.2802
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2025-05-29
- **Size:** 49 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/paper2audio-text-to-speech/id6737539427)
- **Website:** [https://www.paper2audio.com](https://www.paper2audio.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.paper2audio.com/privacy](https://www.paper2audio.com/privacy)

## Description

Paper2Audio turns research papers, ebooks, and web articles into convenient audio. It supports PDFs, webpages, .docx, .txt, and copy-pasted text, while intelligently skipping clutter like page numbers, ads, and references. Visual content such as math, tables, and code is summarized in plain language to keep the narration clear.

Enjoy high-quality TTS voices, highlights and notes, a table of contents, and playback speed control from 0.5x to 3.0x. Add context with definitions and background briefings, and switch between original documents and audio transcripts. The interface resembles a podcast app for easy listening, and Paper2Audio is free up to 56 hours of audio per week with no ads.

## Rankings

- #69,328 — Overall
- #41 — speech to text
- #70 — audio

## Review summary

Paper2Audio is praised for natural voices, broad content support (PDFs, EPUBs, images, etc.) and useful features, plus a generous free tier that makes it a strong productivity tool for students and researchers. The main recurring drawback is pronunciation inconsistencies with names and certain words. Some users wish for more voices and features, but overall the app is reliable, free-tier friendly, and effective at turning written material into enjoyable, time-saving audio.

### Pros

- Natural-sounding, podcast-like voices that reduce listener fatigue and are pleasant for long listening sessions.
- Excellent handling of diverse content types (PDFs, EPUBs, long web articles) with useful features like image summaries and footnote cleanup.
- Generous free tier with substantial weekly hours (around 50-56 hours) that often eliminates the need to upgrade.
- Significant time-savings and productivity boosts—you can listen while doing chores, commuting, or multitasking, helping manage heavy reading loads.

### Cons

- Pronunciation issues, especially with names and heteronyms, leading to occasional misreads or confusion.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6737539427)