Audioread.com

Audioread is an AI text-to-speech platform that converts written content—web articles, PDFs, Word documents, plain text, emails, and RSS or Atom feeds—into natural-sounding audio. Rather than reading text aloud in a single open browser tab like built-in system TTS, it builds a private podcast feed from whatever content is added, so the resulting audio can stream in Audioread's own app or sync to any standard podcast player. The tool targets people who want to reclaim reading time during activities where a screen isn't practical: commuters, people exercising or doing chores, and anyone working through a backlog of newsletters and long articles. It is also framed as an accessibility aid, since listening can help people with dyslexia, ADHD, or visual impairment take in written material, and as a study aid for students balancing assigned readings against work and class schedules. In practice, users add content by pasting a link, uploading a file, forwarding an email to a private Audioread inbox, or subscribing to an RSS feed; new entries convert automatically. The audio lands in an Audioread playlist and a private podcast feed that syncs to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or other podcast apps, with offline downloads available through those apps. Audioread ships a web app, iOS and Android apps, a Chrome browser extension, and Safari Shortcuts support, backed by nearly 1,000 AI voices across more than 150 languages, plus an AI summary feature to preview content before full playback and a privacy mode that auto-deletes uploads after 30 days. Compared with a browser's native read-aloud function, Audioread's main advantages are document and email support, podcast-app syncing, and a much wider voice selection—capabilities basic browser TTS lacks. Pricing is tiered: a free plan previews up to 1,000 characters per conversion, while paid Pro and Max plans raise the limit to 100,000 characters per document and add premium voices and podcast sync. Specific subscription costs are listed on Audioread's separate pricing page rather than the homepage. The product, built by founders with prior NLP and engineering backgrounds including time at Cruise, has won a Product Hunt "Product of the Month" badge and reports more than 150,000 listeners.