PaperHear: Read PDFs Aloud

PaperHear reads your documents to you — PDFs, scans, web articles, pasted text and your own notes — in natural voices that run entirely on your iPhone.

FREE TO TRY, NO LIMITS WITH PLUS
Add 3 documents a month at no cost. PaperHear Plus is a one-time purchase that removes the limit: add as many documents as you like, hear every one of them and save each as an audio file (M4A). No subscription, ever.

BUILT FOR LISTENING
• Reads PDFs, scans, links and pasted text
• Keeps the original words on screen so you can follow along
• Resumes at the exact sentence you stopped on
• Works offline once a voice is on your device
• Sleep timer, playback speed, focus mode and notes
• Save a whole document as an audio file (M4A) to Files or anywhere you choose

VOICES
• 14 neural voices: English, Vietnamese and Mandarin Chinese
• Optional pinyin line under each Chinese sentence
• Hear a short sample before downloading a voice
• Delete voices you do not use and reclaim the space

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Speech is generated on your device — your documents are never sent to a speech server
• No account, no ads, no tracking
• Your library stays on your iPhone, with backup and restore when you want a copy

Scan a page with the camera, paste an article, or open a PDF from Files. PaperHear cleans up headers, page numbers and clutter, then reads it to you while you walk, commute or rest your eyes.