Read To Me

Read To Me reads your text aloud using the voices already built into iOS, so playback does not depend on a connection or an outside service. The speech engine works the same on a plane as it does at home. For a reader who wants a dependable way to hear a document, that removes the worry of a dropped signal mid-sentence.

The app gathers text from almost any source. The camera scanner runs on-device OCR to lift words off a page, and you can also import a PDF or a TXT file, paste from the clipboard, or type by hand. Each route lands in the same library, so a scanned page and a typed note sit side by side and play the same way.

The reader view shows playback controls and marks each word as it is spoken. Following the highlight helps a reader keep the place, and it suits both focused reading and passive listening. You can watch the text scroll while you listen, or dim the screen and take in the audio alone.

Every saved text remembers its own voice, accent, and reading speed. A dense document can run slower while a short note plays faster, and neither one overrides the other. That memory matters when a library holds very different material, because the pace and voice stay right for each piece.

Saved texts live in a personal library, and collections sort them into groups such as a course, a project, or a reading list. Everything is stored locally, so the library reopens the same way after the app closes. For anyone juggling many documents, that structure keeps the useful ones easy to find.

A saved text can be shared or exported, and the original file can go out with it when one exists. That covers moving a text to another device, passing it to a colleague, or keeping a copy outside the app. The export keeps the text you already organized, so the work is not lost when it leaves the library.