ElevenReader
VerifiedRead-aloud app that turns PDFs, articles and ebooks into natural audio
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ElevenReader
What it is
ElevenReader is a listening app from ElevenLabs that reads text aloud using its speech models. You can upload PDFs, DOCX, EPUB, Markdown or plain text files, or open articles, then choose from more than a thousand voices and play them back at up to four times speed with bookmarks and a sleep timer. Listening syncs between web and mobile. The app also includes a catalog of audiobooks, with premium titles on the paid tier. The free plan covers about ten hours of text to audio each month, while Ultra removes most of that limit, adds offline downloads and custom voice creation, and filters headers and footers out of imported files.
Key features
- Upload PDFs, EPUBs and docs to listen
- 1,000+ natural voices
- Web and mobile sync
- Offline downloads on Ultra
What we liked
- + Very natural sounding narration
- + Generous free monthly hours
- + Includes an audiobook library
Worth noting
- · Heavy listeners will need the paid plan
- · Offline listening is paid only
Editor's notes
More context from AI BirdView
ElevenReader brings the voice quality ElevenLabs is known for into a simple consumer reading app. Instead of using an API or a studio tool, you drop in a file or article and press play, which makes high quality narration practical for everyday reading, studying and catching up on long documents.
- Uploads support PDF, DOCX, EPUB, Markdown and TXT, so most reading material works without conversion.
- Voice choice is wide, with more than a thousand options and narration across many languages.
- Playback tools include speeds up to 4x, bookmarks and a sleep timer.
- Progress syncs between the web app and mobile, so you can switch devices mid chapter.
- The Ultra plan adds smart imports that skip headers, footers and filler, plus custom voices.
ElevenReader is best for students, commuters and anyone with a backlog of PDFs or long articles they would rather hear than read, including people who benefit from audio for accessibility reasons. A practical tip: try a few voices on the same page before committing to a long book, because a voice that suits fiction may feel different on dense technical documents.
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