Listen to any article
Have your articles read aloud in natural voices, in your language. Click Listen with text-to-speech and keep reading or put your phone away, queue the next article with your podcasts, and follow the sentence being spoken in the text.
See pricing- FreeFree accounts can listen to 5 articles a day.
- ProPro has no daily limit.
Listen to your articles
With text-to-speech, you can listen to any article. Inoreader generates the audio on its own servers, and when you add the article to the playlist, the Audio player in the tab bar keeps playing while you read something else.
Natural voices in 44 languages
Articles are read with natural voices in 44 languages.
A full player
Drag the position, pause, resume and change the speed. In the apps, the system player shows the article and the controls on the lock screen.
A shared listening queue
Articles and podcasts share one listening queue, which plays through them in order.
Narration tracking
Each sentence is highlighted in the text as it is spoken, so you never lose your place, and you can read along in a second language.
Start listening
- Open an article and click Listen with text-to-speech. Inoreader generates the audio and starts it in the player.
- Keep reading while the marker follows the narration, or click Add to playlist and play the article from the Audio player in the tab bar while you do something else.
- Add more articles or podcast episodes to the queue, and they play on in order.
- Change the speed or drag the position in the player. On your phone, you can also use the system player on the lock screen.
Use cases
Catching up on the way to work
Queue the morning's long reads and listen to them on your way to work, with your phone in your pocket.
Getting through long reports
Have a long analysis read aloud with the current sentence highlighted, so your attention stays on the argument instead of on the page.
Learning a second language
Listen to articles in the language you are learning while you see the text. When a passage is too hard, switch to a translation with one click.
Frequently asked questions
How do I listen to an article?
Open it and click Listen with text-to-speech. The audio version loads in the player on the page, where you see the duration and can drag the position, pause and resume, and change the playback speed.
Does it keep playing in the background?
Yes, on the web and in the iOS and Android apps. On the web, add the article to the playlist and play it from the Audio player in the tab bar, which keeps playing while you read other articles. On your phone, the system player shows the article, so you can pause, skip and seek from the lock screen.
Can I queue articles with podcasts?
Yes. Articles and podcast episodes share one listening queue, so on your commute you can listen to an episode followed by three articles without touching your phone.
Which languages can it read?
44, with natural voices generated on our own servers. Each article is read in the language it is written in, and a translated article is read in the language of the translation.
What is narration tracking?
It highlights the sentence being spoken and keeps it in view as the article is read. You can follow along, look away and find your place again, or read along in a language you are learning.
What are the limits?
Free accounts can listen to 5 articles a day, and Pro accounts have no limit. Unused daily quota does not carry over.
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