Listening: Text to Speech

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About this app

Listening.com transforms articles, research papers, books, and PDFs into high-quality, natural-sounding audio. Whether you’re a student, a professional, or simply love learning on the go, Listening offers a seamless way to consume written content effortlessly.

Key Features:

Versatile Content Conversion: Turn a wide range of text—whether it’s academic papers, business reports, articles, or eBooks—into audio, making it easy to listen wherever you are.

Natural Voices: Enjoy human-like voices, even for complex or technical terms, that make listening more engaging and easier to follow.

One-Click Note-Taking: Capture key ideas with just one tap while listening. Perfect for keeping track of important points during your commute or workout.

Efficient Multitasking: Listen while you exercise, drive, or relax, freeing up time for other activities without missing out on important reading.

Custom Listening Experience: Adjust playback speeds from 0.5x to 4x to suit your needs. Speed through easier content or slow down for detailed comprehension.

Multi-Format Support: Convert PDFs, Word documents, articles, and more into audio, supporting a wide variety of formats.

Who Is Listening For? Whether you’re a busy professional trying to stay on top of the latest reports, a student balancing a heavy reading load, or simply someone who enjoys audiobooks and podcasts, Listening makes it easy to turn written text into a hands-free, on-the-go experience.

Pricing:

Premium Plans: Unlock unlimited listening and enhanced features with flexible monthly or yearly subscriptions.

Join thousands of users who are transforming the way they read and learn with Listening.

[Minimum supported app version: 5.1.2]
Read aloud Papers, Web & PDFs
Updated on
Oct 27, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Location, Personal info and 5 others
  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Personal info and 6 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

7.04K reviews
jakub suchánek
January 14, 2025
The only actually usable text to speach app. So good job. Mainly the fact that I can upload a bunch of files and then things happen without me having to watch it. There are still a bunch of bugs (failing for some websites, the order being sometimes weird, notifications not dismissable...) and some features for describing formulas and pictures would be useful to, so still ways to go.
25 people found this review helpful
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James Pankaew
February 17, 2026
Hi, jakub suchánek. Thanks for your thoughtful feedback and for trying the app. We’ve released several improvements that address stability and ordering issues, and we’re continuing to expand support for more complex content like formulas and images. We really appreciate you sharing your experience — it helps us keep improving.
Janine Kazmi
June 6, 2026
It does not read properly! It jumps all over the place. Research articles are in columns, so it should be reading all the way down and then up or if it's a short paragraph, across. However, it jumps from left to right and then down and up, but then it goes back down or across. I cannot move the cursor to where I want it to read from, if you're just listening and writing notes it's not good. Instead of reading 28 page articles it's reading 6 or 12 and missing so much information.
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James Pankaew
June 8, 2026
Hi Janine Kazmi! We understand how frustrating it is when articles aren’t being read in the correct order or content is being missed. Please reach out to us at support@listening.com so we can take a closer look at the document and investigate what’s causing the issue. We’d be happy to help and work with you on a solution.
Paul Thomas
May 10, 2026
Very misleading and complete waste of time. App requires input to dozens of questions then prompts you to set up an account then finally requests payment. There's no opportunity to try it first. The app cannot be used without payment. It will take you on a time-wasting journey and gather lots of information without you being able to use it unless you pay. It's very underhand. I'm letting you know in the hope you don't waste your time and share all your data like I did.
9 people found this review helpful
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James Pankaew
May 4, 2026
Hi Paul Thomas! We understand wanting to know the cost upfront and be able to try things quickly. We do have a free account with limited access to features. You can also skip the paywall by clicking the “X” button to explore the app first. We appreciate your feedback and will keep working to improve the onboarding experience.

What’s new

- Bug fixes and improvements
- Open cloud file pickers directly when adding content.
- Keep audio paused after using Android headset controls while loading.
- Improved lock-screen playback.
- Offline downloads now finish on their own after you reopen the app or reconnect.