Audioread

An AI text-to-speech platform that converts web articles, PDFs, Word documents, emails, and RSS feeds into natural-sounding audio to address backlog reading when users cannot read on screen. It sells to individual consumers who want to listen while commuting, exercising, or doing chores, including students and users with dyslexia, ADHD, or visual impairments. Compared to basic browser read-aloud tools, it is positioned as a productivity-focused service that creates a private podcast feed for listening in any podcast player, with offline downloads and support for nearly 1,000 voices across 150+ languages.

Key features

• Convert web articles to audio
• Convert PDFs DOCX plain text
• Forward emails to private inbox
• Subscribe to RSS Atom feeds
• Sync to Apple Podcasts Spotify
• Stream audio in browser
• Choose from nearly 1000 AI voices
• Support 150+ languages
• Adjustable playback speed
• MP3 downloads
• Offline downloads via podcast app
• Browser extensions for Chrome Edge Brave
• iOS and Android apps
• Slack integration for channel digests
• REST API for programmatic conversion