Winner of the 2021 Apple Design Award! Listen with your ears! Voice Dream Reader is a well - received desktop application that can read articles, documents, and books aloud. With advanced text - to - speech technology and a highly customizable visual layout, it meets the reading needs of various people.
"One of the best educational apps I've found in my entire career." - Forbes
"As a user and the mother of a child with dyslexia, both I and my child are full of praise for the unique features of Voice Dream Reader." - Quartz
"Voice Dream Reader is considered by many to be the best text - to - speech (TTS) app on the mobile platform." - Examiner
Supported document formats
- PDF, plain text, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, RTF, Google Docs, and Apple Pages.
- Web articles.
- DRM - free EPUB e - books.
- Bookshare books.
- Text - based DAISY books and audiobooks.
- Audiobooks in MP3, MP4, or compressed MP3 format.
- Experimental multi - information text and support for images of entire documents.
Text - to - speech
- A premium Acapela voice is available for free selection for users who have purchased the app.
- 36 built - in iOS voices in 27 languages can also be used for free.
- Over 200 premium additional voices in 30 languages from Acapela, NeoSpeech, and Ivona can be used via in - app purchases.
- Correct pronunciation has its own pronunciation dictionary.
- All voices work offline and can play in the background even when the screen is locked.
Reading modes
- Adjust the reading speed as you like, you are in control of your speed.
- Highlight causative words, and the understanding will be deepened and not forgotten.
- Automatic scrolling and full - screen mode make your reading more focused.
- Follow - along reading mode allows beginners to hold and move their finger under a word to read.
- Pac - Man mode. A speed - reading method developed by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that is suitable for everyone and can double your reading speed without loss of comprehension.
- High - contrast and large - font displays are provided for low - vision readers.
- Optimized support for VoiceOver, Braille, and switch control.
Tools
Bookmarks, highlights, and text notes. Highlights and notes can be exported as text.
- Support for skipping the header and footer text of PDFs.
- Complete full - text search support.
- Built - in dictionary.
Content sources
- Native support for Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, Pocket, Instapaper, and Evernote.
- Local access to Bookshare.
- Save web URLs and save web pages via Safari extensions.
- Support for more third - party storage such as Box and OneDrive via iOS file sharing.
Library
- Organize your library with folders and filters.
- Your entire library (including folders, reading positions, bookmarks, and notes) can be synced across all your iOS devices using iCloud Drive.
A subscription is required to use Voice Dream Reader.