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How to listen to ebooks in your browser

Drop the file below and hear it read by a natural narrator, with the text highlighted as it goes. Nothing to install, on a Mac, a Windows PC or a Chromebook.

With Book2Speech

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Drop the file above, or open book2speech.com.
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Pick a narrator from the samples.
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Press play. The text sits alongside with the spoken words highlighted, and the chapters are a click away.

What you get

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Chapters detected, and a suggested start past the title page and contents.
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Read-along text in page, paragraph or original PDF view.
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Speed, sleep timer and bookmarks.
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Your place follows you to your phone.
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Download the finished audiobook (M4B, MP3, Opus or WAV) to keep.

Built-in read-aloud in browsers and readers

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Microsoft Edge: open a PDF or page and choose Read aloud. Good voices, page numbers included.
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Firefox: Reader View has a Narrate button for articles.
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Calibre’s free ebook viewer: Read aloud in the viewer menu, with system voices.
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macOS: select text, then Edit → Speech → Start Speaking.

Questions people ask

Do I need an account?

A free one, so your book stays in your library and syncs to your phone. You can play the sample book without signing in.

Which browsers work?

Current Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox on desktop; Chrome and Safari on phones.

Is there a desktop app?

Yes, for Mac, on the download page. It keeps playing when you close the window and works with your media keys.
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