Text to Speech - SayTXT Reader2.5 - App Store

Listen Without Limits - truly free, unlimited Text to Speech (TTS).

SayTXT instantly converts text into clear, natural audio. Open a PDF, an EPUB book, a Word document, a TXT file, a webpage, or just paste any text - and have it read aloud in a single tap. No subscriptions, no character limits, no signup.

Share webpages from Safari or notes from Apple Notes directly to SayTXT and have them read aloud.

Connect your own OPDS catalog by URL to browse and import DRM-free eBooks.

Read Mode gives PDFs a cleaner, text-focused view. Optional filters let you skip detected tables, URLs, headers, footers, formulas, and text inside parentheses, brackets, or braces - useful for papers, textbooks, and reports.

With the built-in web browser, open any website inside SayTXT and listen to the page you're viewing - articles, blogs, research, recipes, anywhere on the open web.

Follow along with synced word-by-word highlighting across PDFs, TXT, DOCX, EPUB, photos, scans, URLs, the built-in web browser, and Read Mode. Focus Reading View shows the current sentence in large text. Scroll away without being pulled back, then tap the return button to return to the sentence being read.

SayTXT supports natural voices in 31 languages - from Arabic and Hindi to Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, and more. Auto language detection switches to a matching voice - Spanish reads in Spanish, French in French, no manual setup.

Use your Personal Voice to read English or Spanish text aloud. For English, choose fun voices for stories, character dialogue, or just for fun.

For real-world content, point your camera at any text - books, notes, menus, printed documents - and SayTXT extracts and reads it instantly. Built-in OCR plus image editing tools (crop, rotate, reorder) replace traditional scanner apps with a single capture-to-listen flow.

Turn your commute, workout, study session, or daily chores into productive moments. SayTXT works as a reading companion for people with dyslexia, ADHD, low vision, or anyone who simply prefers listening over reading.

Choose from multiple high-quality voices, listen at up to 3x speed, save audio with supported voices for offline playback, and use the sleep timer for bedtime listening.

[KEY FEATURES]
- 100% Free, Unlimited Text to Speech
No subscriptions, trials, hidden fees & no character limits.

- Reads Anything Aloud
PDFs, EPUB books, DOCX documents, TXT files, web pages, articles, and pasted text - ideal for PDF to speech, ebook reader, and read-aloud app use.

- Built-in Web Browser
Browse the web inside SayTXT and have the full page read aloud.

- Focus Reading View
Synced word-by-word highlighting across all reading views, plus large sentence text in Focus Reading View.

- Auto Language Detection . 31 Languages
Natural voices for Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. SayTXT detects the language of your text and switches to the right voice automatically.

- Scan & Read (Camera / Photos / Images)
Camera, photo library, or images - instant text extraction and read-aloud. Includes built-in OCR and image editing (crop, rotate, reorder).

- Shortcuts, Spotlight & Widgets
Find recent files by name in Spotlight, use App Shortcuts, and open SayTXT from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or Home Screen widgets with synced playback status.

- High-Quality Voices & 3x Speed
Clear, natural narration with adjustable speed up to 3x.

- Save Audio Files
Export speech from supported voices as downloadable audio for offline listening.

- Accessibility Friendly
Built for dyslexia, ADHD, low vision, and anyone who prefers listening to reading - now with synced word-by-word highlighting.

Version History Bug fix 2.5 Sep 30 - Read Mode for web links and PDFs: Enjoy a cleaner view focused on the text.
- Jump back to your place: When the sentence being read scrolls off screen, tap the new button to return to it.
- Listen at up to 3x speed.
- Fixed an issue where hyphenated words were read as two separate words. 2.4 Sep 17 - Open SayTXT from Shortcuts, Spotlight, Control Center, the Lock Screen, or widgets.
- Use PDF filters to skip tables, links, headers, footers, formulas, and bracketed text.
- Connect OPDS catalogs.
- Hear numbers read more naturally.
- Use Personal Voice for English or Spanish, and try fun English voices. 2.3 Aug 21 Natural voices in 31 languages, with automatic language detection. New interface languages: German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Dutch. Smoother playback and stability fixes from your feedback.
To everyone who asked for their language — this one's for you. 2.2 Jul 9 Open EPUB, DOCX, and TXT files. Word-by-word highlighting in a redesigned focus view. Auto language detection. Plus pronunciation, background playback, and stability fixes.
Special thanks to readers using SayTXT during voice recovery, and to our dyslexia and ADHD community — your stories shape what we build next. 2.1 Jun 12 - Background playback — keep listening with your screen off
- Performance improvements and bug fixes 2.0 May 12 - Introducing Camera Scan & OCR! Now you can instantly turn any physical text into speech by simply pointing your camera. Scan and read books, documents, and more with ease!
- Added German Voice support. 1.9 Apr 10 Improved UI experience 1.6 Jan 28 Bug fix 1.5 12/16/2025 Bug fix 1.4 12/09/2025 Bug fix 1.3 12/04/2025 Bug fix. 1.2 11/18/2025 Now you can download generated speech as audio! 1.1 11/08/2025 1.0 09/19/2025