Read Aloud
Listen to any PDF read aloud, with voice, speed and sentence highlighting.
One PDF · up to 25 MB
How to use Read Aloud
Read Aloud plays a PDF through your device's voices, highlighting each sentence as it goes.
- Upload the PDF.
- Choose a voice and speed.
- Play, pause or skip through the document.
Good to know
- It runs entirely in your browser using the voices your device already has; nothing is uploaded for playback.
- Voices vary by device. Microsoft Edge and Chrome usually offer the most natural ones.
- Scanned PDFs have no text to read: run OCR first.
Guides
Questions about Read Aloud
- Is Read Aloud free?
- Yes, completely free, with no account needed.
- Which files can I use?
- PDF files (.pdf). One file at a time.
- Is my file uploaded?
- No. Read Aloud works entirely in your browser: the file stays on your device and is never sent to Papermint.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. Read Aloud runs in your browser on phones, tablets and computers, so there is nothing to download.
- Do I need an account?
- No.