SayText guides

SayText is a free web app that reads pasted text or files aloud in natural-sounding voices. Pick the guide that fits what you want to do.

• Listen to PDF and Word filesUpload a PDF or Word file and have it read to you sentence by sentence.
• Save text as an MP3 fileTurn a whole text into one MP3 file for your commute.
• Proofread your writing by earHear your own writing to catch typos and clumsy sentences your eyes skip.
• Practise listening and shadowingHear native-sounding voices and loop a passage for shadowing practice.
• Listen to long texts and web novelsListen to long articles, papers and web novels with no length limit.
• Read with your eyes and ears togetherHighlights each sentence as it reads, which can help when reading is hard.

Without signing in you can listen to up to 1,000 characters right away. Create a free account to remove the length limit and to upload files, save MP3s, loop passages and pick up on any device.

Sound plays in the Microsoft Edge browser (free on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android). If you open SayText in Chrome or Safari, it shows you how to open it in Edge.