What is ElevenReader?

ElevenReader is a leading text to speech app that reads aloud books, documents, articles, and other written content into natural-sounding audio. Built by ElevenLabs, it lets you read aloud ebooks, PDFs, documents, webpages, and more using high-quality, expressive voices.

ElevenReader works on iPhone, iPad, Android, and the web, so you can listen to your reading wherever you are.

What can ElevenReader read aloud?

You can use ElevenReader to read aloud:

  • eBbooks and EPUB files
  • PDFs
  • Word documents (DOCX)
  • TXT files
  • HTML files
  • Google Docs
  • Kindle eBooks
  • Articles and webpages
  • News stories
  • X (Twitter) threads
  • Pasted or typed text
  • Scanned pages and physical documents

You can upload a supported file, paste text, scan a page, or paste a URL to turn written content into audio.

Can ElevenReader read ebooks aloud?

Yes. ElevenReader is designed for reading ebooks aloud with realistic voices. Upload an ePub or other supported eBook file that you own and choose the voice you want to hear.

Unlike basic ebook text-to-speech or robotic screen readers, ElevenReader uses the highest-quality natural-sounding voices, which are designed to capture pacing, expression, emotion, and context.

This makes ElevenReader particularly useful if you want to listen to eBooks like audiobooks, including books that don’t already have an audiobook edition.

How is ElevenReader different from other text-to-speech and read-aloud apps?

ElevenReader combines an eBook reader, AI text-to-speech app, and audiobook service in one place.

It offers:

  • High-quality, natural-sounding voices designed to sound natural and expressive rather than robotic
  • The ability to read aloud your own eBooks, PDFs, documents, articles, and web content
  • 1,000+ natural voices across supported languages
  • A library of 200,000+ premium audiobooks and eBooks, including professionally human-narrated audiobooks
  • The ability to design your own voices for custom narrators 
  • Access across iPhone, iPad, Android, and web

Instead of being limited to books that already have an audiobook edition, ElevenReader lets you bring your own reading material and listen to it in the voice you prefer.

Does ElevenReader have audiobooks?

Yes. ElevenReader includes more than 200,000 premium audiobooks and eBooks alongside its text-to-speech features. The catalog includes professionally human-narrated audiobooks, while select titles also let listeners choose an AI narrator.

What devices does ElevenReader work on?

ElevenReader is available on:

  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • Android
  • Web browsers

Your reading and listening experience can therefore move between mobile devices and the web.

Is ElevenReader free for students or people with disabilities?

ElevenReader offers special accessibility and education programs.

Eligible students and educators can receive discounted or free access, depending on their institution and location. ElevenLabs also provides accessibility programs and partnerships that offer ElevenReader access to eligible users with disabilities.

What languages does ElevenReader support?

ElevenReader can read content aloud in 32 languages, using natural-sounding voices powered by ElevenLabs’ Text to Speech technology.

Is ElevenReader good for accessibility?

Yes. ElevenReader can help people who prefer or need to listen instead of reading text visually, including users with reading difficulties, visual impairments, or different learning preferences.

Documents, books, webpages, and scanned text can be converted into natural-sounding speech, and ElevenReader supports screen-reader accessibility.

Is ElevenReader an award-winning app?

Yes. ElevenReader has been recognized by Apple, including being featured as App of the Day and receiving Editors’ Choice recognition.

Where can I use ElevenReader?

Download for Android

Download for iOS (iPhone and iPad)

Open on the Web