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Import any PDF, EPUB, or web article and listen with natural-sounding voices while following along with real-time word highlights. A superior reading experience - for free.

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The Odyssey

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1.5× faster

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Free books from Gutenberg

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Beautiful themes

0.5–3×

Playback speed range

100%

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Features

Everything you need to hear the books you love.

Natural voices

System voices that work offline plus premium cloud voices with lifelike intonation.

Real-time highlights

Follow along as every word lights up in perfect sync with the audio.

Any format

Import PDFs, EPUBs, TXT files, or paste a web article link. We handle the rest.

Free library

Thousands of public-domain books from Project Gutenberg, ready to download.

Beautiful reader

Four themes, custom fonts, and a calm reading canvas inspired by Apple Books.

Works offline

With system voices, your whole library keeps reading - no internet required.

How it works

A player for books, not just podcasts.

Readium behaves like your favorite music app - background playback, lock-screen controls, and gapless chapter transitions - while the reading canvas keeps you visually anchored to every word.

  • Word-level highlights synced to the voice
  • Background playback with system media controls
  • Skip by sentence, paragraph, or chapter
  • Adjustable speed from 0.5× to 3×
Chapter 412 min left

But Odysseus still could not shake the memory of the storm. He sat on the shore, watching the sea churn silver beneath the moon, and wondered whether the gods had forgotten him - or whether they had simply grown tired of his defiance.

The OdysseyAva · Premium voice

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Everything you need to start

  • System TTS voices (offline)
  • EPUB, TXT & web article import
  • Full Gutenberg library
  • Word-level highlights
  • All themes & fonts

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  • Everything in Free
  • Premium cloud voices
  • PDF import with rich extraction
  • Unlimited library
  • Extended speed controls