What it does
Works with your reading apps
Choose ListenEasy as Android's speech engine and apps such as Kindle read aloud with it, highlighting each word or sentence as it is spoken.
English voices
US and UK voices plus character voices. Test any of them, pick a default, and tag your favorites.
Notes
Write or import text and listen to it, share text into the app, or save a note as an audio file.
Read aloud from any app
Select text anywhere, choose Read aloud, and it is read at once in a small window.
Word substitutions
Teach the voice how to say names and words, such as “Mr.” as “Mister”. Rules apply in every app.
Per-app settings
Give each app its own speed and voice, and pause reading with headset or Bluetooth media buttons.
Sleep timer
Stop reading after 15 to 90 minutes, in every app that uses the engine.
Natural pacing
Adjustable pauses between sentences and paragraphs, and chapter headings get a longer break.
Getting started
- Open ListenEasy. On Voices, tap a voice, then Test and Select it.
- In Android's text-to-speech settings, choose ListenEasy as the preferred engine.
- Start reading aloud in your app. If it keeps using the previous voice, restart that app.
Private by design
Speech is made on your phone, and the app cannot connect to the internet. Your settings, rules and notes stay on the device and are not backed up anywhere. Notes you export are encrypted with a password you choose. Read the full privacy policy.
Requirements
Android 8.0 or later, on a phone whose processor supports the ARMv8.2 dot-product and half-precision instructions. On phones without them the app reports that no voices are available.