Text Reader

1. Tap Upload file, then Tap to choose a file.
2. Pick a PDF, Word (.docx), .txt, or saved web page. On a phone you can choose from Files, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, or Downloads.
3. The text appears under Listen. Press the big ▶ button.

1. Copy the page's address from your browser.
2. Tap Web link, paste the address, and tap Load page.
3. For a Google Doc: in the doc, click Share → General access → Anyone with the link, then paste the doc link here.
4. If a journal or site blocks it (paywalls and “Are you human?” checks), the reader loads the title and summary when it can. For the full article, open the link yourself, download the PDF, and use Upload file.

Add ?url= and the page address to the end of this page's address. Example:

https://doppsclass.com/textreader/?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep

After a page loads, the Copy listen link button builds this link for you. When students open it, the reading is already loaded. They just press play.

1. Copy text from anywhere (an email, a doc, a website).
2. Tap Paste text, paste it in the box, then tap Use this text.

• Female / Male switches the voice at any time, even while it's reading.
• Quick start uses your device's built-in natural voice and starts instantly. Voice quality depends on the device. Microsoft Edge and newer iPhones and Android phones have very human-sounding voices.
• ✨ Studio HD (beta) uses a lifelike AI voice that runs right in your browser and sounds the same on every device. It downloads once (about 90 MB, so use Wi-Fi). It works best on a newer computer. On phones it can be slow and pause between sentences, so Quick start is usually the better choice there.
• For the most human Quick start voice: on iPhone, go to Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Voices → English and download an Enhanced or Premium voice (for example Ava or Evan). On a computer, open this page in Microsoft Edge to get its “Natural” voices (Aria, Jenny, Guy, Andrew).
• Speed goes from 0.5× (slow) to 2× (fast). Tap the speed button on the player to cycle through speeds.
• Tap any sentence to jump there. Use ⏮ ⏭ to go back or forward one sentence. Your place is saved if you come back later.
• Keep the screen on while listening. Some phones stop speech when the screen locks. The reader tries to keep your screen awake.
• No sound on iPhone? Turn off the silent switch and turn up the volume.