1Step 1
Match the source
Use audiobooks for published titles you want to buy. Use Speechdash for handouts and imports.
Listen vs read
Audiobooks vs reading your own documents
Commercial audiobooks are great for published titles. Speechdash is for PDFs, articles, and notes you already need to study, not a marketplace of narrated books.
When document listening wins
Your exact material
Listen to the PDF or article assigned for class, not a different abridged edition.
Edit before listening
Remove sections you do not need spoken and fix imported formatting.
Skip and ask
Mute citations and ask questions about passages while audio plays.
Not a bookstore
Speechdash does not sell audiobooks. It turns documents you import into speech.
Related listening guides
Study by listening
Import course PDFs, reading URLs, or pasted notes into your library. Review dense material by ear with voices tuned for…
Listen to any PDF online
Upload homework, research papers, or handouts into your Speechdash library. Natural voices read them aloud with sentence…
Listen at the pace you need
Set speed from 0.5× to 2.5× to comprehend difficult passages or finish revision faster. Adjust anytime during playback.
Choose document listening when
The only version is a course PDF
You need sentence-level highlighting
You want to summarize sections and ask questions
You already exported notes as text or Markdown
Different tools, different jobs
Audiobook or document listener?
2Step 2
Import and tune
Upload PDFs or URLs, skip repeated instructions, and set playback speed.
3Step 3
Study actively
Highlight along, ask about hard paragraphs, and export for commutes.
Frequently asked questions
Listen to the documents you already have
Import a PDF or URL. Speechdash is for your material, not a bookstore.