More than basic PDF read aloud
Browser PDF viewers read pages aloud. Speechdash turns PDFs into listening documents with highlighting, speed control, section skipping, and a library you can return to.
Basic PDF read aloud vs Speechdash
Sentence highlighting
Skip citations and footnotes
Playback speed
Save and resume
Edit the text
Ask questions
Export audio
When a PDF viewer is not enough
Textbooks
Listen chapter by chapter and skip problem sets when reviewing.
Reports
Follow dense business or legal PDFs with read-along highlighting.
Accessibility
Eco mode offers free unlimited local listening in the browser.
Web articles
Paste article URLs alongside PDFs in the same listening library.
Listening guides
What is Speechdash?
Drop a file to transcribe or listen. Follow the text and ask questions.
How it works
Drop a file, transcribe or listen, ask questions, and export.
For parents
Drop a homework PDF or a class recording.
Pricing
Free Eco listening, Unlimited plans, and student discount.
Free tools
Listen to PDFs, convert recordings, and try Speechdash without buying an audiobook.
Import formats
PDF, text, URL, audio, and video from the homepage.
Listen to PDF
Upload homework, papers, or handouts and follow along.
Text to speech for students
Revision routines, skipped citations, and audio export.
Ask questions
Ask questions about what you hear while you listen.
Listen to articles
Paste a URL and listen to long-form web reading.
Listen when the screen is tiring
Focus-friendly listening with highlighting and speed control.
Upload a PDF and start listening
Natural voices in many languages. Free Eco playback included.