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24 alternatives to Medium Play

Listen to audio versions of medium stories.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Medium Play launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Play (for Medium)▲595

   Listen to Medium Stories with a Chrome Extension

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Medium Audio Stories▲381

   Listen to your favorite Medium stories

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Play for Medium writers▲252

   Add audio to all your Medium Articles with one click

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Audioread (formerly Audiblogs)▲629

   Listen to any web article in your podcast player

   2021 · audioread.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Play Embedded Player▲169

   A handy tool to narrate your Medium articles

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Play.ht▲267

   Turn your articles into podcasts

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7RA
   Read all Medium stories for free▲11

   If someone here reads on Medium a lot, this might be useful for you: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/mediumship This is my second browser extension and it's open-source. It lets you read all Medium stories for free. Hugs and / or bugs welcome!

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Listnr for Chrome▲300

   Convert your articles to audio in just one click

   2021 · listnr.ai · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Listen to any web article in your podcast player▲30

   Convert articles, PDFs, and emails to natural-sounding audio. Listen in the Audioread app or Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Start free.

   2021 · audiblogs.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Play For WordPress▲159

    Convert your WordPress articles to podcasts 📝🔊

    2018 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    My Queue (Beta)▲139

    Listen to your favourite articles

    2023 · myqueue.so · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Audio player for ChatGPT▲94

    Shows an audio player while using "Read Aloud"

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Read2Me▲125

    Convert any website or file into a podcast

    2017 · read2me.online · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Article Audio▲173

    Convert articles to human-like audio

    2023 · article.audio · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Article to Audio Conversion Kit▲134

    Turn your 'must do' reading into on the go listening

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Playtext▲108

    Turn articles into audiobooks & read 2x faster!

    2023 · playtext.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Ad Auris Play▲183

    Create your own podcast with articles you want to read

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Fragment AI▲126

    The fastest way to know more

    2025 · bubble.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Listening.io▲243

    Turn articles into audio and listen in your podcast app

    2022 · listening.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    narrated.org▲144

    Great audio articles you didn't know existed

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Listen To This▲151

    Paste an article to listen to it in your podcast app

    Mar 2026 · listentothis.xyz · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Read any story on Medium for free▲12

    2018 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    My Orator▲94

    Convert Web Articles into an Audio Podcast Feed

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    PDF to MP3▲169

    Hey HN, I've built a new feature to listen to blog posts. I also have an app, that's what I personally use to listen to audio while driving. I would love to get some feedback on the UX and whether this is useful for you!

    2024 · listendock.com · its alternatives →

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