Audible for the web, Switch seamlessly between audio and text
http://bit.ly/2qeHLev I’ve wanted to listen to my favorite articles or web novels and switch seamlessly between the audio and text so I can read, and if I want to cook or whatever else, I can continue off the audio. I could not find it anywhere, so I created one: http://bit.ly/2qeHLev. Click on the audio version, scrub the player and scroll the content to test it out. All of it is done programatically, so it works with anyone's voice. Also, it works on the mobile web so feel free to check it out on your phone. What do you guys think about my side project? I'd…
Audible for the web, Switch seamlessly between audio and text launched on May 14, 2017 with 6 votes, #1,442 of 3,229 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.
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http://bit.ly/2qeHLev I’ve wanted to listen to my favorite articles or web novels and switch seamlessly between the audio and text so I can read, and if I want to cook or whatever else, I can continue off the audio. I could not find it anywhere, so I created one: http://bit.ly/2qeHLev.…
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