ReadToMe (iOS) turns paper books into audio
I'm launching something that started as a side project publicly today: ReadToMe, which is an iPhone app that turns paper books and other printed text into audio. Originally this was a Christmas present for my fiancée, who loves books but has an eye problem that makes it hard for her to read more than a few pages at a time. She mostly listens to audiobooks while following along with the paper book, but some books aren't available in audiobook or even e-book form, and all of the existing apps we tried were surprisingly bad at scanning paper books into audio — they make lots of mistakes,…
ReadToMe (iOS) turns paper books into audio launched on February 4, 2024 with 74 votes, #843 of 3,962 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
ReadToMe is an iPhone app that converts printed books and text into audio by using the device's camera to scan pages. Built to help readers with visual difficulties access physical books that lack audiobook versions, the app uses AI to accurately transcribe text while filtering out page numbers and footnotes that degrade listening quality. It enables users to follow along with paper books while hearing them read aloud.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Turn any book into an audiobook. Scan pages with your phone camera, then listen to high-quality, mistake-free audio.
In the maker’s words, at launch
I'm launching something that started as a side project publicly today: ReadToMe, which is an iPhone app that turns paper books and other printed text into audio. Originally this was a Christmas present for my fiancée, who loves books but has an eye problem that makes it hard for her to read more than a few pages at a…
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