About

SpokenText was created to make reading feel audio native. This app begins with sound.

It offers an audio-first experience for people who want to listen, while also providing a text-first interface for people who prefer to read visually. Both experiences are powered by the same responsive audio system, so each receives the benefits of smooth, high-quality spoken playback.

Instead of requiring prerecorded audio, SpokenText creates audio as you read from a rolling buffer. This was technically complex to achieve, but it makes an audio-native experience possible without waiting for an audiobook to be prepared.

SpokenText Reader was built by someone who reads differently. I'm a product manager and designer in Ottawa with a print disability, and I've spent my life adjusting tools to fit how I read. It grew out of my master's thesis work. This app is what I wanted: your documents read aloud as you go, and a clip note that saves the exact passage you heard, so you can play it again and find it in the text. It's made for everyone who reads by listening, sighted, low vision, blind, or anywhere in between.

If you are part of the disability community and interested in building accessible technology, contact us at support@spokentext.net.