Stop fighting your reading list.
Turn dense PDFs into spoken study sessions
Listen to textbooks, case studies, and research papers with zero citation clutter. Follow along as each word lights up in real time, or press ‘Explain’ when a paragraph gets tough.
Why traditional text-to-speech fails on academic PDFs
Generic screen readers read everything literally, turning complex journal articles into unlistenable gibberish.
The Robotic Old Way
Stumbles on Citations: Reads every footnote out loud: “As noted by Davis et al left bracket thirty-four comma thirty-five right bracket page seven…”
Monotonic Drone: A flat, unbroken stream of text makes it hard to keep your place and easy to drift off.
Zero Context Retention: If a concept is opaque, you must pause, Google the term, and lose your cognitive momentum.
No Way to Follow Along: Nothing shows where the voice is on the page, so one lost sentence means hunting for your place.
The PaperVox Way
Intelligent Layout Parser: Strips bracketed citations, footnotes, running headers, and figure text, and announces display equations (“equation 3”) instead of reading symbols aloud.
Natural Voice, Synced to the Text: A neural voice reads at the speed you choose while each word lights up as it is spoken.
Integrated Professor AI: Select a passage and press Explain for a plain-English explanation, or get a section summary, flashcards, and a short quiz.
Honest Pricing: A free plan with no card needed, and Pro at $9.99/month or $89.99/year. Cancel any time.
Every tool you need to conquer 100-page syllabi
High-Fidelity Karaoke Sync
Each word lights up as it is spoken, so you can follow along on the page without losing your place.
“The hippocampus acts as an active switchboard: routing short-term electrical patterns into distributed neocortical circuits.”
Smart Citation Stripper
Never get derailed by [14, 15] bracket clusters again.
Synaptic density rises exponentially following spatial navigation tasks without interruptions.
✓ 6 citation blocks safely filtered
ELI5 In-Ear Analogies
Select a passage and press Explain to hear it restated in plain English, with an analogy when one helps.
“Think of Bayesian inference like an umbrella forecast: you start with a gut belief, then adjust when rain actually hits your coat.”
Native Background Audio Control
Leave your laptop at the desk. Play, pause and skip from your iOS or Android lock screen.
Ch. 7: Behavioral Economics
PaperVox Audio Engine · 1.25x
Simple pricing
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Ideal for short-term exam preps, thesis sprints, and quarterly courses.
- 3 hours of listening a day
- 30 uploads and 1,500 pages a day
- 50 Professor Mode requests a day
- Keep up to 500 documents
The same Pro limits for ambitious researchers, med/law students, and lifelong autodidacts.
- 3 hours of listening a day
- 30 uploads and 1,500 pages a day
- 50 Professor Mode requests a day
- Keep up to 500 documents
Every plan, Free included
- Real-time word highlighting while you listen
- Auto-clean [1][2] citations
- Lock screen controls on iOS and Android
No card needed. Limits reset every day at 00:00 UTC.
- 15 minutes of listening a day
- 1 upload and 20 pages a day
- 3 Professor Mode requests a day
- Keep up to 5 documents
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