Free PDF-to-audio converter
Turn any PDF
into audio.
Listen wherever life takes you.
Upload reports, ebooks, contracts, guides, and other text-based PDFs. Listen with natural voices, follow the text, and control the playback speed directly in your browser.
No credit card required · Free during our early release
Drop your PDF hereChoose a PDF
or choose a file from your deviceSelect a PDF from your device.
Text-based PDF files · up to 50 MB
Preview of the ListenPDF player: your PDF becomes an audio track with play controls, a choice of natural voices, adjustable speed, and follow-along sentence highlighting. Your place is saved automatically.
Made for documents you keep meaning to read.
How it works
From PDF to audio
No complicated setup. Upload your document and start listening.
01
Upload your PDF
Choose a text-based PDF from your computer or phone.
02
We create the audio
ListenPDF extracts the document text and turns it into clear, natural-sounding speech.
03
Listen your way
Choose a voice, adjust the playback speed, follow the highlighted text, and continue from where you stopped.
The player
Everything you need for easier reading
One player, built around long documents: pick a voice, set the pace, and read along while it speaks.
The ListenPDF player highlights the sentence being read, offers adjustable playback speed and multiple natural voices, and remembers your listening position.
Runs in your desktop, tablet, or mobile browser — nothing to install.
Your library
Come back anytime — your place is saved
Reports, ebooks, contracts, guides — upload once and return without uploading again. Your audio and listening position live in your private library.
- Return without re-uploading
- Playback position saved automatically
- Only you can access your files
Your converted documents appear as cards in your library, each showing its listening progress and a Play or Continue button.
Early release
All ListenPDF features are currently free
Create an account and upload your PDFs without choosing a plan or entering payment information. Paid plans may be introduced later, but everything in this early version is free to use.
No credit card required
Privacy
Your documents stay private
Your uploaded PDFs and generated audio are stored securely and are connected to your ListenPDF account. Only you can access the files in your personal library.
FAQ
Questions, answered
What kinds of PDFs can I upload?
ListenPDF currently works with text-based PDFs such as reports, ebooks, contracts, guides, articles, documentation, and research papers.
Does ListenPDF work with scanned PDFs?
Scanned documents and image-only PDFs are not currently supported. OCR support is planned for a future release.
Is ListenPDF free?
Yes. All currently available features are free during our early release. No credit card is required.
Do I need an account?
Yes. A free account lets us securely save your documents, generated audio, and listening progress.
Can I select different voices?
Yes. You can choose from the voices available in the player before listening.
Can I change the listening speed?
Yes. Playback speed can be adjusted from the audio player.
Will ListenPDF remember where I stopped?
Yes. Your listening position is saved so you can continue later.
Can I download the audio?
Audio downloads are not currently available. You can listen directly through the ListenPDF web player.
Are my uploaded documents private?
Your documents are stored in your private account library and are not accessible to other ListenPDF users.
Give your eyes a break.Listen to your next PDF.
Free to use · No credit card required