Book to Listen - Audiobook and EPUB Reader

Read EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT and Markdown aloud with 54 bundled local Kokoro voices and character-aware cast narration.

Turn your ebooks and documents into read-aloud audiobooks in Chrome. Book to Listen helps you listen to EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT, and Markdown files with built-in text-to-speech voices or optional AI narration through your own OpenRouter API key. Import a book, keep it in a local library folder you choose, and continue reading or listening from where you left off. CONVERT BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS TO READ-ALOUD AUDIO - Import EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT, and Markdown files - Listen with high quality built-in voices, no account needed - Optionally connect OpenRouter for AI text-to-speech narration - Choose one narrator, male and female voices, or a character cast - Keep playback running while you work in another tab - Follow the highlighted passage as narration plays - For pleasant experience connect Openrouter and look for free or frontier TTS Voices LEARN WHILE YOU READ Enable Learn mode, select a word, phrase, or sentence, and see a translation inside the reader without leaving your book. - Use built-in translation for fast translation. - Local translation on the fly to help you learn if you read in foreign language - Set the book language and translation target independently - Use separate providers for narration and translation LOCAL- FIRST READING LIBRARY Your imported books are parsed locally and stored in the folder you choose. Book to Listen has no advertising, no analytics, and no Book to Listen server receiving your books, API key, or reading history. When OpenRouter is enabled, only the text needed for narration or the selected passage for translation is sent directly to OpenRouter. Your OpenRouter API key is encrypted, stored locally, and sent only to OpenRouter. BUILT FOR - Readers who want to listen to EPUB, PDF, and DOCX books - Students listening to study materials - Language learners reading and translating books - Professionals who prefer read-aloud reports and documents - Anyone who wants a private, local-first book reader with text-to-speech FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Can I listen to an EPUB file in Chrome? Yes. Import an EPUB and Book to Listen can read it aloud with built-in voices or optional AI voices. Is it free to use? Built-in voices require no account. OpenRouter AI narration is optional and uses your own OpenRouter account. Is my book data private? Books are parsed and stored locally. Book to Listen does not run ads, analytics, or a backend that receives your library. What formats are supported? EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT, and Markdown. Version/update note Version 1.3.1 High quality 54 local voices bundled together with previous lower quality voices. Cast voices mapping and improved engine.