Read EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT and Markdown aloud with 54 bundled local Kokoro voices and character-aware cast narration.
Users
34
+15 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
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#124K
#103K among extensions
Version
1.3.5
updated 29 Sep 2026
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About Book to Listen - Audiobook and EPUB Reader
Turn your ebooks and documents into read-aloud audiobooks in Chrome or read multilingual any page.
Book to Listen helps you listen to EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT, and Markdown files with built-in text-to-speech voices. Import a book, keep it in a local library folder you choose, use multilingual reading, listen to it or learn languages using multilingual reading and local translation.
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
USE MULTILINGUAL READING AND LEARN WHILE YOU READ
Use multilingual full page mode reading mode or learn mode where you can select a word, phrase, or sentence, and see a translation inside the reader without leaving your book. Use multilingual reading side by side to read books in original language.
- 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 1.3.5
New Reader only mode.
New Multilingual reading mode on 2 pages side by side.
Fixes increased PC resources consumption when listen mode are not used.
Increased books navigation speed.
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