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Study while you walk. Study while you wait. Study while you make dinner.

For pre-meds, law students, PhDs, and anyone with a stack they'll never finish sitting down

Upload the textbook, case pack, or PDF your professor assigned. Audionarrator splits it into chapters, skips the front matter, and hands you an audiobook version you can listen to at 1.5x on the walk to class.

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How it helps

The reading list you actually get through

Every semester the same math: 900 pages assigned, 90 minutes a night, three other classes. The textbook loses. Not because you don't care — because the format doesn't fit the life you're actually living.

  • Upload the PDF you already have — a textbook, a case pack, a chapter your professor emailed
  • Chapter detection lets you jump to 'Chapter 12: Membrane Transport' instead of scrubbing through 400 pages
  • Front matter (table of contents, preface, acknowledgments) is hidden by default — playback is the content, not the boilerplate
  • Listen at 1x to 2x — the review pass is fast when you already know the material
  • Progress tracking picks up where you left off — walk in, hit play, keep going
  • Ask each chapter a question — get an answer sourced from that chapter, not from the whole internet

Your library

6 textbooks · 3 this semester

Library
MP

MCAT Prep — Kaplan

Chapter 4 of 12

OC

Organic Chem — Klein

Chapter 8 of 22

MB

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Chapter 2 of 24

US

USMLE Step 1 — First Aid

Finished

AN

Anatomy — Netter

Ready to start

PG

Physiology — Guyton

Chapter 3 of 15

Book detail
MP

Book · 12 chapters

MCAT Prep — Kaplan

10 in playback · 2 hidden (index, reference tables)

Chapters

01
Biochemistry Foundations
42:18·Finished
02
Genetics
38:52·Finished
03
Cellular Biology
51:14·Finished
Neuroscience & Signaling
24:03 / 48:42·49% in
05
Cardiovascular Physiology
44:28
06
Immune System
36:11

How it works

From PDF to audiobook in three steps

01Step

Upload the PDF your professor assigned — up to 50 MB per file

02Step

Audionarrator splits it into chapters and hides the front matter automatically

03Step

Listen chapter by chapter, or download MP3s for the walk to class

Questions

Questions students actually ask

Answers before you spend a study session on setup.

Does it work with the textbook PDF I already have?

Yes — as long as the PDF has selectable text (not a scanned image). Most modern e-textbooks and journal articles work fine. Scanned image-only PDFs need OCR first; that's on the roadmap, coming soon.

How much does it cost as a student?

Your first chapter is free at any length — even the 11,000-word ones. After that the free tier gives you 5,000 words plus 500 refilling monthly. Creator at $9/month covers 50,000 words — roughly a textbook chapter a week. If you're grinding a whole semester, Pro at $45/month covers 200,000 words — a full textbook per month.

Can I use it on my phone?

Yes. It runs in any modern mobile browser — same login, same library. Install it to your home screen and it behaves like an app. No app store required.

Does it handle math and chemistry notation?

For standard textbook notation, yes. Heavily formula-dense material (advanced physics, organic chem synthesis) has some symbols skipped or spoken awkwardly — most students find it usable for concept review but not for learning equations from scratch.

Can I ask a question about a chapter?

Yes. Each chapter has a Q&A panel — you ask, it answers using only that chapter's text. Different from ChatGPT because it can't hallucinate content from outside your material.

Can I download the audio for offline listening?

Yes — every chapter has an MP3 download. Drop them into your phone's music app or a podcast player for genuine offline access, no wifi required.

Load one chapter tonight

Upload the PDF your professor assigned this week. Free tier covers your first 5,000 words — try a chapter before your next walk.

Turn your textbook into audio
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