Read It for Web

Convert Articles and Newsletters into On-Demand Audio

Read It is an AI-powered service that turns written material — like newsletters and web articles — into podcast-style audio so you can listen instead of reading. It’s designed to make long-form content easier to consume while commuting, exercising, or anytime you prefer audio.

Key capabilities

• Pay-as-you-go billing that only charges for the characters actually synthesized into speech.
• A browser bookmarklet for one-click conversion of open web pages into playable audio.
• AI-driven text-to-speech that creates natural-sounding audio episodes from your text.
• A dedicated podcast feed URL and a unique forwarding email address to submit content automatically.
• Support for both emailed newsletters and copied article text so you can add a wide range of sources to your feed.
• Simple mobile listening: subscribe to the generated feed in any podcatcher and access episodes on the go.

How to add content

1. Subscribe to the provided podcast feed URL in your favorite podcast app to receive converted episodes automatically.
2. Forward newsletter emails or paste article text to the unique submission email address assigned to your account; the system ingests and converts them.
3. Use the bookmarklet while browsing to instantly queue an article for audio conversion without leaving the page.

Quick access tools

The bookmarklet is a lightweight browser tool you drag to your toolbar. When viewing an article, click it once and the page content is captured and sent for conversion — no manual copy/paste required. This is useful for saving long reads to listen to later.

Cost model and value

Read It operates on a consumption-based pricing plan: you pay only for the amount of text transformed into speech. That makes it economical for occasional use or large-volume conversion, since costs scale directly with characters processed rather than a flat subscription fee.

Alternatives and options

If you’re exploring similar services, one notable option is Vozard’s subscription tier, which takes a different approach to pricing and feature bundling. Compare how each handles feed creation, browser integration, and voice quality to choose the best fit for your workflow.

Why use it

This tool streamlines the shift from reading to listening, turning long-form written content into audio episodes you can fit into your day. It leverages modern TTS technology to deliver accessible, portable versions of the content you already follow.