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Listening compared with Listenly
DetailListening logo ListeningListenly logo Listenly
What it doesTransform research papers and journals into audio with AI text-to-speech technology Convert any text into natural-sounding audio
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Pricing modelFreemium Not given
PricingFree trial for 3 days. Monthly plan: $12.99 USD per month billed monthly. Yearly plan: $4.92 USD per month ($59.00 billed yearly), saving 62% compared to monthly billing. Pay-as-you-go credits: Standard voices ~$1.50/hour, HD voices ~$3.50/hour. Free tier: 20 minutes with Standard voices. Occasional listener: $15 in credits. Pro listener: $50 in credits. Credits never expire.
Key features
  • AI voice narration with 20+ realistic voices
  • Automatically skip citations, references, and footnotes
  • Listen at variable speeds from 0.75x to 3x
  • One-click note-taking with automatic transcription
  • Support for multiple file formats including PDFs, Word, EPUB, MOBI
  • Selective section listening for research papers
  • Zotero integration
  • Browser extension for saving articles
  • Cross-platform access on mobile, web, and desktop
  • Photo scanning to convert physical pages to audio
  • 36 different AI voices to choose from
  • Automatic document cleaning removes headers, page numbers, and footnotes
  • Support for over 50 languages
  • Export audio in M4A or M4B formats
  • Mobile browser support with app coming
  • Standard and HD voice quality options
  • Public library with thousands of narrated books
  • Convert links, files, and pasted text to audio
What makes it different
  • Naturally-sounding AI voices that do not sound robotic
  • Specifically designed for academic papers with automatic citation and reference skipping
  • Accurately pronounces technical and scientific terminology
  • Integrated note-taking that captures key ideas without manual typing
  • Affordable pricing built for student budgets
  • Natural-sounding narration using latest AI text-to-speech models
  • Intelligent cleaning of messy documents before narration
  • Pay-as-you-go credit system with no subscription required
  • Large public library of high-quality narrated books
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)60 no change since last check11 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)2311
Citation Flow (Majestic)4030
Referring domains (Majestic)697100

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