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Listening compared with LookRecipe
DetailListening logo ListeningLookRecipe logo LookRecipe
What it doesTransform research papers and journals into audio with AI text-to-speech technology Turn any web image into an editable AI prompt, then recreate the style with your own photo
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
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. Free: 3 welcome credits, no account needed. Starter: $4.99 for 120 credits. Creator: $9.99 for 300 credits. Studio: $19.99 for 700 credits. One-time purchases in USD, 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
  • Analyze web images to generate structured photographic recipes with subject, lighting, setting, framing, lens, palette and grain
  • Edit prompts with treatment options, avoidance lists, and word-by-word customization before generating
  • Create reusable person cards from 1-5 everyday photos that preserve face and identity
  • Generate coordinated 2×2 photo sets with four different poses in matching style
  • Local inspiration library with no sign-in required to collect and organize images
  • Works on regular HTTP and HTTPS web pages including moodboards, portfolios, shops, social feeds and stock photo sites
  • Copy prompts in detailed, short or tag formats to use in Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Flux, ChatGPT and other text-to-image tools
  • Region select to capture backgrounds, video frames and canvas art beyond standard images
  • Upscale generated images after selection
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
  • Structured photographic recipe format with editable components instead of plain image captions
  • Face and identity preservation when applying reference styles to user's own photos through person cards
  • Local-first privacy design with no uploads until user explicitly clicks a button
  • Works directly on any website via Chrome extension without leaving your current page
  • One-time credit purchases with no subscription and credits that never expire
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 checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)230
Citation Flow (Majestic)404
Referring domains (Majestic)6971

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