AI Media Generation
Listening
Transform research papers and journals into audio with AI text-to-speech technology
- 0community votes
- 60DR by Ahrefs no change since last check
Ahrefs Domain Rating signal 12 Nov 2026, signal shifted 21 Oct 2026.
An AI text-to-speech app that converts academic papers, PDFs, and research documents into natural-sounding audio for listening on the go.
What it is
Listening is an AI-powered text-to-speech application designed specifically for academic papers and research materials. It converts PDFs, Word documents, research papers, and other text formats into audio narrated by realistic AI voices, allowing students and researchers to listen while commuting, exercising, or multitasking.
The app includes features for selective listening, automatically skipping citations, references, and footnotes so users can focus on the main content. It supports multiple file formats including PDFs, MOBI, EPUB, and physical pages captured through the camera. Users can listen at variable speeds from 0.75x to 3x and take notes with a single click, which are automatically timestamped and synced across devices.
Listening integrates with Zotero, offers a browser extension, and is available as a mobile app (iOS and Android), web app, and desktop application. The platform serves over 50,000 students and researchers worldwide.
Systems
- 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
Pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free 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.
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Listening metrics
Signal readout for listening.com: Ahrefs Domain Rating and Majestic link signals, arrows for the change since the last scan.
- 60 Domain Rating no change since last check
- 23 Trust Flow no change since last check
- 40 Citation Flow no change since last check
- 697 Referring domains no change since last check
- 2,733 External backlinks no change since last check
Ahrefs Domain Rating signal 12 Nov 2026, signal shifted 21 Oct 2026. Strongest signal topic: Reference/Education (23). Majestic signal 21 Oct 2026, signal shifted 21 Oct 2026. Link signals from Majestic. Trust Flow, Citation Flow and Topical Trust Flow are trademarks of Majestic-12 Ltd.
Listening domain signal
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Public RDAP record, last read 9 Nov 2026, 06:37 UTC.
- Domain age 26 years
- Registered
- Expires
- Registrar GoDaddy Online Services Cayman Islands Ltd.
- DNSSEC Not signed
Listening post-launch signal
The record for Listening after its launch on Nexora Launch (21 October 2026), from the readings we keep.
- 60 Domain Rating (Ahrefs) no change since launch
at launch: 60 (21 Oct 2026); latest: 12 Nov 2026 - 23 Trust Flow (Majestic)
first measured 21 Oct 2026 - 697 Referring domains (Majestic)
first measured 21 Oct 2026
Day 23 since launch. Next receipt: day 30, 20 Nov 2026. A change here is a reading, not a claim about its cause; lots of things move these figures. Anything we do not measure is not shown.
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Quick answers
- Can it pronounce difficult words, like "Mesothelioma" or "Diphenhydramine"?
- Yes, the app can accurately pronounce difficult technical and scientific words. Users have reported that pronunciation is fantastic, with the app allowing you to report any mispronunciations that occur rarely.
- Can I listen to only specific sections of a paper?
- Yes, you can select which sections of a paper to listen to. You can listen to just the abstract, jump to results first, or listen to entire papers from top to bottom.
- Does the app skip citations and references automatically?
- Yes, the app automatically skips citations, references, and footnotes so you can listen smoothly without interruption. This is a core feature designed specifically for academic papers.
- What devices does Listening work on?
- Listening is available on Android, iOS, web app, browser extension, and desktop app, so you can listen on any device you own.
- What file formats does the app support?
- Listening supports PDFs, Word documents, MOBI, EPUB, website URLs, text pasting, and even taking photos of physical pages to convert them to audio.
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