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Reading PDFs out loud. (self.Blind)
submitted by HoleMax
Does anyone know of an app for the iPad/iPhone that can read PDFs out loud? I have TONS of documents in that format that i would like to read.
vwlsmssng 2 points 3y ago
VoiceOver is built into the iPad/iPhone and will do this for you. If you are VI you should already know about VoiceOver. If you haven't used VoiceOver before their is a bit to learn to use it effeciently.
VoiceDream -
https://www.voicedream.com/ -
will extract the text from a PDF and read it while highlighting the words read on screen if you want to follow along.
This is assuming the PDF has embedded text and is not just a scan of paged with no OCR applied.
VoiceDream -
https://www.voicedream.com/ -
will extract the text from a PDF and read it while highlighting the words read on screen if you want to follow along.
This is assuming the PDF has embedded text and is not just a scan of paged with no OCR applied.
awesomesaucesaywhat 3 points 3y ago
I second Voice DreM! And for PDFs that aren’t actually text based there are websites and apps that will do OCR and change them
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KillerLag 2 points 3y ago
PDFs that are images instead of an accessible format can't be read by screen readers, unfortunately. Sometimes OCR can read them, but not always.
samarositz 1 points 3y ago
Agreed with the other comm enters here. VoiceDream reader is the best of many options. You can purchase VoiceDream Scanner as an add-on if they are image based pdfs.
One more thing, for Apple centric questions, Applevis ($1) is a good community to get your questions answered.
One more thing, for Apple centric questions, Applevis ($1) is a good community to get your questions answered.
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