Open a PDF in All to Audiobook on your Mac, pick a chapter to start from, choose a voice, and listen in your browser. Your file is never uploaded.
Convert a PDF on your Mac nowHow it works
- Open the website in any current browser on your Mac.
- Open your PDF, pick a chapter to start from, and choose a voice.
- Press Convert, then download the audio.
On a Mac
There is nothing to install. MP3 files play in Music; an M4B audiobook (Pro) opens in Apple Books with its chapters. AirDrop them to your iPhone and play them in an audiobook app.
Read PDF aloud on a Mac
This page reads your PDF aloud without the page headers and page numbers, and lets you keep the audio.
Audiobook maker for Mac
Pro turns a whole PDF or EPUB book into one M4B audiobook for Apple Books.
Questions
Does it work in Safari?
Yes, in any current browser on a Mac.
Where do the files go?
To your Downloads folder, like any download. MP3 files open in Music; an M4B opens in Apple Books.
How long does a whole book take?
You can start listening within a minute or two, while the website makes the rest. You can download each chapter as soon as it is made. A typical novel is about 10 hours of audio. How long the whole book takes depends on your computer.
Can I close the browser and finish later?
Yes. Finished chapters stay in the browser. Open the page again and click Continue.
Is the PDF uploaded?
No. The PDF is opened and read on your Mac.
How to read PDF aloud on Mac
Open the website in Safari or Chrome on your Mac, open the PDF, pick a chapter to start from, choose a voice, and press Convert book. Listening starts within a minute or two. There is nothing to install: the natural voices run in the browser after a one-time preparation.
PDF to audiobook on Mac
Bookmarks in the PDF become chapters. Page headers, footers and page numbers are left out, broken lines are joined, and two-column pages are read left column first. Download each chapter as an MP3, which opens in Music. With Pro, make one M4B audiobook with chapters and a cover, which opens in Apple Books.
How to make an audiobook on Mac
The same page also turns EPUB, Word (DOCX), TXT and Markdown files into audio: open the file, pick a chapter to start from, choose a voice, and press Convert book. With Pro, you can change the title, the author and the cover before you make the M4B. With Pro, conversion works without internet after the one-time voice preparation.
Listen on your iPhone
AirDrop the MP3 or M4B files from your Mac to your iPhone, and open them in a free audiobook app such as BookPlayer. An M4B plays there with its chapters.
To listen in Apple Books on your iPhone, open the M4B in Apple Books on your Mac first. Then connect your iPhone with a cable, select it in the Finder, click Audiobooks, turn on audiobook syncing, and click Apply.
Studio for Mac
Studio, our desktop app for Mac, includes Pro and adds more languages, a different voice for each character, and your own voice made from a short recording.