PDF to MP3
Free online PDF to MP3 converter for text-based English PDFs. No sign-up, no file uploads.
English text to convert
Text-based PDF · Up to 50 MB · No OCR
All pages by default. Enter a range such as 1-3, 5, or leave blank for all pages.
Only the first 10,000 characters are read here. For longer documents, use the SayTXT App ↗.
Advanced settings
These settings apply to your next MP3.
Add English text to generate an MP3.
How to convert a PDF to MP3
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Import a text-based PDF of up to 50 MB. All pages are imported by default.
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Optionally enter pages such as 1-3, 5, or leave the range blank for all pages. Review the text; each MP3 converts only the first 10,000 characters.
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Generate an English male voice MP3, then listen or download. Your PDF and audio stay in your browser.
Which PDFs convert best to MP3
This tool reads the text layer inside a PDF, so results depend on how the file was made.
Check that your PDF has text
As a first check, open your PDF and try to select a sentence with your cursor. Selectable words usually indicate a text layer, but check the extracted preview to confirm what this tool can read. Scanned pages with no extractable text layer need OCR first; scans that already have an OCR text layer may work. Check every page you plan to convert: in a mixed PDF, pages with no extractable text are skipped without a warning.
Clean up the preview
Page numbers, running headers and footnotes are part of the PDF's text, so they can appear in the preview. Delete anything you do not want to hear. Two-column layouts can also come out in the wrong order, so check those pages before you generate.
Convert a longer PDF in parts
Each MP3 converts up to 10,000 characters, about 1,700 English words, which is usually a few pages. To cover more, enter a page range, select Extract pages, wait for the preview to update, and check the character counter. If the text is over the limit, only the first 10,000 characters are converted, so use a shorter range. Generate and save your MP3, then repeat with the next range. If a single page is over the limit, split its text into parts and generate one MP3 for each part.
PDF to MP3 FAQ
Can I convert a scanned PDF?
Only if the scan already has an extractable text layer. This tool has no OCR. To listen to an image-only scan, use the SayTXT app for iPhone or Android: its built-in OCR reads scanned PDFs, photos and printed pages aloud ↗.
What about columns, footnotes and reading order?
PDF text extraction can mix columns, headers or line breaks. The preview is editable: check and correct the order before generating. Complex layouts are not guaranteed to extract accurately.
Can I open a password-protected PDF?
Save an unlocked copy before importing. Damaged or unsupported PDFs show an error and do not replace the existing text.
Does selecting pages render the whole PDF?
No page images are rendered. All pages are extracted by default; if you enter a page range, only those pages are extracted.
Which languages and voices are supported?
English with one fixed male voice. Document format support does not mean other languages will be pronounced correctly.
Is my document uploaded?
No. File parsing, speech generation and MP3 encoding run locally. Voice and runtime files are downloaded from third-party providers; they do not receive your text or audio. This site uses Google Analytics to measure usage, such as page views, imports and MP3 generation. We do not send your text, files or audio to Google Analytics.
What audio will I get?
A 24 kHz mono MP3 at 128 kbps. The first use downloads voice files and the runtime; later visits can reuse available model cache but still initialize new sessions.
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