Use case · EPUB · Books
How to Listen to EPUB Books on iPhone and Android
A finished audiobook is often more expensive than the ebook. SayTXT turns any EPUB you own into an audiobook — instantly, with natural AI voices and chapter navigation, for free.
What EPUBs work with SayTXT
- DRM-free EPUBs from Project Gutenberg, Standard Ebooks, Manybooks, Feedbooks
- Ebooks you've purchased from stores that allow EPUB download (some indie authors, itch.io, direct sales)
- Self-published EPUBs you exported from Scrivener, Vellum, or Reedsy
- Public domain classics — millions of titles available at no cost
Note on DRM. EPUBs sold with DRM (like most Kindle books) can't be opened by third-party apps. SayTXT reads DRM-free EPUBs. Project Gutenberg alone has 60,000+ free books.
Features that make it feel like an audiobook
- Chapter navigation. Skip forward/back by chapter. Pick up where you left off.
- Natural voices. Pick a voice that suits what you're listening to.
- Speed control. 0.5x for language learners, 1.5x for skim-reading.
- Sleep timer. 15/30/60 min. Falls silent when you fall asleep.
- Background playback. Locked-screen playback like Audible.
- Offline replay. Once a book has played, its generated audio is cached in SayTXT; no export is needed to replay it offline.
- Audio you can reuse. Export the current book as AAC on iPhone and iPad or WAV on Android when you want to use the narration outside SayTXT.
- Focus View. Read along visually while listening.
3 steps to turn an EPUB into audio
- Download SayTXT from the App Store or Google Play.
- Open the EPUB. Use the + button in SayTXT, or share the file to SayTXT from another app.
- Choose a voice and tap Play. Use chapter navigation to move through the book.
Where to find great free EPUBs
- Project Gutenberg — 60,000+ classics, all free
- Standard Ebooks — beautifully typeset public domain
- Internet Archive — millions of scanned and OCR'd books
- Feedbooks — free classic collection + some free contemporary
- Manybooks — curated free ebooks by genre
Free audiobook setup. Pair a DRM-free public-domain EPUB with SayTXT and listen with chapter navigation, background playback, and a sleep timer. SayTXT is 100% free.
