Paste a public article link into LeafRead, save its main text and listen with text to speech. Pick up at the same sentence when you return.
A quiet moment can turn a page into a place to think.
One paragraph. A slower breath. A thought you might have hurried past.
You don’t have to finish everything today. There is something good about simply beginning.
When an article is worth reading but the moment is wrong, save its link in LeafRead. The main text becomes a reading in your library, where you can listen with text to speech or read it on screen. You can come back to the same article without keeping its original browser tab open.
This works well for an essay, a long news analysis, a tutorial or a blog post you want to spend time with. You choose the articles yourself. An afternoon’s research and a personal weekend reading list can use the same library while staying organized around different subjects.
Sign in, open Add text and paste the URL of a publicly accessible article. LeafRead extracts the main text into a reading view, leaving the surrounding site navigation and advertising out of the reading experience. Check the title and first paragraphs when the import is ready.
Scroll to a later section if the original article is long or heavily formatted. Web pages vary: a straightforward article is easier to extract than a live feed, an interactive feature or a page that loads its text only after signing in. Checking the result takes less time than discovering missing paragraphs halfway through listening.
Open the saved article, select a sentence and press Play. Follow the highlighted sentence while listening or put your attention on the audio. You can change playback speed, pause and return to the written passage when you want to check the wording.
For a new subject, try a paragraph at a comfortable pace before speeding up. If you have already read the introduction, begin at the section you actually want to hear. LeafRead saves your position, so returning later does not mean starting the whole article again.
Pause at a useful passage and save a highlight. Add a note explaining why it matters: a claim to check, an example for a project or a question you want to explore. The note stays attached to the saved reading so you can return to the surrounding argument.
After finishing, archive the article to keep the active reading list useful. Organize related articles with collections and tags. When you revisit a subject, you can find the readings and your own observations together instead of starting with the same search again.
Start with the browser when you are at a computer. Use the LeafRead app when you want to continue on iPhone or iPad, including playback with the screen locked. Signing in with the same account keeps the saved article connected to your library and reading position.
Before time away from a connection, download the article text and prepare its audio in your chosen voice. Check that audio preparation has finished on the device you will use. Saving a link makes it part of your library; preparing the download makes it ready for an offline session.
LeafRead cannot bypass a login, paywall or other access restriction. If you can use the text but the public link cannot be extracted, paste the relevant text yourself and give it a title you will recognize. Review the beginning and end before saving so you know what the reading contains.
A saved text version may not include the meaning carried by an interactive chart, video or complex page layout. Return to the source when those elements matter. If the publisher offers a text-based PDF or another supported document, importing that file can be another practical route.
It imports the main text of supported public article pages, rather than reading every visible element of any website. Dashboards, discussion feeds and pages behind a login are different from a conventional article. Paste permitted text when link extraction is not suitable.
No extension is needed to paste a public article link into LeafRead. On iPhone and iPad you can also share a public article from Safari to the app. Once saved, open the reading from your library to read or listen.
Yes, within the shared daily allowance of 350,000 newly generated characters per account. Cached audio can be replayed without generating new characters. Check Settings for your remaining allowance, especially if you are preparing several long articles for offline listening.
An article, a book or a document. Keep it in your library.
