A LITTLE LESS SCREEN TIME.
The articles you want to read.
The time you didn’t know you had.
Listen to articles in Safari or on your Mac. Choose your pace, hear a summary, and save good reads for later.
Download first. Sign up free in the app.
ON PAYING ATTENTION
Some of our best thoughts arrive when we step away from the screen.
On a walk around the block. While making a cup of coffee. In the quiet spaces between one thing and the next.
There’s a different way to make room for the things we want to learn.
13 voices to choose from.
LISTEN RIGHT INSIDE SAFARI
Stay on the page. Give your eyes a break, or follow along as Listen reads.
Add the Listen extension once, then tap Play on an article. The current passage highlights as it reads.
Use the speed button to slow things down or move a little faster. Pause whenever you need to.
Tap the summary button to hear the main ideas. Return to the full article when you want the detail.
Enable Listen in Safari and allow it on the websites you want to read.
AT YOUR DESK. OUT IN THE WORLD.
LISTEN FOR MAC
Read the current page, hear selected text, or save an article for later. A tiny player stays within reach.
Listen for Mac Download ↓LISTEN FOR IPHONE
Listen without leaving Safari. Follow along, change the speed, or hear a summary. For Chrome and other browsers, copy the article URL and paste it into Listen.
iPhone App Store ↗Good things, saved for later.
SAME YOU. SAME LIBRARY.
A good read shouldn’t get lost between devices.
Sign in to the same Listen account on your iPhone and Mac. Your bookmarks and reading position go with you.
Bring your reading togetherA LITTLE READING. OR A LOT.
One allowance across iPhone and Mac. Australian pricing.
A$0
2,000 narrated words each week.
Save articles and keep your reading in sync.
A$20 / month
Or A$194.99 billed annually. Save 19%.
Unlimited narrated words across your devices.
Get Listen ProA FEW GOOD QUESTIONS
Listen turns articles and selected text into audio. On Mac, read from supported browsers or select text in an app. On iPhone, the webpage Play button works in Safari only. Using Chrome or another browser? Copy the article URL and paste it into Listen. Listen can only read content you can access; it doesn’t unlock paywalls.
Yes. Sign in to the same Listen account on both devices to sync your saved articles and reading position. Use the same email on Mac and iPhone. The iPhone app also supports Sign in with Apple.
Yes. Free includes 2,000 narrated words each week across your devices. Listen Pro includes unlimited words for A$20/month or A$194.99 billed annually. The free allowance resets on Monday at midnight UTC. Upgrade to Pro on this website and sign in with the same Listen account on your devices. Website subscriptions are billed securely through Polar; manage or cancel renewal from your account page.
Narration and account sync need an internet connection. Bookmarking saves an article for later; it does not download a complete offline audio file.
For AI narration, the text you choose is sent to Listen’s service and OpenAI to generate audio. Saved articles and reading positions sync through your account. You can delete your account from the app’s Account settings.
Open the downloaded DMG and drag Listen into Applications. Open Listen from Applications. To keep it in your Dock, Control-click its Dock icon and choose Options → Keep in Dock. Listen requires macOS 14 or later and a Mac with Apple Silicon.
Listen guides you through the permissions needed to read from your browser or other apps the first time you use those features.
Download Listen for Mac here or get the iPhone app from the App Store. Create your free account in the app, then use the same email on both devices.
Create your free account when you open the app.