Free Article Reader
Paste any URL. Press play. Listen to articles with premium AI voices — 3 per week, free.
How it works
speakeasy extracts the content from any URL — news articles, blog posts, newsletters, Substack, Medium, Twitter threads — strips out ads and navigation, and converts the clean text into audio using premium neural voices. The entire process takes seconds. The audio saves to iCloud for offline listening and syncs across your Apple devices.
What URLs work?
Almost any article on the web. News sites (NYT, Washington Post, BBC, The Guardian), tech blogs (TechCrunch, The Verge, Hacker News), newsletters (Substack, Beehiiv, ConvertKit), knowledge platforms (Medium, Wikipedia), and social media (Twitter/X threads). If you can read it in a browser, speakeasy can probably convert it. Paywalled content requires that you have access — speakeasy extracts what's visible to you.
The free tier
Convert 3 articles per week to audio using premium InWorld neural voices. No quality limitations, no account required, no credit card needed. Previously converted articles remain available forever — the limit only applies to new conversions. Your quota resets weekly.
Why an article reader matters
The average knowledge worker saves 20+ articles per week to "read later" — and reads fewer than 5. The backlog grows until it's abandoned entirely. Audio changes this equation: you can listen to articles during time that's otherwise wasted — commuting, exercising, doing chores. Three free articles per week is enough to make a meaningful dent in your reading backlog without costing anything.
Share extension for frictionless capture
On iOS, you don't even need to open speakeasy. Use the Share button in Safari, Chrome, Twitter, or any app to send a URL directly to speakeasy. It queues for conversion immediately. This means your workflow is: see interesting article → share to speakeasy → listen later. No context switching, no copy-pasting URLs.
Frequently asked questions
Turn any article into natural-sounding audio. Paste a link, press play, and stay informed while you move.
Coming soon on Android