The books on your shelf, read aloud.

Start with what you already have.

Open a book from Files, iCloud Drive, or any app's share sheet. Narrio keeps the chapters, finds where the story begins, and puts it in your library with its cover.

PDFs are harder than they look. A PDF doesn't know where a paragraph ends, or that the line at the top of every page is the book's title and not part of the story. Narrio works that out once, when you import it, so the narrator never reads a page number in the middle of a sentence.

Twenty-four voices. Pick one you'd sit with for ten hours.

Each narrator has a short sample, so you can hear them before choosing. Keep one for everything, or give a gothic novel to someone with a lower voice.

Every word is spoken by your iPhone itself. That's why it works on a plane, in a tunnel, in a cabin with no signal.

Listen, and look down whenever you like.

The page follows the narrator, with the passage being read gently lit. Lost the thread? Double-tap any line and it picks up from there.

The small things that make a book easy to finish.

• A sleep timer that fadesThe voice softens over the last few seconds. Shake your phone for five more minutes, and next time it starts a little earlier so you find your place.
• Rewind after a callWhen you're interrupted, it steps back a few seconds before carrying on.
• A speed for each bookA slow poem and a fast thriller don't have to share one setting.
• Bookmarks and notesPress and hold a passage to mark it or write something down, then find it again later.
• Search inside the bookFind the line you half remember and jump straight to it.
• Time leftIn the chapter and the whole book, allowing for your speed.
• Back to where you wereDragged the slider by accident? One tap takes you back.
• Quiet recordsTime listened, a daily streak, and the books you've finished.

It keeps reading when the phone goes back in your pocket.

A few things people ask.

What does Narrio do?

Narrio turns the EPUB and PDF books you already own into audiobooks. You open a book, choose a narrator, and it's read aloud on your iPhone, with the page following along.

Does it need an internet connection?

No. The narration is generated on your iPhone itself, so it works on a plane, underground, or anywhere without signal. There's no account and nothing to stream.

Which books can I open?

Any DRM-free EPUB or PDF, including scanned PDFs. Books locked to another app, like Kindle or Apple Books purchases, can't be opened. Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks have thousands of classics you can download for free.

What languages do the narrators speak?

English. There are 24 narrators, with American and British accents.

Does it work on iPad?

Yes. Narrio runs on iPhone and iPad, and your place in each book follows you between them through iCloud.

Something not right?

A book that won't import, a narrator that trips over a word, an idea. Write, and a person will read it.