Document to audio

Document to Audio

Turn Word files, slide decks, and work documents into audio you can listen to between meetings. Reports, SOPs, policies, contracts, and training material — read in full, saved as one MP3.

Word, PowerPoint, PDFFull text, word for wordOne MP3 per documentSearchable transcript
Convert a document to audio
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Quick answer

How do you turn a document into audio?

Upload the document and Scholarly extracts its text, reads it aloud in a natural voice, and saves one MP3 to your library. It works with Word documents, PowerPoint decks, PDFs, text and Markdown files, spreadsheets, and saved web pages. Nothing is summarized: for a contract, a policy, or a procedure, the exact wording is the point, so the audio is the document itself rather than an interpretation of it.

Upload the document

Word, PowerPoint, PDF, text, or a file already sitting in your library. Combine up to five at once.

Choose how it reads

Pick a voice and a pace. The cost is quoted from the word count before anything runs.

Listen or share the file

Download the MP3 on a paid plan, or keep it in your library with its transcript for reference.

What professionals convert

Reports and briefs

Get through the pre-read before the meeting instead of skimming it during.

Policies and SOPs

Procedures your team needs to actually know, in a format they will get through.

Contracts and filings

Long documents where the exact language matters and a summary will not do.

Training material

Onboarding docs turned into something new hires can listen to on day one.

Formats in

Word, PowerPoint, PDF, text, Markdown, spreadsheets, web pages

Format out

One MP3 per conversion, plus a time-synced transcript

Fidelity

The document read in full, in order, nothing rewritten

Sources per file

Up to five documents combined into one narration

Built for work documents

Most text-to-speech tools are built around pasting a paragraph. This is built around the documents work actually produces: a forty-page report, a deck with speaker notes, a policy nobody has read. Up to five sources can be combined into one narration, so a set of related documents becomes a single thing to listen to rather than five separate files.

The exact wording survives

For a contract, a regulation, or a procedure, a summary is worse than useless — it is confidently wrong about the details that matter. Scholarly reads the source as written. The only thing removed is formatting: markdown symbols, table pipes, and heading marks are stripped so the voice reads prose instead of punctuation.

It runs in the background

Start the conversion and close the tab. A long report takes a few minutes because the audio is synthesized in pieces and assembled into one file; Scholarly opens the finished audio when it is ready. You are charged one AI Creation Credit per 10,000 words, quoted before you commit and refunded automatically if the conversion fails.

Keep exploring

Related tools

Other ways to work through documents without reading every page.

Text-to-Speech

The full tool, its voices, limits, and supported sources.

PDF to audio

PDF-specific conversion with page ranges.

Text to MP3

Paste text and get a downloadable audio file.

Listen to a PDF

Playback with a transcript that follows along.

AI report generator

Produce the report rather than narrate one.

PDF summarizer

Condense a long document into written key points.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which document formats are supported?

Word documents, PowerPoint decks, PDFs, plain text and Markdown, spreadsheets, saved web pages, and anything already in your Scholarly library. You can also paste a URL and narrate the page behind it.

Can I combine several documents into one audio file?

Yes, up to five sources in a single narration. Each one after the first is announced by title so the audio does not run two documents together mid-sentence.

Does it read speaker notes in a slide deck?

It reads the text Scholarly can extract from the deck, which includes slide text. Decks that are mostly images have little to read — a document version narrates far better.

How long can a document be?

Up to 30,000 words per narration, about three hours of audio. Longer material can be split into more than one conversion.

Is the audio private?

The MP3 is saved to your own library like any other file you upload. Downloading and sharing it is your choice.

Listen to the documents you have to read

Upload a report, a deck, or a policy and get an MP3 back.

Trying your first source? Start Free. Working with new material each week? Premium includes 10 AI Creation Credits a week. Need more capacity? Compare Laureate.

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Free lectures with a length control are fixed at 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target up to 45 minutes. Short uses its own short video format.

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File uploads

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PDF to flashcards

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1000 pages
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3000 pages

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Practice questions

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Practice exams

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Voice mode

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Autocomplete

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Export to Anki

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What customers say

Scholarly has enhanced the quality of notes and questions I administer to my tutees. Insightful, to the point.

TD Georgas

TD Georgas

Tutor

I have very good experience with Scholarly it summarize me scientific text in hovel academic level with citation. I use this for any therapeutic area . It is great and useful tool.

Diana

Diana

Scholarly user

Scholarly has been a valuable tool for my studies. The AI-generated flashcards and intuitive features make organizing and retaining information much easier.

Briana

Briana

Scholarly user

This app is great for studying for big test. Drop your PDF's in the system and it'll do the trick. You can organize it specifically for your needs.

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Kelvin

Scholarly user

Your questions, answered

Is Scholarly free to use?

Yes! The free plan includes core study tools with lifetime allowances: 3 AI Chat messages, 500 autocomplete words, 5 quiz questions, 15 voice minutes, 1 practice exam, one free AI Creation Credit total, and 1 file upload. These allowances do not reset. Upgrade to Premium for 10 AI Creation Credits per week and unlimited uploads.

What uses my free AI Creation Credits?

AI Creation Credits are shared across flashcards, podcasts, videos, slides, AI Documents, Deep Research, and the Transcribe tool. The selected model determines the credit cost. Recording live audio and saving its transcript uses your file upload allowance instead; it does not use AI Creation Credits.

Can I cancel anytime?

Absolutely. There are no contracts or commitments. You can cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings, and you'll keep access until the end of your billing period.

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We accept all major credit and debit cards through Stripe. Pricing is displayed in USD by default, but local currency is available in the app.

Can I use Scholarly with a class or school?

Yes. For a school or organization-wide rollout, contact us at hello@scholarly.so and we'll help you find the right setup.

What happens when I hit a free plan limit?

You'll see a prompt to upgrade. Your existing work is never lost — limits only apply to new actions. Free-plan allowances are lifetime credits and do not reset. Premium includes 10 AI Creation Credits per week, podcasts up to 60 minutes, video lectures up to 45 minutes, unlimited uploads, chat, autocomplete, quizzes, and exams, plus more daily voice time.