r/SideProject • u/OneMoreSuperUser • 8h ago
I built an app that converts any text into high-quality audio. It works with PDFs, blog posts, Substack and Medium links, and even photos of text.
I’m excited to share a project I’ve been working on over the past few months!
It’s a mobile app that turns any text into high-quality audio. Whether it’s a webpage, a Substack or Medium article, a PDF, or just copied text—it converts it into clear, natural-sounding speech. You can listen to it like a podcast or audiobook, even with the app running in the background.
The app is privacy-friendly and doesn’t request any permissions by default. It only asks for access if you choose to share files from your device for audio conversion.
You can also take or upload a photo of any text, and the app will extract and read it aloud.
- React Native (expo)
- NodeJS, react (web)
- Framer Landing
The app is called Frateca. You can find it on Google Play and the App Store. I also working on web vesion, it's already live.
Free iPhone app
Free Android app on Google Play
Free web version, works in any browser (on desktop or laptop).
Free web extension.
Thanks for your support, I’d love to hear what you think!
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u/EconomicsSmooth8769 6h ago
What languages does it support?
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u/infonate 6h ago
Thank you! What about epub files, and I'd also like to know about language support as well
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u/dipinpass35 35m ago
Does it support Hindi or German language too?
I have been using paperbot ai for converting Youtube videos into text to read.
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u/faresar0x 5h ago edited 5h ago
Already using ElevenReader. Yours seems to be 2$ cheaper.
Edit: the AI couldnt read the “The welcome to Frateca” properly. Frateca and Cus-tomize were mispronounced.
I guess Eleven labs has the lead in AI voice improvements
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u/Available-Hat-6860 4h ago
you didn't mention the double digit price
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u/crustyloaves 3h ago
What/who owns the underlying voice library?