Reading & library01
Let a PDF speak on your iPhone
A document in Files can become your next listening session. Start with a useful page rather than generating an entire book before you have heard a sample.
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NOTES ON BOOKS, VOICES & EVERYDAY LIFE
A life, well read.
Practical guides and small rituals for the books you want to read. Made for curious minds, free hands and the occasional quiet moment.
Discover FolioTone for iPhone & iPad01 / THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE
Let a PDF speak on your iPhone
A document in Files can become your next listening session. Start with a useful page rather than generating an entire book before you have heard a sample.
Read the story
Your pages. A new voice.Written by the FolioTone team. Real workflows for iPhone and iPad: PDF & TXT, Vietnamese & English, with speech generated on your device.
THE COLLECTION
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Reading & library02
Build a small offline reading corner on iPad
A wide screen keeps the page in view; audio lets you look away. A library stored on your device makes those two ways of reading work together.
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Reading & library03
Scanned PDFs: review the words before listening
A scan can look excellent while containing no usable text. OCR creates the bridge; your review helps the spoken version preserve what the page actually says.
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Reading & library04
Turn a TXT file into a comfortable listening session
Plain text avoids complex page layouts, but its line breaks still shape the listening experience. A small cleanup before generation can make a document easier to follow.
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Reading & library05
A PDF page is not the same as an audio part
Pages describe how a document is presented. Audio parts describe how its words are prepared for listening. The two can coexist without matching one for one.
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Reading & library06
Listen from here, or begin at the page start?
Switching from reading to listening does not have to mean starting over. A deliberate starting point helps you keep the thread of a page you have already begun.
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Reading & library07
Continuous listening: let the pages follow one another
A book does not end at the bottom of a page. Continuous listening keeps the narrative moving when the following pages contain suitable text to read aloud.
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Reading & library08
Want lock-screen listening? Prepare the audio first
The screen can rest while a finished recording plays. Creating that recording needs its own period with the app open and active before the listening session.
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Reading & library09
Give your books a little time before you travel
A dependable listening session often begins the evening before departure. Preparing the right document matters more than carrying an entire library you have never opened.
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Reading & library10
Keep a local reading library small and findable
A useful library does not have to be large. It should help you open the right book, identify finished audio, and avoid getting lost among almost identical copies.
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Reading & library11
When a two-column PDF reads in the wrong order
Your eyes know to finish the left column before moving right. Extracted PDF text does not always preserve that journey across an editorial page.
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Reading & library12
Read a password-protected PDF the right way
A document password and readable source text are separate questions. Opening the page is the first step; a useful listening copy also needs the right words inside.
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Reading & library13
Remove repeated page furniture, keep the story moving
A running chapter title helps orient you on paper. Repeating it aloud after every page can interrupt an otherwise comfortable listening session.
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Reading & library14
An iPad study session with room to read and listen
Not every page needs narration, and not every passage needs your eyes the whole time. Giving each reading mode a purpose makes a study session feel less scattered.
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Voices & language15
Vietnamese text to speech on iPhone, from first draft to audio
A page of notes can become something to listen to on a walk. Start with a short passage and check the reading before preparing the whole document.
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Voices & language16
Clear English: an offline voice for your next English read
A suitable English voice can make a document easier to follow. Clear English is built for listening copies you prepare directly on your own device.
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Voices & language17
Choose the right voice for a document with two languages
A study document may change languages halfway down the page. Meaningful sections and matching voices make the listening version much easier to review.
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Voices & language18
Punctuation that makes text to speech easier to follow
Before trying a different voice, look at the punctuation. A listening draft often needs clearer sentence boundaries than a page of hurried notes.
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Voices & language19
Proofread Vietnamese numbers, dates, and abbreviations for audio
A short sequence such as 03/04 can carry more than one meaning. A deliberate proofreading pass keeps that ambiguity out of your listening copy.
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The audio studio20
Create long text audio in parts you can actually review
A long listening copy does not need to be treated as one indivisible job. Smaller parts make progress visible and revisions easier to locate.
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The audio studio21
WAV or M4A? Choose an export for what happens next
There is no single best format for every listening copy. First decide whether the recording will be played, shared, or edited in another tool.
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The audio studio22
Save exported audio somewhere you can find again
Exporting is only half the job. The other half is knowing where the recording went, which revision it contains, and whether it opens outside the app.
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The audio studio23
An audio part did not finish: check before trying again
An interrupted task does not automatically require regenerating the entire document. First establish which parts actually need another preparation attempt.
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Voices & language24
Why on-device speech preparation sometimes takes longer
Creating audio and playing audio are different jobs. Give on-device preparation its own place in your schedule before relying on a lengthy listening copy.
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The audio studio25
Choppy speech? Check the text, recording, and player separately
A broken sentence and an interrupted recording can sound similar at first. Checking each layer separately makes the problem easier to describe and investigate.
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Voices & language26
Turn your own notes into a narration people can follow
Notes on a screen use layout to explain relationships. A listening version needs complete sentences, useful transitions, and an order that makes sense without the page.
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Voices & language27
Test a voice on your book before preparing the whole thing
Do not choose a voice from a greeting alone. A short sample taken from your document tells you more about the listening copy you are about to prepare.
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The reading life28
A quieter morning, a few pages at a time
Not every morning has room for a full chapter. A modest passage can give a book a place in your day without turning reading into another deadline.
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The reading life29
Prepare a book for your commute
A commute can hold a small reading session. The useful work often happens beforehand, while you can review the document and prepare audio without distractions.
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The reading life30
Read along with a familiar Vietnamese passage
A familiar passage is a comfortable starting point for combining text and speech. Choose material thoughtfully, and treat synthetic audio as one resource among several.
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The reading life31
English listening, starting with your own short texts
You do not have to wait for a listening exercise on the right subject. Start with a note, an introduction, or a page of English material you already need to read.
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The reading life32
Proofread a draft with a listening pass
A familiar sentence can feel unexpectedly long when read aloud. A listening pass adds another perspective before you send a draft, without replacing careful editing.
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The reading life33
Turn study notes into a focused listening review
Notes written for your eyes do not always work well for your ears. A little restructuring makes it clearer what each listening part is meant to cover.
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FolioTone essentials34
Offline reading: where does your document go?
Generating speech without uploading a document matters. Its original storage location and the destination of an exported copy are separate parts of the same privacy picture.
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FolioTone essentials35
Keep a local reading library manageable
A listening library can hold several versions of the same content. Knowing what each copy is for makes storage cleanup more deliberate and less frustrating.
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FolioTone essentials36
FolioTone Free or Pro? Choose around your reading
The useful choice starts with your reading habits. Look at the voice you actually use and the limits you encounter, rather than the longest feature list.
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FolioTone essentials37
Restore Pro without confusing it with your library
If you bought Pro but its entitlements are missing, start with the purchase and Apple account. Books, audio, and purchase rights are separate parts of the picture.
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FolioTone essentials38
Your first ten minutes with FolioTone
The most useful tour is completing one small task yourself. Go from a short passage to playable audio before exploring every setting and option in the app.
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PDF speech and a recorded audiobook are different experiences
Both bring words to your ears, but they are made differently. Knowing the distinction helps align your expectations with the document and listening experience you want.
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Keep a way back to important books and audio
Do not wait until a device change to look for the original book. Clear names and a few verified copies make it easier to understand what you can bring with you.
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FROM THE JOURNAL TO YOUR LIBRARY
Take a story with you.
Read PDFs and turn your words into Vietnamese or English audio. Start with the free voices on iPhone and iPad.
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