Read Word Documents Aloud on Windows

Mark any text in a Word document, press F8, and CaptRead reads it out loud. The app runs next to Word, so there is nothing to install inside Word and no document to upload.

Three Steps, No Setup

Mark the passage you want to hear, from one sentence to several pages.

Press F8. CaptRead starts reading straight away.

Press F8 again to stop. Marking new text and pressing F8 starts over from there.

Reading With Your Ears As Well

Hearing a text while your eyes follow it makes mistakes easier to catch in your own writing.

With Edge voices, CaptRead lights up each word as it is spoken, so it is easy to keep your place in a long document.

The reading features are free to use, and no account is needed to use the app.

Quick Answers

Do I need a Word plug-in?

No. CaptRead is a separate Windows app. It reads whatever text you mark, in Word or in almost any other Windows program.

Does it work with older .doc files and Google Docs in the browser?

It reads any text you can mark on screen, so it works with .doc and .docx files in Word and with documents open in a browser.

Does it cost anything?

The reading features are free to use. Themes are an optional extra.

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