Study by listening — not just reading
Frateca turns your textbooks, papers and lecture notes into natural audio, so you can revise in the time you already spend commuting, training, and getting through the day.
Free plan · Natural AI voices · No credit card required
There is never enough time to sit down and read everything that’s assigned. Frateca fixes the maths by moving your reading off the page and into your ears — so the bus ride, the gym session, and the walk to class all become study time. It reads textbook PDFs, ePub books, lecture slides, notes and research papers aloud with natural AI voices, and it can even scan a physical book with your camera.
Get through the reading without the desk
However you study today, listening slots into the gaps in your day.
Revise anywhere
Listen to a chapter on your commute, at the gym, or while you cook. Dead time becomes study time.
Reads real course material
Textbook PDFs, ePub, slides, papers and pasted notes — plus physical books, scanned with your camera.
Remember more
Hearing material after you read it gives a second exposure through a different sense, which helps it stick.
Cover more, faster
Listen at 1.5–2× to get through a chapter in half the time — build up speed gradually as your ears adapt.
Rest your eyes
Screen-free studying for late nights and long days. Switch to listening when reading gets tiring.
Syncs across devices
Convert on your laptop, listen on your phone. Your library follows you on iOS, Android and the web.
From page to play in three steps
Set it up once and listening becomes your default way to get through reading.
Add your material
Import a PDF or ePub, paste your notes, or scan book pages with your camera. Or tap Share → Frateca from any app.
Frateca turns it into audio
Natural AI voices read it aloud — OCR handles scanned books automatically. Your audio is ready in minutes.
Listen and revise anywhere
Play in the background on your commute, at the gym, or before bed. Speed up for review, slow down for new material.
“Textbooks are a breeze now — I listen and highlight, and studying is so much more efficient.”
Questions, answered
Is Frateca free for students?
Yes. The free plan includes natural AI voices and support for PDFs, web links and pasted text — no credit card required. Premium unlocks unlimited listening for heavier study loads.
Can it read my textbook PDFs?
Yes. Import any textbook PDF and Frateca reads it aloud, running OCR automatically on scanned books so the text is recognised before it’s read.
Can I listen to a physical textbook?
Yes — scan the pages with your camera and Frateca uses OCR to recognise the text and read it aloud. It’s the easiest way to listen to a print-only book.
Is listening as good as reading for studying?
For most reading-heavy subjects, comprehension from listening is very close to reading. For maths and symbol-heavy material, read and listen at the same time. See our guide on listening vs reading for the research.
Turn your reading list into a playlist
Start free today and study during the time you already have. iOS, Android and web.
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