How to Save Reader Text as an Audio File to Share

An audio file plays somewhere the app can't follow you

A proper file plays in the car, on a run with the phone in your pocket, on a computer, on someone else's device entirely. It's useful for looping study notes or sending a spoken version of a long message instead of typing it twice.

Export it in six taps

Paste or type the text into the Reader tab. Export uses the whole text that's sitting there.
Pick the voice in Select Voice and preview it first — the file will use exactly this voice, no second chances.
Tap the speed button and set speed, pitch and Volume in Speed & Pitch. All three get baked into the finished file.
Tap Export, then Export Audio in the sheet. The app shows Generating audio... while it renders.
When Audio exported successfully! appears, tap Share Audio.
In the share sheet, choose Save to Files, AirDrop, or any app to send it with.

What you get

The exported file
Detail	Value
Format	M4A (AAC audio)
File name	tts-export- followed by a timestamp
Content	The whole Reader text, in one file
Voice, speed, pitch, volume	Whatever is set when you tap Export
Where it is kept	Only where you save or send it; the app does not keep a copy

Can I save text to speech as MP3?

Not directly — the app only writes M4A, never MP3. M4A plays fine on iPhone, iPad, Mac, most Android phones and most computers, so for ordinary listening you rarely need MP3 at all. If some site or device insists on it, run the M4A through a converter of your choice afterward.

Where people go wrong

Set speed before you export. A file rendered at 0.8x stays at 0.8x forever; there's no changing it afterward in the app.
Clean the text up first. Links, headers and footers you pasted in get read into the file too, which can turn a voice note into a URL spelled out letter by letter in the middle of it.
Split anything very long into parts, one file per chapter say. Easier to find later and easier to skip through.
Save to Files right away. The app keeps no library of past exports — once it's gone from your share-sheet destination, it's gone.
Some voices, Personal Voice especially, can't be written to a file. Could not export the audio means pick another voice and hit Try Again.

The export itself runs on your device and needs no connection once the voice is installed.

Questions and answers

Is audio export free?

No, it's Premium, along with no daily limit and no ads. Free users can listen inside the app but can't save a file.

Can I export a document from the Documents tab?

Export works on the text currently in the Reader. Open or paste what you want there first, then tap Export.

Why did the export fail?

Usually because the chosen voice can't be rendered to a file — Personal Voice is the common culprit. Pick a different voice and try again.

Where are my exported files?

Wherever you saved or sent it from the share sheet, often a folder in Files. The app itself keeps no copies.

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How to save the Reader's text as an audio file you can share