Import from anywhere
Add a web novel by URL or open a PDF or EPUB. Your library, your way.
Your Web Novels Reader
Put your phone down.
Put your phone down.
Add any web novel and ReadLume reads it aloud. Background playback auto-advances chapter after chapter, so the story keeps going with your screen off and your hands free.
Free to read your PDFs & EPUBs
Plans from $2.50/mo
Cancel anytime
Plays with the screen off
Auto-advances chapters
The screen-bound reader
Reading web novels shouldn’t keep you glued to a screen.
Hundreds of chapters to get through
Tired eyes after a long day
Dead time on commutes and chores
Only ReadLume
The story never stops, even with your phone in your pocket.
Most apps stop at the end of a chapter. ReadLume pre-loads the next one and keeps playing in the background, so you can listen for hours with the screen off and the app closed, never lifting a finger.
See it in action
Real screens from the app
From importing a novel to listening hands-free, here is exactly what you get.
Your library
Every novel, PDF and EPUB in one place, picking up where you left off.
Import in seconds
Paste a web-novel link or upload a PDF or EPUB, then press Import.
Never lose your place
One tap to continue. Web-novel progress syncs across devices; PDF and EPUB progress is saved on your phone.
Plans that fit
Free PDF & EPUB reading, with paid tiers for web novels and premium voices.
Built for bingers
Everything you need to listen for hours
Hands-free listening
Background playback, chapter auto-advance, lock-screen controls.
Narrator Pro voices
Lifelike neural narration with speed, pitch and voice control.
Never lose your place
Synced web-novel progress plus word-level read-along highlight.
Low friction
Listening in under a minute
1
Add your novel
Paste a link or open a PDF or EPUB.
2
Press play
Pick a voice and speed.
3
Listen anywhere
Pocket your phone; chapters roll on.
New novel
Start a fresh series
Open chapter one, copy the link, and paste it into ReadLume. It reads the whole novel aloud, uninterrupted, straight through from the very first line.
Zero ads, ever
Already reading
Pick up where you are
Deep into a serial already? Copy your current chapter's URL, paste it in, and carry on from exactly that chapter. No re-reading, no starting over.
Zero ads, ever
Simple plans
Start free for 3 days. Cancel anytime.
Free
$0/forever
For your own PDFs & EPUBs
No subscription
- Read & listen to your own PDFs & EPUBs
- Standard text-to-speech voice
- Background auto-advance, screen off
Basic
$2.50/mo
Billed monthly
3-day free trial
- Everything in Free
- Add web novels from any URL
Plus
$5/mo
Billed monthly
3-day free trial
- Everything in Basic
- Narrator Pro neural voices
- Word-level read-along
- Priority support
Yearly gives 2 months free your first year (Basic $25 · Plus $50), then renews at the standard annual price (Basic $30 · Plus $60).
Reader voices
Loved by people who finish what they start
“I ‘read’ 5 novels last month, all on my drive to work.”
“My eyes get a break and the story keeps going at night.”
“Finally an app that just keeps playing chapter after chapter.”
Good to know
Questions, answered
ReadLume is a web-novel reader app that reads any web novel or PDF aloud with lifelike text-to-speech. It auto-advances chapter after chapter in the background, so you can listen hands-free with the screen off.
Yes. Paste a web-novel link and ReadLume imports the chapters, then reads them aloud with neural voices and background chapter auto-advance. You can also open and listen to your own PDFs and EPUBs. ReadLume works with free web novels only: paywalled or subscription-gated content, like Wattpad or WebNovel's locked chapters, cannot be imported.
Start any plan free for 3 days. To confirm your card, a refundable $1 charge is placed and refunded right away. Cancel before the trial ends and you’re not charged for the plan.
Yes. Open and read your PDFs & EPUBs at no cost, with standard listening. Paid plans add web novels and premium neural voices.
Yes. Screen off, phone in your pocket, chapter to chapter, with no tapping.
Same features. Yearly gives you 2 months free your first year (Basic $25, Plus $50), then renews at the standard annual price (Basic $30, Plus $60).
Yes, from the app's settings. Your plan stays active until the period ends.
Your next chapter is ready to read itself.
Start your 3-day free trial. Import a novel, press play, and listen hands-free in under a minute.
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