Azalea Labs

Want to listen to a public domain novel on a commute, with the text scrolling along as a voice reads it? Azalea Labs is an AI audio library that uses voice AI models to turn books, podcasts, and blogs into spoken audio.

The app runs on iOS, and the catalog leans on public domain books, with more titles coming as the company works with authors and publishers to digitize and distribute their writing.

Listening comes with extras built for spoken word.

Transcripts are included, and karaoke-style follow-along text highlights each line as it is read, which helps if you like to read and listen together or want to catch a passage you missed.

Azalea Labs says its goal is to build the largest audio library in the world.

For now, think of it as a growing collection rather than a finished one, and an iPhone is what you need to try it.