For people with dyslexia
Hear any page read aloud, one word at a time.
Tilly Reader reads web pages, PDFs and Google Docs out loud. Each word lights up as it is spoken. Your eyes and ears stay together.
We will email you when Tilly is ready to try.
How honeybees find their way home
A forager can fly several kilometers from the hive and still find the way back. She uses the sun as a compass. Landmarks near the hive help with the last stretch.
How it works
Add Tilly to Chrome
Pick a voice and the highlight colors you like. It takes about a minute.
Open something to read
A web page, a PDF or a Google Doc. Click the otter in your toolbar, or press Alt+P.
Listen and follow along
Tilly reads aloud and highlights each word on the page. Click any word to jump there.
Made for the way you read
We built Tilly around what helps people with dyslexia most: hearing and seeing words together.
Highlights on the page itself
The word being read turns green. Its sentence turns pale yellow. You never lose your place.
Natural voices on your computer
Voices sound like a person, not a robot. They run on your computer, so they work offline.
Skips the clutter
Tilly skips ads, menus, footnotes and long links. You hear the story, not the page.
Google Docs and PDFs
Read your own Docs and the PDFs your school or work sends you.
Remembers your place
Come back to a long article and pick up where you stopped.
A player that stays out of the way
A slim bar you can move to any edge of the screen. It never covers the words.
Reader mode
Turn a busy page into clean text. Change the size, line spacing and letter spacing.
Your fonts and colors
Choose a dyslexia font or a colored background if you like one. It is your choice.
Why I built Tilly
I did not learn to read until I was 12.
That is when I got text-to-speech software. It cost $1,800, and it needed a $3,000 computer to run.
Without being able to read with text-to-speech, I would not have graduated high school or gone to college. I would not have had a professional career.
Tilly Reader brings that same help to Chrome, for $24 a year.
What you read stays on your computer
Homework, medical letters, bank statements. A reading tool sees it all, so we built Tilly to keep it private.
Read our privacy policy- Tilly reads and speaks on your computer. Your pages are never sent to us.
- We never keep a list of what you read.
- Our server knows only who you are, whether you have paid, and your settings.
One plan with everything in it
Tilly Reader
Start with a 14-day free trial.
$24a year
That is $2 a month.
- Natural voices that work offline
- Word highlighting on any web page
- Google Docs and PDFs
- Reader mode and spacing controls
- Every new feature we add
Tilly is not out yet. Join the waitlist and we will tell you when it is.
No surprise charges
- You add a card to start the trial. You pay nothing today.
- We email you 3 days before the trial ends.
- One tap in that email cancels. No phone calls, no forms.
- Cancel any time from your account page, too.
Questions
Who is Tilly Reader for?
People with dyslexia, and anyone who finds long text tiring to read.
You need to be 13 or older, or have a parent set up your account.
Does it work with Google Docs?
Yes. Open a Doc and start Tilly. It reads the Doc in a side panel and highlights each word.
Does it read PDFs?
Yes, if the PDF has real text in it.
A scanned page is a picture of text, so Tilly cannot read it yet. It will tell you when that happens.
Do I need the internet?
Only to set up and download a voice. After that, reading works offline, even on a plane.
Which computers does it work on?
Chrome on Windows, Mac and Chromebook. Tilly picks the best voice your computer can run.
Other browsers may come later.
Can Tilly see what I read?
Tilly reads the page on your computer. The words, the audio and your place in the page never leave it.
We do collect basic usage counts and error reports. They never include what you read. You can turn them off in settings.
Why does the free trial need a card?
So your reading does not stop on the day the trial ends.
We email you 3 days before you are charged. One tap in that email cancels.
Is there a free plan?
No. Tilly costs $24 a year, after a 14-day free trial. That keeps it free of ads, and we never sell data.
Do dyslexia fonts and colored overlays help?
Some people like them, so you can turn them on in settings.
Research has not shown that they help most people read better. Hearing and seeing words together has stronger evidence. That is what Tilly is built around.
Can my school use Tilly?
Not yet. We are starting with individual readers. Plans for schools come later.
Email support@tillyreader.com and we will let you know.
Ready to give your eyes a rest?
Tilly is almost ready. Join the waitlist and be one of the first to try it.
We will email you when Tilly is ready to try.
