Vox libri is available for iOS

Hope it works on Macos as well.

Hi, I'm Italian and I would like to try your software which promises very well. I read that it is optimized for English and Spanish but if I install it can I read correctly in Italian? Which TTS are used in the application?
Thank's in advance.
Best regards
Alessio

"Hello,
I am enjoying the app.
I would like to suggest a feature: the ability to automatically open .zip files. I receive books in compressed formats and it would be great if they could be uploaded and opened directly within VoxLibri.
Do you have plans to include this functionality in your upcoming roadmap? "

Not everyone even has to be fluent in English, yet you compel us to be proficient enough in Spanish to go through the whole app description. While this app can be used in English and Spanish—meaning it lacks support for other languages—the App Store description cannot even be read properly in English. I could rely on my very basic knowledge and intuition to make sense of the description by relating the words to other similar languages like French, or machine translation to get an English translation, but why should I have to? Since this is a paid app, these details become more conspicuous and tend to drive users like me away from an app that otherwise sounds promising.

The App Store description is an English for me🤷

Just curious if there are plans to support any audio formats in the future.

----Pete

Hi Jonathan. Firstly, a massive thank you for the creation of this app, it's fantastic.
I was wondering if you could add a feature where you can export text to mp3 or other such formats with the Text to speech settings of your choice. Speech central has that feature, but it doesn't work very well and is quite buggy.
It would also be great if you had a book, if the app automatically created different audio files for each chapter.
I understand if none of these features are possible, of course but thought I'd ask anyway.
Thanks again for the fantastic app, and keep up the great work!

Hi Jonathan!
Thanks for creating this app. So far, its been great for reading with Eloquence in a way that feels very natural and hassle-free.

I'm using the app in English. When I tested the AI summaries and simplifications features however, these were provided in Spanish. As I'm learning Spanish, this bug could actually be a feature, but I'd rather have the choice! :) It sounds like maybe the AI prompts for these features would benefit from a setting where the user could choose the language for the summary or simplification, defaulting to the system language.
I can see a day when this app will be firmly on my first page.

Hi Jonathan!
For future consideration, could you please include Bookshare integration? I see that you already have this for Project Gutenberg, which is great.

BTW, the way that structural information, e.g. headings and list items, are indicated with short sounds while reading, is really helpful, especially when reading technical materials. Making more noise about this great feature should get you more customers!

I agree with Laurent Cadet de Fontenay. Bookshare integration would be fantastic. I hope it will be a consideration. You have a good start with this app, as a braille only reader, I'm very happy to find an app that focuses on text. I agree there are already good audio options out there.

Hello. Thanks for letting us know about this app. I just bought it to check it out. Here are some initial thoughts.

I like the overall look and feel of the app as both a low vision and VoiceOver user. The app also seems quite responsive, and I like the customization on both a global and book level. I also liked that the user can even adjust the controls layout.

One button that could be a good option to include is a quick visuals button when in a book. Rather than needing to go into the menu, just allow one of the controls buttons to open the visual settings, in case a reader wants to adjust something visually quickly.

Adding a feature to support folders would also be very helpful. I would like to organize books and documents into specific folders.

I also think Bookshare support would be very helpful.

I don't know if this is possible, but one feature I'd love to see for a reading app is both an IOS and Windows version, and the ability to sync between them. I know this is common between Mac and IOS, but not Windows. There are many people who use an iPhone or iPad, but use Windows as their primary computer platform, for accessibility and/or other reasons. Having a lightweight reading app for Windows that could sync with your IOS app would be great.

I think that's all I have for now.

I’ve downloaded the app and I like what I see. You talk about high-quality text to speech voices. Are you planning to add any more voices besides the ones that are installed on the device? It might be helpful to make it clear that it’s the device voices in your app description so that people know and are not disappointed also when choosing a language all the descriptions are in Spanish rather than English. Is there a way to change that?

Agreed that you should focus on getting text formats working robustly before thinking about audio. The Although there are a number of other apps for listening to audio material as you indicated, the only reason I suggested audio is that it would be nice to have all of my reading material organized into one app rather than skippingh around from app to app.

But certainly get text working well first!

--Pete

Hello, Jonathan! This is an awesome app. I can tell you’ve worked hard and put a lot of thought into it. I really like the way all the buttons on the reading screen are customizable! It lets me put things I use most, like play/pause, near where my thumb falls naturally, and those I don’t use much further away. Making them customizable, that’s next level right there.
I came across a couple of bugs I thought I’d mention, and came up with a couple of suggestions that might benefit everyone. I’ll let you and my fellow posters chew that one over.

Bugs:
Under Settings » Voice Settings, the list of languages is in Spanish. For example, my language, English US, is written Inglés, Estados Unidos.
The second bug is this. When adding a book from the library screen, the top choice is Archives. In the manual, it says this is called “files,” so I figured it might allow me to select things besides archives. I was right, but I also learned that it doesn’t like to open .zips. When I select one, it just says it’s “dimmed.” I know this is an app in the enhancing stage, so it’s no big deal, but I thought you’d like to know.

Now, the fun part for me, here are suggestions I’d like to offer. I put the stuff I’d think of as higher priority nearer the top.

1. Twenty-four-hour, three-day, whatever, free trial. You deserve payment for your hard work, that’s sure. In my personal experience though, I’ve put down good money on apps that claimed to be 100% accessible, only to find that it was 100% inaccessible. Fortunately, Apple took pity on me and got me a refund, but they didn’t have to. I was well past the two-hour window when I requested it because I tried to contact the developer to ask what I was missing.
The result is that I’m reluctant to get an app that won’t let me look around for a day or two to see if it really is accessible and if I like it. I wouldn’t have purchased your app if I had found it in the app store with no context. I found it here though, and there were several people saying how much they like it, so I gave it a shot.
I hope you understand that I never thought any one app or developer was acting maliciously, but I learned that there are some out there who only care about the buck.
For what it’s worth, I hate these subscription-only apps; you never really have the app forever. Thank you for providing a simple, solid price to get the app.

The second suggestion is that it would be nice if I could turn up the volume on the notification sounds. I have some hearing issues, so maybe it’s just me, but I find I can’t hear them.

My last suggestion for tonight is about the adjustable controls on the reading screen. Some readers also have a slider to change the voice. Sometimes when I’m reading a book, I find the voice I picked just isn’t right. For example, using Alex to read a book about a hard-boiled female detective just seems not nice. Zoe or Samantha might handle the reading better. If you decide to do this, may I suggest that sliding through voices should only choose the highest quality of the voice that’s installed? For example, I have Samantha Premium installed, but the compact version can’t be removed. Nevertheless, I don’t want to hear that one when there’s a better one on the system.

Thank you for reading this long post. I suck at keeping it brief. You can’t say I’m in love with the sound of my own voice though; I never made a sound while writing this. 😄 Thank you for thinking of us blind and V.I. folks. For many devs, accessibility is an afterthought, or often, a non-thought.

Thanks for the reply. I suspected that filters may just be similar to a folder feature, but hadn't had a chance to fully try that out yet.

Understandable about the difficulty of a Windows version, but I thought it didn't hurt to ask. That is a common problem for Windows iPhone users, because both platforms want to do things their own way to keep you locked into their echo systems. Unfortunately for the work I do, I need a PC for my primary driver. Not a problem.

Eleven Labs voices would be a great idea too. Looking forward to that.