How to Listen to Wattpad Stories with Text to Speech

There are two ways to listen to a Wattpad story. You can download it as an EPUB and open it in a reader with a text-to-speech feature. For a single Wattpad story, you can also use WP Downloader’s “Listen to audiobook” button to open it in Audora, which turns the story into an audiobook.

The EPUB method works on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux. It uses the text-to-speech voices installed on your device.

Option 1: Listen to a Wattpad EPUB with text to speech

WP Downloader is a free web tool, and you do not need to install anything. It downloads Wattpad stories as EPUB files that you can open in a compatible reader.

Download the Wattpad story as an EPUB

1. Open the Wattpad downloader.
2. Copy the link to the Wattpad story you want to hear.
3. Paste the link into the box.
4. Choose EPUB as the output format.
5. Choose whether to include the story’s images.
6. Download the EPUB.
7. Open it in a reader with a read-aloud feature.

You do not need an account to download public Wattpad stories. If you sign in with your Wattpad account, WP Downloader can also download paid stories that your account owns, along with stories in your library or archive. Your credentials are used only to fetch the story you requested. WP Downloader can download only the content your account is allowed to read. It does not bypass paywalls, locked chapters, or age restrictions.

WPD also supports individual parts and Wattpad reading lists. When a story gains new chapters, paste its link into WP Downloader and download it again. The tool cannot add new chapters to an existing EPUB.

See how to read Wattpad offline for more help with keeping a local copy.

How to listen on iPhone or iPad

Apple’s Speak Screen feature can read an EPUB aloud in Apple Books.

1. Download the Wattpad story as an EPUB.
2. Open the EPUB in Apple Books.
3. Open Settings, then Accessibility.
4. Select Spoken Content.
5. Turn on Speak Screen.
6. Return to the book and open the chapter you want to hear.
7. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers.

Speak Screen uses the text-to-speech voices installed on your device, so the narration will sound different depending on which voices you have installed.

How to listen on Android

You can use Android’s Select to Speak accessibility feature or an EPUB reader with its own read-aloud mode.

Use Select to Speak

1. Download the story as an EPUB.
2. Open Settings, then Accessibility.
3. Turn on Select to Speak.
4. Open the story on your screen.
5. Tap the items you want Android to read.

Use Moon+ Reader

Moon+ Reader opens EPUB files and has a built-in text-to-speech mode.

1. Download the EPUB from WP Downloader.
2. Open it in Moon+ Reader.
3. Open the app’s text-to-speech mode.
4. Start listening.

Use @Voice Aloud Reader

@Voice Aloud Reader can also read EPUB files aloud. Download the story, open the EPUB in the app, and start playback.

Both apps use the text-to-speech voices installed on your device. If the narration sounds unnatural, try a different installed voice.

How to listen on Windows, macOS, or Linux

Thorium Reader and calibre are free desktop readers that can open EPUB files and read them aloud.

Thorium Reader

Thorium Reader is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

1. Download the story as an EPUB.
2. Open it in Thorium Reader.
3. Start the reader’s read-aloud feature.

calibre

calibre includes an e-book viewer with a Read aloud feature.

1. Add or open the downloaded EPUB in calibre.
2. Open it in the e-book viewer.
3. Start Read aloud.

See the best EPUB readers for Wattpad books to compare reader options.

Option 2: Turn a Wattpad story into an audiobook

WP Downloader can open a single Wattpad story in Audora, its sister service. Audora turns the story into an audiobook.

1. Open WP Downloader.
2. Paste a link to a single Wattpad story.
3. Select “Listen to audiobook.”
4. WP Downloader opens Audora with the story.
5. Continue in Audora to turn it into an audiobook.

The button appears only for single Wattpad stories. It is not available for Wattpad reading lists or stories from other sites.

Choosing a listening method

Download an EPUB if you want a book file that you can use for both reading and listening on a phone, tablet, or computer. Before downloading, check that your reader opens EPUB files and has a read-aloud mode or works with your device’s accessibility tools.

Use Audora when you want to turn one Wattpad story into an audiobook.

Text-to-speech readers use the voices installed on the device, so the same EPUB may sound different on another phone, tablet, or computer.

Tips for listening

• Download the story again when new chapters are published.
• Use EPUB with read-aloud apps. WP Downloader does not create TXT, MOBI, or AZW3 files.
• Save the EPUB somewhere you can easily find it from your reader app.
• Try another installed text-to-speech voice if the narration sounds unnatural.
• Open the chapter you want before starting Speak Screen, Select to Speak, or a reader’s read-aloud mode.
• Include the story’s images if you want them in the downloaded book.
• Use the Audora button with a single Wattpad story link.

FAQ

Does WP Downloader read Wattpad stories aloud?

WP Downloader creates an EPUB that you can open in a read-aloud app. After you paste a link to a single Wattpad story, it also displays a “Listen to audiobook” button that opens the story in Audora.

How can I listen to a Wattpad story on an iPhone?

Download the story as an EPUB and open it in Apple Books. Turn on Speak Screen under Settings, Accessibility, and Spoken Content. Open the chapter, then swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers.

Which Android apps can read a Wattpad EPUB aloud?

Moon+ Reader has a built-in text-to-speech mode, and @Voice Aloud Reader can read EPUB files aloud. You can also turn on Android’s Select to Speak feature under Settings and Accessibility.

Can I turn a Wattpad reading list into an audiobook?

No. The “Listen to audiobook” button appears only after you paste a link to a single Wattpad story.

Does an EPUB automatically receive new chapters?

No. WP Downloader cannot update an existing EPUB. Paste the story link into WP Downloader again and download a new copy.