GUTENVOX v1.1
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GUTENVOX public-domain books read aloud

Giving voice to the written word.

Gutenvox helps readers discover public-domain books from Project Gutenberg, save them to a focused library, and listen with comfortable long-form narration. The printing press gave us the page. This gives the page a voice.

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What is Gutenvox?

Gutenvox is a reading and listening app for public-domain books, built around long-form narration.

Search Project Gutenberg, add a classic to your Library, and pick up in Continue Listening whenever the page calls you back. The reader keeps the text quiet and the playback controls close, so the book stays the center of the room.

It helps readers, students, researchers, narrators, and public-domain enthusiasts turn open literature into a steady listening shelf. It is made for whole chapters and entire novels, not only short snippets.

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What Gutenvox does

Short answers for readers, search engines, and AI answer systems.

Gutenvox is a tool for discovering and listening to public-domain books from Project Gutenberg. It brings book search, a saved library, reading progress, and narration controls into one focused iOS app.

Gutenvox helps audiobook listeners, audiobook creators, narrators, researchers, and public-domain enthusiasts. It is useful for exploring open literature and finding classic books that may be worth reading, studying, or recording.

The app solves the gap between finding a free classic and actually finishing it. Users can search, save, read, and listen without turning the book into a generic document task.

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What's inside the app

The Gutenvox home screen is built around the path from public-domain book discovery to listening.

Explore classics

Search Project Gutenberg by title, author, or classic and find public-domain books ready for your shelf.

Add to Gutenvox

Save EPUB or text editions locally, with download progress and metadata visible before a book joins your library.

Continue Listening

Return to recent books from the home screen, with progress shown as a proper listening shelf.

Quiet reader

Read EPUB or plain text with calm themes, adjustable type, and playback controls that stay out of the way.

On-device narration

Play, pause, and resume transparent on-device synthetic narration, not a human audiobook recording, with the Gutenvox equalizer showing when the voice is active.

Your library

Keep saved titles organized, track listening progress, and remove books when your shelf needs room.

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How it works

From public-domain discovery to playback in three moves.

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EXPLORE

Search Project Gutenberg for a public-domain title, author, or classic.

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SAVE

Add the book to Gutenvox so it appears in your Library and Continue Listening shelf.

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PLAY

Open the reader, hit play, and let Gutenvox read the book aloud.

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Who Gutenvox helps

Gutenvox is for people who want classic books to keep moving when reading time is hard to protect.

Readers and students

Use Gutenvox to read public-domain classics, listen during walks or commutes, and return to the same book without losing your place.

Researchers

Browse open literature, inspect classic titles, and keep a focused shelf of public-domain books for study, citation hunting, or background reading.

Narrators and creators

Find candidate public-domain books for audiobook narration research, then verify rights, editions, and existing recordings through authoritative sources.

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Common use cases

Listen to classic books

Search Project Gutenberg, save a public-domain title, and use Gutenvox as a long-form listening app for novels, essays, and other classic works.

Research public-domain audiobooks

Use Gutenvox for book discovery, then compare promising titles with LibriVox or other audiobook catalogs when you need to know whether a public-domain recording already exists.

Build a focused reading shelf

Keep saved books separate from noisy commercial catalogs. Gutenvox is designed for open literature, classic books, and a simple path back to your current title.

Study by listening

Switch between reading and listening when your attention, eyesight, or schedule changes. Gutenvox keeps the book at the center instead of burying it in settings.

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Guides for public-domain readers

The Gutenvox blog collects practical guides to Project Gutenberg, LibriVox, public-domain book discovery, and audiobook narration opportunities.

Find books without recordings

A careful workflow for finding public-domain books that may not yet have audiobook recordings, with reminders to verify title variants and catalog matches.

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Project Gutenberg vs. LibriVox

A plain-language comparison of public-domain text catalogs and volunteer-read audiobook catalogs, and how readers can use both responsibly.

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Audiobook creator opportunities

Why public-domain books can matter for narrators, creators, educators, and classic literature discovery when the research is done carefully.

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Common questions

Concise answers about Gutenvox, Project Gutenberg, LibriVox, public-domain books, and narration.

What is Gutenvox?

Gutenvox is an iOS reading and listening app for public-domain books. It helps users search Project Gutenberg, save books to a personal library, and listen with long-form narration tools designed for classic literature, open literature, and quiet reading sessions.

How does Gutenvox work?

Gutenvox lets you search for public-domain titles, add a book to your library, and open it in a reader with listening controls. The app focuses on the path from book discovery to saved reading progress and audio playback, rather than a noisy general-purpose document workflow.

Who is Gutenvox for?

Gutenvox is for readers, students, audiobook listeners, audiobook creators, narrators, researchers, and public-domain enthusiasts who care about classic books. It is especially useful when someone wants to explore Project Gutenberg works and listen to long-form text on a focused shelf.

Is Gutenvox free?

Gutenvox can be downloaded for free, and reading remains available. Narration begins with a seven-day unlimited trial; afterward, the free tier includes 20 narration minutes per day. Optional Plus plans remove the narration limit. Pricing and availability are handled through Apple and may vary by region.

What problem does Gutenvox solve?

Many public-domain books are easy to download but harder to enjoy as long-form audio. Gutenvox helps turn book discovery into a listening workflow by combining Project Gutenberg search, a saved library, reading progress, and narration controls in one focused app.

Does Gutenvox work with Project Gutenberg?

Yes. Gutenvox is built around finding and reading public-domain books from Project Gutenberg. Search and downloads may depend on Project Gutenberg catalog and file availability, network access, and the formats available for a specific title.

Does Gutenvox work with LibriVox?

Gutenvox is not presented as an official LibriVox partner or catalog client. LibriVox remains a useful reference for public-domain audiobook availability, and Gutenvox can help users explore books that they may want to compare against LibriVox recordings manually.

How can I find public domain books without audiobook recordings?

Start by searching Project Gutenberg for public-domain books by author, title, language, or subject. Then check audiobook sources such as LibriVox to see whether a human-read recording already exists. Gutenvox helps with discovery and listening, but it does not guarantee unmatched audiobook status.

Why would someone use Gutenvox?

Someone would use Gutenvox to make classic books easier to keep reading when their eyes or schedule are busy. It gives public-domain books a focused library, quiet reading view, progress tracking, and narration controls so long works can continue as spoken audio.

Is Gutenvox useful for audiobook creators, narrators, or researchers?

Yes, with careful expectations. Gutenvox can help audiobook creators, narrators, and researchers browse public-domain books, inspect candidate titles, and listen through text. For production research, users should still verify rights, editions, metadata, and existing LibriVox or other audiobook recordings independently.

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Sources, limits, and support

Data sources

Gutenvox focuses on public-domain book discovery through Project Gutenberg. Book metadata, formats, and downloads can vary by title, source availability, and network access.

Careful claims

Gutenvox is not described as an official partner of Project Gutenberg or LibriVox. Public-domain status, edition details, and audiobook availability should be verified for professional or publication decisions.

Privacy and support

Gutenvox does not require an account to read public-domain books. Read the privacy policy or contact gutenvox@gmail.com for help.

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The story

Gutenvox started with a simple wish: to hear the books we love, not only read them. It takes its name and its spirit from Project Gutenberg and the open libraries of the public domain: classic works, free for anyone, waiting on the page.

The printing press handed those words to everyone. Gutenvox adds the one thing it never could: a voice. Today it turns classic books into narration for readers, students, commuters, and anyone who would simply rather listen.

Old stories. New sound.

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