Read-aloud voice

Kawe

Your phone, reading to you.

Kawe gives your phone a voice in Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and Pidgin. Messages, websites and apps can be read aloud, and you can upload documents written in Nigerian languages to hear them, even offline. Built for blind people and anyone who finds reading hard.

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In development. Join the waitlist to try it first.

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Reading aloudYorùbá

MessageÌdá ogún omi tó dà sílẹ̀ nínú àwọn odò ayé sínú òkun wá láti Amazon.

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YorùbáHausaIgboPidgin

Works offline

How it works

Install once. Every app can speak.

Install Kawe

Download the app and choose Kawe as your phone’s voice in Settings.

Pick your language

Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo or Pidgin, with natural Nigerian voices.

Listen

Your screen reader, browser and reading apps now speak your language.

Features

Hear anything written on your phone.

A system voice

Works with your phone’s screen reader and any app that reads aloud.

Upload documents

Upload PDFs, Word files or photos of documents written in Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo or Pidgin, and hear them read aloud.

Offline and free

Runs on the phone itself, so it costs no data and works anywhere.

Who it’s for

For people who listen rather than read.

Blind and partially sighted peopleOlder people with failing eyesightAdults who can’t readSchools for the blindHealth and community programmes

Help us give phones a Nigerian voice.

We’re testing voices with native speakers and blind users. Join the waitlist to try Kawe first.