Pronunciation App
A pronunciation app that works in every app you read
Most pronunciation apps only teach their own lessons. IPAtics works on the text you already read — browser, PDF, subtitles, chat — giving you IPA, native audio, and phoneme-level feedback right where you find the word.
Desktop app for macOS & Windows.
The closed-garden problem
Most pronunciation apps are closed gardens. You can practice the words and sentences they ship — their lessons, their decks, their voice clips — and nothing else. That is a genuine strength for structured beginners: a clear path, a streak to keep, content that builds on itself. But the moment you read an article, a research paper, or a line of subtitles outside the app, you are on your own.
For people who learn from real material, that gap is where most words slip through. You hit an unfamiliar word, have no idea how it sounds, and there is no fast way to find out without leaving what you were reading. The pronunciation practice never touches the language you actually encounter.
What makes IPAtics different
Not a curriculum to follow — an IPA-first layer that works on whatever text is already in front of you, in any app.
IPA on any text, in place
Select a word in a browser, PDF, subtitle, or chat, press Alt+Q (Option+Q on Mac), and the IPA appears in a floating overlay over whatever you are reading — hello /həˈloʊ/, bonjour /bɔ̃.ʒuʁ/, ありがとう /a.ɾi.ɡa.toː/.
Native text-to-speech audio
Tap any IPA symbol for its phonetic name and examples, then hear the whole word in a native voice. No hunting for a recording in another tab.
Phoneme-level speech feedback
Read the word aloud and IPAtics analyzes your pronunciation at the phoneme level, showing which sounds landed and which drifted — feedback tied to the exact symbols, not a vague score.
Save the word, generate Anki cards
Save anything you look up. IPAtics can build Anki cards from it — IPA, audio, and example sentences at your CEFR level — synced through the free AnkiConnect add-on.
Curious why the phonetic layer matters? Read why phonetic transcription matters.
Course-based apps vs IPAtics
Different tools for different jobs. Many learners use both.
Course-based apps
- Structured lessons and a clear path for beginners
- Gamified streaks and built-in motivation
- Practice limited to their own content
- Pronunciation is usually a side feature, not the focus
IPAtics
- Works on any text you already read, in any app
- IPA-first: the actual sounds, not a single score
- Native audio and phoneme-level speech feedback
- Save words and turn them into Anki cards
How it works
Select any text and press Alt+Q
Option+Q on Mac. It works wherever you are reading — a browser, a PDF, subtitles, or a chat window.
See the IPA and hear it
A floating overlay shows the IPA over your current app. Tap any symbol for its phonetic name and examples, then play native text-to-speech audio.
Read it back, save it, or make cards
Read the word aloud for phoneme-level feedback, save it for later, or generate Anki cards synced through the free AnkiConnect add-on.
Pair it with the shadowing technique to lock in the sounds you practice.
Who it's for
Readers and immersion learners
You learn from real material — articles, novels, papers, subtitles. IPAtics meets you there instead of pulling you into a separate lesson feed.
Anki users
You already run spaced repetition. Save a word while reading and turn it into pronunciation cards without hand-typing phonetic symbols.
Exam prep
Preparing for IELTS or similar speaking sections. Phoneme-level feedback on your own reading material helps you target the sounds graders notice.
Anyone who reads in a new language
Across 14 language varieties with auto-detect on by default, so you can move between languages without changing a setting.
Frequently asked questions
Practice pronunciation on the language you actually read
Free for macOS and Windows. Premium unlocks unlimited transcriptions and Anki cards.