Sketch · No. 1// function readArticle(url): Promise<sound>

words→
sound.

00s20s40s60sy = sin(πt·6) · env(t) + wobble
Fig. 01 — One minute of speech, hand-traced.

Hearful is a small program that pulls the article out of a link, hands it to a voice, and plays the result back into your ear. The drawing above is the shape of one minute of it. The construction lines are left in on purpose.

// 02 · what it is

A small program that reads the open web aloud. That's all.

THE ATLANTICThe quietrevolution oflistening tolong-form…It does only one thing — it reads① paste a link② current sentence follows the audio③ one button does the work// sheet retained construction lines · do not redraw clean

// 03 · the parts

Six things, each one drawn once.

  1. 01/

    Paste a link

    Any article, any blog, any PDF. Hearful pulls out the actual text and reads it back.

  2. 02/

    Pick a voice

    On-device KittenTTS voices, plus every system voice your phone already knows.

  3. 03/

    Follow along

    Sentence-level highlighting keeps you anchored — tap to jump, long-press to bookmark.

  4. 04/

    Hands-free queue

    Line up a stack. Each finishes, the next one starts. No tapping required.

  5. 05/

    Sleep timer

    End of sentence, end of article, or in 10 / 20 / 30 minutes. Drift off without losing your place.

  6. 06/

    Offline ready

    Download the full audio once. Listen anywhere — subway, plane, the woods.

// 04 · field notes

Drawn in the wild —

NO. 01SKETCH

Biking to work

NO. 02SKETCH

Doing your hair

NO. 03SKETCH

Walking the dog

NO. 04SKETCH

Cooking dinner

NO. 05SKETCH

On the treadmill

NO. 06SKETCH

Falling asleep

// 05 · install()

Run it everywhere.

$ install --ios →$ install --android →