Come back without reopening the file.
Listen while walking, commuting, or waiting instead of scrolling through slides.
Slides & handouts to audio
Photograph or screenshot pages
Turn lecture slides and handouts into audio and study on the go
Lecture slides, course handouts, and study guides pile up faster than you can read them. Photograph the printed pages or screenshot them on screen, and SiftNow turns them into review audio on your iPhone — so you can go back over the material when you can't stare at a screen: on the bus, walking to class, or between lectures.
Reading a deck aloud from page one rarely helps with bullet-heavy slides and handouts. SiftNow gives you three ways to listen: Key Points for a quick pass, Full Listen for the whole text, and Terms for definitions and vocabulary. Pick the depth that fits the time you have.
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Why listen to course pages
Turn documents you read once into material you can review again.
A handout is easy to save and easy to forget. Audio gives you a second way back in without reopening the pages and hunting for the right one.
Start with Key Points, go deeper when needed.
On a short day, hear the essentials first. On a longer one, switch to Full Listen.
Use Terms to drill definitions.
Useful for decks full of vocabulary, definitions, or technical concepts.
Typical uses
Ways students use lecture audio.
Review slides the same day
Photograph the slides after class and hear the main points on the way home while the lecture is still fresh.
Work through a thick study guide
Chip away at a long certification or course packet in short listening sessions instead of one long read.
Preview a paper before reading it
Listen to the key points of a dense article first, so the full read-through feels lighter.
How it works
Three steps from page to review audio.
Photograph or screenshot the page
Capture the lecture slide, handout, or study guide page you want to hear on your iPhone.
Pick how to listen
Start with Key Points, then move to Full Listen for the sections you need in detail.
Save it and come back
Saved items show up in Today Review and the Review Overview, so you can replay them before an exam.
Want to mix in other material? See Screenshot to Speech and Textbook to Audio.
FAQ
Questions about turning course pages into audio.
What kind of material works best?
Photographed or screenshotted lecture slides, class handouts, study guides, and summary notes: anything you want to hear again later.
Can I import a PDF file directly?
SiftNow works from images, pasted text, and links. Photograph the printed pages or screenshot the PDF on your screen — each page becomes review audio.
Can I study slides together with notes and screenshots?
Yes. Notes, screenshots, and photographed pages go through the same listening and review flow.
Try it now
Turn your course pages into audio you can review anywhere.
Get the material you keep meaning to read into a form you can listen to on busy days.