An audio-first way to read research

Turn any paper into
something you can hear.

Wave reads real academic papers, rewrites them into natural spoken scripts, and narrates them — so you can learn from research the way you already learn from a podcast.

Physics
Observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger
NARRATED · 1:22 · SOURCE: OPENALEX
00:31
01:22
100+Papers narrated
9Research categories
~2 minAverage listen
0Manual scripts written
The pipeline

From abstract to audio, fully automated.

[1]

Fetch the real paper

Wave pulls title, abstract, field, and source link from OpenAlex — an open academic database with no paywall and no API key required.

OpenAlex API
[2]

Rewrite it to be heard

A small language model runs locally to turn the dense abstract into a short, conversational script — natural rhythm, no jargon-heavy phrasing.

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[3]

Narrate it

The script is synthesized into natural speech at a pace tuned for listening, not skimming.

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[4]

Listen, anywhere

Every paper becomes a real episode in your library — likeable, saveable, downloadable, and ready on web or mobile.

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Built for actually listening

A library that feels like it belongs to you.

Save & track progress

Bookmark papers into your library and pick up right where you left off, across devices.

Discuss what you hear

Comment on any paper and see what other listeners took away from it.

Take it offline

Download any episode and keep learning without a connection.

Ready when you are

Your next research paper is one tap from being an episode.

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