Balabolka Portable is a tool that lets you listen to, and record, text in WAV, OGG, MP3 and WMA format, meaning you can have any document or PDF narrated to you automatically.

The programme is as easy to use as selecting the text in question, and choosing the voice you want it to be read in.

There are some default voices, but each user can download a number of extra voices if they want to further customise the reading.

On the other hand, you can also modify some parameters for the narrator's voice such as pronunciation, that you can correct yourself at anytime; or reading speed, which you can set to your own pace and tone.

Reviewed by Nelson de Benito