Native Android · Private alpha · Now testing

Hear every word. See it illuminate.

A private Android alpha where classic audiobooks play with synced, highlighted text and real human narration. Each word lights like candlelight as it's spoken, so you sink into the story and settle into a calm, warm reading room of your own. Read along, or just close your eyes and listen.

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Private Android alpha now testing. Invite waves opening soon.

Free Discover library of classics · bring your own audiobooks · invite-only alpha

Illuminated reading

The text scrolls in step with the narration, and each word glows as it's spoken, so your eyes follow the voice. It's wrapped in warm, bookish themes like Quill & Candle.

Free to begin, yours to bring

Open Discover, a free library of real human public-domain narration, one consistent voice per book. Or bring your own audiobooks and audio, read in a calm space with mood selection to match. Reading your own EPUBs and PDFs is on the way.

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Credited, human, illuminated

Every book names its narrator. Down the road, immersive editions reimagine the classics with fresh human performances and mood music that moves scene to scene, built toward a creator-first home for indie authors and narrators.

The reading room

A candlelit page that listens with you.

As the narrator speaks, Quillode lights up the exact word in a quiet, karaoke-for-books rhythm. Switch themes to suit the hour, from clean Light to restful Dark to the warm, premium Quill & Candle. Tap a theme to preview it live.

Word-by-word sync with the audio
Warm, distraction-free typography
Speed, bookmarks, and resume where you left off

The real alpha reader. Testers are validating install, playback, sync, and resume on real Android devices.

The real Quillode reader. Press play to hear the public-domain narration read aloud, each word lighting up in time, and tap Mood music to layer the score.

Private Android alpha

What beta testers will try

A short, honest run through the core experience. No setup marathon. Install, listen, and tell us what felt right or wrong.

Install the Android alpha from an invite.
Download a classic from the free Discover library.
Press play and watch the words stay in sync with the narrator.
Stop, come back later, and see your place remembered.
Try reader themes, bookmarks, and mood & ambient audio.
Send honest feedback on anything confusing, broken, or delightful.

This beta is for Android readers who love audiobooks, classics, public-domain books, reading apps, or cozy study & focus reading.

Android only for now. iOS isn't part of this alpha.

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Ways to read

Free to begin. Worth it to stay.

The alpha is free, with real human narration, your own audiobooks, and read-along with mood. Premium editions and Originals are on the roadmap. Here's where things are headed.

Free

Discover

A curated shelf of beloved public-domain classics, narrated by real human voices, one consistent narrator per book. Read along, set the mood by hand, and listen as much as you like.

Free

Bring your own

Import the audiobooks and audio you already have and listen in a calm, focused space with mood selection to match. Reading your own EPUBs and PDFs is coming next.

Premium · planned

Quillode immersive editions

The classics you know, performed and illuminated, with fresh human narration and auto mood music that moves with the story, plus reading themes like Quill & Candle. A simple subscription, when it's ready.

À la carte

Quillode Originals

Brand-new stories from indie authors, performed by real narrators and built for immersive read-along. Coming soon. Buy any title on its own, no subscription required.

Human-narrated libraries · licensed mood music · AI is only a tool.

Our vision

A creator-first home for indie storytelling.

Quillode starts with public-domain classics, but the vision is bigger. We want a home that helps indie authors and human narrators grow, where voices are credited, the work is fairly supported, and every storyteller is heard. A high quality bar keeps each title worth your time, and we work to get great stories into readers' hands fast.