OrbitNote5.1.4 - App Store

OrbitNote is an accessible, reading and study PDF tool for all. Annotate, mark up, listen to and save PDF files which are then still fully compatible with other popular PDF apps. Have accessible text PDF files spoken back to you with human quality voice & synchronised highlighting. PDF image files or photographs of text can be converted to accessible, searchable PDF files and read in the app.

+ Speech, Productivity and Accessibility
Alongside the full range of iOS system voices, OrbitNote comes with a range of high-quality voices in different languages. A ‘Speak in Background’ option lets you listen to a PDF while viewing another app - great for proofreading PDF files while you’re working in other apps. The ‘Speak on tap’ and ‘Stop on tap’ options make speech easy to control.

+ OrbitNote allows the background colour of the PDF to be changed, and text colour inverted, to enhance readability. OrbitNote fully supports VoiceOver.

+ Annotations, Notes and Comments
OrbitNote includes a powerful Annotation toolbar that lets you add notes and other comments. These are fully interchangeable with most other popular PDF apps, so your OrbitNote comments will still be there if you open the PDF on another device. Annotations created in another PDF app can also be viewed and edited.

Annotation features include: highlight; underscore; strikeout; notes; free text (type straight into the PDF); free line draw; shapes (circle, square, line - with many options); images (you can even insert photos from your iPad camera or photo library into the PDF file); audio and video.

+ Photos and Image PDF to Text PDF Conversion
You can convert photos and other images to fully accessible text PDF files that can be spoken, searched, copied and highlighted. As well as converting photos, you can also convert any PDF Image file into a fully accessible Text PDF file. Along with making these PDF files accessible and searchable, it will also compress them, reducing file size. Further credit can be purchased in app. Photos and Image PDF to Text PDF Conversion in OrbitNote requires an internet connection.

+ Managing PDF Files
PDF files can be opened in OrbitNote from all other apps, including Mail and Safari. All opened PDF files will be placed in the OrbitNote Documents List for later viewing. You can also open files from Google Drive, OneDrive, or import directly from your device. PDF files can be saved into OrbitNote Documents, OneDrive or Google Drive, sent by email, or opened in other apps that support PDF files.

+ Sync with iCloud
You can sync ClaroPDF with your iCloud account. This lets you store and synchronise your PDF files and annotations across multiple devices. Sync with iCloud can also act as a document backup so you can keep your documents safe.
+ Switch Accessibility
OrbitNote responds to switch or Bluetooth keyboard commands:
1 (~1) Start speech
2 (~2) Stop speech
3 (~3) Turn to previous page
4 (~4) Turn to next page

+ Fullscreen mode
Allows the full document to be seen without toolbars in view. Ideal for smaller screens!

Version History An overhauled language and voice settings menu to make it easier to select and manage your current language and voices.

Added a new language: Gaelic Sottish with a new Cereproc voice, Ceitidh.

Added pictures to the dictionary window for supported languages.

Improves Google Drive saving by giving users the option to overwrite files.

Fixes various localisation issues. 5.1.4 6d ago A redesigned settings menu with tabbed sections for easier navigation.

Various localisation and bug fix improvements. 5.1.3 Jul 21 Adds new AI voices from ElevenLabs; available for English, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian.

Adds support for receiving direct PDFs from the Read&Write app.

Improves visibility of link annotations. 5.1.2 Apr 29 What’s New?

New Dashboard home screen.

Provides a simpler and more intuitive entry point for accessing and managing your PDF files in OrbitNote.

New PDF viewer UX:

* Updated top and bottom toolbars.

* Updated thumbnails grid view.

* Adds a quick-tap toggle to show/hide the thumbnails scrollbar.

Updated highlight mode settings:

*Sentence and word highlighting can now be toggled on/off individually.

*Added a new setting to change the sentence highlighting color, so now both the sentence and the word highlight color can be changed independently.

What’s fixed?

Fixes a bug where the text selection menu was not appearing when selecting text in a PDF.

Fixes a bug where reading in the Dictionary window sometimes triggered reading in the PDF.

Fixes a bug where the Translator window does not close when another window opens.

Adds some missing localisations for various UX elements. 5.1.0 Feb 25 Fixes an issue where pushing out an activation deployment via some MDMs were not working correctly. 5.0.28 Jan 8 Fixes a bug where some users were getting incorrect features when logging in to OrbitNote.

Fixes a bug where the eraser annotation tool was missing. 5.0.27 12/11/2025 Rebranded as OrbitNote with new features:

*Text translation - directly covert text in your PDFs with rapid offline translation technology in over 20 different languages.

*Rewordify - select some text and tap the Rewordify button to have the text simplified. Rewordify works entirely offline.

*Dictionary - lookup meanings and get definitions of text that you select in your PDF. The Dictionary content also has speech controls built in to aid in reading. 5.0.26 12/04/2025 Fixes a bug where the Heather and Jess voices were unavailable. 5.0.24 11/19/2025 Minor bug fixes 5.0.23 11/10/2025 Minor bug fixes. 5.0.20 10/19/2023 Minor bug fixes 5.0.19 10/16/2023 Corrects some localisations. 5.0.15 04/17/2023 Fixes a bug where some downloaded voices were not appearing in the Settings menu. 5.0.14 03/27/2023 Minor bug fixes 5.0.13 08/17/2022 Fixes a security vulnerability (Expat) 5.0.12 03/21/2022 CereProc voices Heather and Jess should be available again. 5.0.11 02/23/2022 Fixes a crash that can occur when speech reaches the end of some pages. 5.0.10 02/04/2022 Fixes a bug with speech sometimes not working correctly in Word mode with high speech rates.

Fixes a bug with the skip sentence feature not working as intended. 5.0.9 02/03/2022 Fixes an issue with the "simplify conversions" setting not working correctly. 5.0.8 11/25/2021 Minor bug fixes. 5.0.7 11/18/2021 Fixes an issue with ClaroPDF not starting correctly on some devices. 5.0.6 11/15/2021 *Made it easier to use Convert PDF feature
There is now a direct button on the toolbar to scan/convert your PDF!

*Adds a new pause feature
You can now pause ClaroPDF speaking and when you tap play to resume, it will carry on speaking where it left off!

*Next/previous sentence
When ClaroPDF is reading, you can now tap the previous/next page buttons or swipe left/right to go to the next or previous sentence.

*Improved user flow when using the ClaroPDF Save as PDF app extension
Example: if you’re in Safari and save the webpage as a PDF, you’ll now get the option to go directly to ClaroPDF and read that PDF. 5.0.5 11/11/2021 Fixes a bug with some UI text not being visible in Dark mode. 4.1.14 09/01/2021 Minor bug fixes 4.1.13 08/09/2021 Pro users no longer have to use credits to OCR PDFs. 4.1.12 04/19/2021