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Rain sounds for reading

Steady rain on a spring evening plays while you read, and drops fall across the page. It is free, it runs in your browser with nothing to install, and a book opens at once: a classic, or your own EPUB, FB2 or PDF.

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What you hear

The recording is calm, even rain with no thunder and no voices: the rain you hear from indoors on a quiet evening. It loops without a gap, so it can play for a whole chapter.

Over the page the reader draws the rain: drops fall softly across the text and splash on the lines. In the sound panel you choose how visible the weather is, or switch the motion off and keep only the sound.

Why rain helps you read

Rain is a steady sound: it covers a television next door, traffic or voices in an office, and because it hardly changes, you soon stop hearing it. It has no words to follow, so it leaves the words of the book alone.

Many readers keep one sound for reading. After a few evenings, the rain itself says it is time for the book.

Rain with a soft piano

Under + Piano in the sound panel, a calm piano piece can play over the rain, and the rain steps back while it does.

Read with rain and piano

The same sounds in the Android app

Silent Book for Android has the same six sounds and both pianos, over your own EPUB, FB2 and PDF books on your phone. It is free, with no daily limit, no ads while you read and no sign-in needed. The sounds come with the app, so they play with no connection.

Get it on Google Play

Silent Book opens on Google Play country by country, so it may not be in yours yet.

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. Every sound, both pianos and the sleep timer are free, here and in the Android app, with no time limit. Reading here needs no account and shows no ads.

Is there thunder?

No. It is steady spring rain with no thunder and no sudden sounds, so it stays in the background while you read.

Why does the sound not start at once?

Browsers play no sound until you touch the page. Tap anywhere in the reader or press a key, and the sound fades in. The weather does not wait for a tap.

Can I read my own books with it?

Yes. The sound you choose stays for every book you open on the home page: your own EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT or CBZ file, or one of the classics. The book opens in your browser and is never uploaded.

Can I download the rain sound?

No. The recordings are part of the reader and are not offered as files: they play while you read, on this site and in the Android app.

More sounds for reading

The recording is by Liecio on Pixabay, under the Pixabay Content License, trimmed and looped for Silent Book; the reader's notice names every recording.