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Sea sounds for reading

Calm waves come in on a sandy beach while you read, and water runs up 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.

Read by the sea now

What you hear

The recording is a calm sea on a sandy beach: waves come in and go out at an easy pace, with no storm. It loops without a gap.

Water runs up the page with foam and glints of sun, and the words it reaches float up for a moment. In the sound panel you choose how visible the weather is, or switch the motion off and keep only the sound.

Why the sea helps you read

Waves repeat, but never quite the same way: that steady rhythm covers the noise around you and asks for no attention. It has no words, so it leaves the words of the book alone.

A holiday that is not in the calendar: a few pages by the sea in the middle of an ordinary evening.

The sea with a soft piano

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

Read by the sea with 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 it the sea or the ocean?

A calm sea on a sandy beach. Looking for ocean sounds for reading? It is the same soft wash of waves, with no storm.

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 sea 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 JuliusH on Pixabay, under the Pixabay Content License, trimmed and looped for Silent Book; the reader's notice names every recording.