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Night sounds for reading: crickets on a summer night

Crickets sing in the warm dark while you read, and fireflies drift over 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 on a summer night now

What you hear

The recording is a summer night: crickets in the warm dark, a sound many people fall asleep to. It loops without a gap.

Fireflies drift over the page, and now and then a grasshopper comes by. In the sound panel you choose how visible the weather is, or switch the motion off and keep only the sound.

Why a summer night helps you read

Crickets keep an even, gentle pulse that covers the noise around you and asks for no attention. It has no words, so it leaves the words of the book alone.

It is the sound of a warm evening on a porch, whatever the season outside.

A summer night with a soft piano

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

Read on a summer night 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 good for reading in bed?

Yes. Set the sleep timer in the sound panel to 15, 30 or 60 minutes: when it ends, the crickets and the fireflies fade out together.

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