CorviListen to English content in your own language
Last updated: 2026-10-29
If English isn't your first language, long English texts take more effort to read. On a Mac with Corvi, tap the Fn key on any English article, document, e-mail or YouTube video and hear its gist summarized aloud in your own language, in a few sentences. Double-tap to ask a follow-up, also in your language. Corvi works in 35 languages.
The extra cost of reading in a second language
Much of the internet, most technical documentation and many work e-mails are in English. Reading in a second language is slower and more tiring than reading in your own: you re-read sentences, look up words and still wonder whether you missed a nuance. Machine translation helps, but translating a whole page and then reading it is still reading the whole page.
What you usually need first is simpler: *what does this say, and does it matter to me?*
How it works
- Set your listening language once in Corvi's settings (for example German, Turkish, Japanese or Spanish).
- Open an English page, PDF, Slack thread, e-mail or YouTube video.
- Tap Fn. Corvi summarizes the content in your language and says it aloud.
- Double-tap Fn and ask in your own language: "What's the main risk they mention?", "Explain the third point more simply." Answers come in your language too.
It works the other way as well: if you write to international colleagues, hold Fn and dictate in the language you need.
The 35 languages
English, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, French, Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese, Russian, Urdu, Indonesian, German, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovenian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian and Catalan. Any of them can be the language of the content, the summary, your questions or your dictation.
Stop typing. Stop reading. Talk and listen.
Corvi is free during early access. Setup takes a minute; if you don't like it, drag it to the Trash.
Download free for MacWhere it helps most
| You read… | What you hear |
|---|---|
| English technical documentation | What the page explains and the steps that matter, in your language |
| A long English e-mail thread | What's asked of you and the deadline |
| An English research paper | The question, the method and the finding |
| An English conference talk on YouTube | The speaker's main points |
| English news about your industry | What happened and why it matters |
Tips for working in a second language
- Listen first, then read the part that matters. Let the summary tell you which section is relevant, then read only that section in the original.
- Ask for the terms. Double-tap Fn and ask "Which technical terms does this use, and what do they mean?" to build your vocabulary as you go.
- Check numbers and names in the original. Summaries keep the key figures, but for anything you'll quote or act on, look at the source.
- Reply in the language of the thread. Hold Fn and dictate in English, or in whichever language your colleagues use; Corvi types what you say.
When to read the original anyway
A summary is a fast first pass. For a contract, a legal notice, exam material or anything where exact wording matters, read the original, or at least the parts the summary pointed you to. Summaries are made by AI and can contain mistakes.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to translate the page first?
No. Corvi reads the content in its original language and summarizes it directly in yours.
Can I ask questions in my own language about an English text?
Yes. Ask in your language; the answer comes in your language.
Does it work with YouTube videos in English?
Yes. Corvi takes the transcript from YouTube and summarizes it in your language.
Can it read the whole English text aloud in translation?
No. Corvi gives a spoken summary, not a full spoken translation.
Is it free?
Corvi is free during early access.