DRACULA / READING NOTES
What makes a welcome unsettling?
“Enter freely and of your own will!”A place for the ideas between the lines.
GOOD EVENING. YOUR NEXT CHAPTER AWAITS.Every book,
Every book,
a world of
its own.
Some stories are better after dark.
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Welcome to my house.
The night has only just begun.
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TRY THE INTERACTIVE READER
The door is open.
The story is waiting.
The Count has invited you in. Press play, turn the pages, and try different paper styles. Explore a few pages of Dracula right here.
Origami Reader INTERACTIVE PREVIEW TRY IT HEREA real reader. Ready to play.
Press play, click a passage, or turn a page.
Pages 1–2 of 4
AUDIOBOOK STUDIO
Give the story a cast.
Try different included voices. Each sample introduces a different Origami feature; the Dracula excerpt is narrated by Alistair.
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NarratorScene & description
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Count DraculaCharacter voice
CHAPTER II
Explore all voice examples ↓“I am Dracula; and I bid you welcome, Mr. Harker, to my house.”
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Local voiceFrom Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Chapter II. Narration generated locally with Origami’s approved Alistair voice. Page numbers refer to this excerpt.
YOUR IMAGINATION. YOUR NARRATOR.
Imagine the narrator.
Create the voice.
You can make your own original voices in Origami. Describe the age, accent, texture, and character you imagine, then generate, listen, and keep your favourites.
More than a voice picker.
A weathered storyteller. A velvet-voiced count. A companion for a long, dark night. Describe the narrator you imagine, then bring the voice to life.
- 01Describe your voice
Choose a starting point or write your own description.
- 02Generate and listen
Try takes, compare their character, and refine the idea.
- 03Save your favourites
Add the voices you love to your collection.
Explore a real generated example
GENERATED RESULTOpalReady to listen
These examples were made with Origami’s voice creator. Voice generation runs locally in the desktop app.
VOICES WORTH STAYING UP FOR
Find a voice
worth one more chapter.
Twelve English examples and twelve French ones, from the 12 English and 20 French voices included in Origami. Each narrator introduces a different feature, so every voice test tells you something new.
Voice collections for more languages are in the works.
New feature introductions generated locally with approved Origami voices. The portraits are original generated illustrations of fictional narrators.
A LITTLE COMPANY AFTER DARK
Keep your place.
Keep a little magic.
A sleeping cat. A turning world. A fold of paper catching the light. Choose a bookmark to try beside the reader.
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SIX INVITATIONS TO ANOTHER WORLD
Your first shelf,
in 20 languages.
Origami includes six starter books, available in 20 languages. Pick your language and start reading.
Book languages and voice collections are separate. English and French voice examples are available here; more voice languages are in development.
EnglishFrançaisDeutschEspañolItalianoPortuguêsNederlandsPolskiРусскийУкраїнськаTürkçeالعربيةहिन्दीবাংলা中文日本語한국어Tiếng ViệtBahasa Indonesiaไทย
THE DOOR IS OPEN
Enter freely,
and of your own will.
Bring your books. Stay for a chapter. Or until dawn. Every feature is free.
Download for Windows ↓Version 0.1.0 beta 20 · Windows 10 and 11 · Release notes on GitHub ↗
Linux and macOS will be available in a later release.
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