Description
The C-Pen Reader 3 is a pocket-sized reading pen. Glide it along a line of printed text and it reads the words aloud in a clear, natural voice, highlighting them on its colour touchscreen. It supports people with dyslexia and other reading differences, English language learners, and anyone who wants to read printed text more independently at school, work or home.
Key features
- Text-to-speech: scan a word or a whole paragraph and hear it read aloud straight away
- Dictionary definitions for words you scan
- Reads offline in 5 languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian and German
- Translation in 40+ languages when connected to Wi-Fi
- Voice recorder and scan-to-file: save scanned text and voice notes on the pen
- Practice mode to revisit words you found hard
- USB-C: use it as a storage drive, or as a keyboard to scan text straight into a document
- Built-in speaker, USB-C earphones and Bluetooth audio
- Rechargeable battery for 8+ hours of use
In the box
C-Pen Reader 3, USB-C charging cable, user guide, earphones, silicone sleeve and lanyard.
Reader 3 or Reader 2?
The Reader 3 adds a colour touchscreen, Wi-Fi translation and Bluetooth. The C-Pen Reader 2 is fully offline and costs less. See our C-Pen reading pens guide for a side-by-side comparison.
Reading pens may be funded through the NDIS where they support your goals, and NDIS participants can pay with NDIS funds at checkout. Explore more computer access technology.




My daughter is so happy with it helps her so much with her everyday day life at school and going out understanding good labels etc….