YOM - Text to Speech OCR Scanv3.6.0
Released August 22, 2026Major
iOS
What changed
- PlatformIntegration with iOS Shortcuts app for automated workflows
- New featureDirect text-to-speech playback from other apps via shortcuts without opening the app
- New featureOCR and playback for images or screenshots sent via shortcuts
- New featureQueuing system for continuous playback when chaining multiple shortcuts
- New featureAbility to save shortcut results to specific books directly from the shortcut
- UXMinor UI and UX enhancements
Original release notes
YOM can now be triggered from the iOS Shortcuts app. - Send text to YOM: pass text from another app or shortcut and playback starts immediately, no need to open YOM - Send an image to YOM: pass a screenshot or photo and YOM reads the recognized text aloud - Items added during playback are queued as a continuation, so you can chain multiple shortcuts together and listen through them in one go - You can also choose whether to save the result and which book to save it to, directly from the shortcut Also includes minor UI/UX improvements.