Free on iPhone and iPad

Chinese becomes readable.

Photograph, paste or import Chinese. PinyinIQ places editable pinyin beside every character, reads it aloud and keeps your material on your device.

  • No account
  • No ads
  • No tracking
  • On-device processing
PinyinIQ showing pinyin beside Chinese characters

Professional overview

See Chinese come into focus.

A cinematic look at how PinyinIQ turns documents, camera views and everyday Chinese into something you can read.

One clear transformation

Keep the characters. Add the confidence.

PinyinIQ preserves the Chinese in front of you and adds pronunciation exactly where your eyes need it.

Before

重庆银行行长喜欢音乐。

With PinyinIQ

chóngqìngyínhánghángzhǎnghuanyīnyuè

Built for real Chinese

Three ways to read with less friction.

01

Scan one line live

A focused, adjustable camera band recognises one line of printed Chinese and places pinyin beside it while you read.

PinyinIQ Live Lens showing pinyin for one line of Chinese
02

Import a page or document

Bring in text, images, PDF, DOCX, HTML or EPUB files. Review context-aware readings, correct them and export a clean annotated document.

PinyinIQ Document Studio with an annotated Chinese page
03

Listen, look up and retain

Hear pronunciation, use the offline dictionary and keep readings, learning cards and bookmarks together in Library.

PinyinIQ offline dictionary with pronunciation controls

Everyday reading roles

The moment reading clicks.

Three ways PinyinIQ can support reading at work, while travelling and at home.

Professional

Keep Chinese documents in view while following the pronunciation.

Traveller

Focus the Live Lens on one line of Chinese while on the move.

Heritage Learner

Save readings and return to them for regular practice.

Private by design

Your reading stays yours.

No account. Open the app and start reading.

No advertising or tracking. PinyinIQ does not profile you.

Local processing. Documents and camera recognition stay on your device.

Start reading today

Chinese is closer than it looks.

Download PinyinIQ free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

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