Speechify
App : A product you use directly
Reads any text, page or PDF aloud.
The most fully featured voice reader for consuming text as audio.
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What it does, concretely
Reading long documents, PDFs or web pages takes time and sustained focus. Speechify converts any text into audio using natural-sounding synthetic voices, allowing you to absorb content while doing something else.
In practice, you import a PDF, paste text or activate the browser extension on any page, and Speechify reads the content aloud. You can follow along with highlighted text, adjust speed up to 4.5x and choose from over 1,000 voices in more than 60 languages. A voice typing feature also lets you dictate text into any application.
The tool is aimed at students who want to study faster, professionals handling large volumes of documents, people with dyslexia or attention difficulties, and creators who want to turn articles into podcasts.
However, if you are looking for a lightweight, free text-to-speech tool without extra features, Speechify's offering may feel broad, and its premium subscription represents a cost to weigh against your actual usage.
What it offers
- ·Read-aloud for PDFs, documents and web pages with real-time text highlighting.
- ·Over 1,000 natural-sounding voices available in more than 60 languages.
- ·Adjustable listening speed up to 4.5x to consume content faster.
- ·Voice typing in any application, up to 5x faster than keyboard input.
- ·Automatic content summarisation and question answering about the document via the voice assistant.
- ·One-click podcast creation from a document or short description (paid).
- ·Automatic note-taking and quizzes generated from listened content.
- ·Offline listening after downloading converted audio (paid).
In practice
- Price
- Freemium
- Commercial use
- Commercial use: paid plan
- Available on
- web, ios, android, chrome
- FR interface
- Yes
Security and data
- Rating
- Security: one caveat, see the card
- Your data
- Data with the vendor
- Maintenance
- Active
Links and repository checked on 25 October 2026 · added on 1 January 2016