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OpenReaderSpeechify
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence; cloud TTS providers bill separately.

 Freemium

Free to try, with paid features.

Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web, Browser extension
  • Word-by-word highlighting during narration
  • Audiobook export to M4B or MP3
  • Reads PDFs, documents and web pages aloud
  • Available on web, desktop, mobile and as browser extensions
  • Needs a separate TTS server or a paid cloud API
  • Several moving parts to deploy, including a compute worker
  • Closed source and cloud-based
  • Many features are part of the paid tier
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Web application, Browser extension
Open source Closed source
License: MIT License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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