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SpeechifySpeech Note
Freemium

Free to try, with paid features.

 Free

Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.

Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web, Browser extension Linux
  • Reads PDFs, documents and web pages aloud
  • Available on web, desktop, mobile and as browser extensions
  • Speech recognition, speech synthesis and translation all run offline
  • Wide choice of engines, including Whisper, Piper and Kokoro
  • Closed source and cloud-based
  • Many features are part of the paid tier
  • Linux and Sailfish OS only
  • Models must be downloaded separately and can be large
Downloadable app, Web application, Browser extension Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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