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SpeechifyTextAloud
Freemium

Free to try, with paid features.

 Paid

Paid software, with premium voices sold separately.

Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web, Browser extension Windows
  • Reads PDFs, documents and web pages aloud
  • Available on web, desktop, mobile and as browser extensions
  • Saves text to audio files with splitting and batch conversion
  • Word highlighting while reading aloud
  • Closed source and cloud-based
  • Many features are part of the paid tier
  • Windows only
  • Best voices are extra-cost add-ons
Downloadable app, Web application, Browser extension Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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