Speechify

by Speechify
Audio Generation Freemium Web Mac Windows ✨ Creators who research constantly and want scripts, articles, and PDFs read aloud

A reading app that turns articles, PDFs, scripts, and ebooks into spoken audio — at up to 5x speed — across phone, web, and browser.

About Speechify

Speechify is a reading app that converts anything written — articles, PDFs, scripts, ebooks, emails — into spoken audio across web, phone, and a Chrome extension, syncing your listening position across every device. It is secretly perfect for creators drowning in research: scan a script, listen at 3x while you edit, and ask the AI to summarize the document back to you. One thing most people miss: Speechify the reading app is not a voiceover tool — AI voices for your videos are a separate product, Speechify Studio, with its own credit pricing. Filmmaker use-case: feed it your script draft and listen at speed while location scouting — you will catch clunky dialogue your eyes skipped.

Key Features

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    Reads web pages, PDFs, ebooks, and Google Docs with synced on-screen text
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    OCR scan: photograph printed pages and hear them read aloud (Premium)
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    Playback up to 5x speed, roughly 900 words per minute (Premium)
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    1000+ natural voices across 60+ languages on Premium
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    AI summaries and chat-with-document on anything you upload (Premium)
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    Voice Typing: dictate with automatic grammar cleanup

Pros

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    The fastest way to burn through research, scripts, and reports hands-free
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    Real cross-device sync — phone to desktop picks up where you left off
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    25% student discount via UNiDAYS or Student Beans verification

Cons

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    Not a voiceover production tool — no timeline or timing controls
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    Free voices sound robotic; the good ones need the $139/year plan
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    Monthly billing at $29 is a big jump over the annual rate

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