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Speechify – Text to Speech PDF

Originator Speechify Inc.
Primary Metric 466,283
Speechify is the Text to Speech reader you have always wanted. It reads books, PDFs, images, and articles aloud, types as you speak, and answers questions instantly. Or take a photo of any page and Speechify will read it aloud to you. Trusted by 50+ million users. Want to read faster? Speechify reads any Google Doc, PDF, webpage, or book aloud in 200+ lifelike voices across 60+ languages, at up to 4.5x speed. Want to type faster? Speak naturally and Speechify will type every word for you. Speechify combines the world’s most human-sounding text to speech (TTS), voice typing dictation, and voice assistant technology. ==FEATURES YOU'LL LOVE==

 • Listen at any speed Hear anything up to 4.5× faster (900 wpm). Learn more in less time with voices that sound natural even at high speed. 
• Listen on mobile and desktop devices. Your library syncs instantly across desktop and mobile. Start reading on iOS, continue on desktop – anytime, anywhere. All included. • Human-like voices Speechify voices feel real, including official partners like Snoop Dogg, Gwyneth Paltrow and 200+ others. • Screenshot image to audio Take a picture or screenshot of any text and Speechify will read it aloud instantly. • Active Text Highlighting The text is highlighted and perfectly synced, word for word, with the voice reader to help you read along. Reading & listening helps you retain more. 
• Voice Typing Dictate emails, essays, or prompts directly into any website. Type 5× faster just by talking. 
• Talk to Speechify AI Ask: “What are the main takeaways?” or “Quiz me on this essay.” Speechify understands your articles, documents, and anything on your screen – it’s your personal AI reader, assistant, and tutor in one. Like ChatGPT but specifically designed for voice. 
• AI Podcasts Create AI Podcasts on any topic, perfectly tailored to what you want to listen to at a given moment in time. Choose your style: Thoughtful Talk, Lecture, Late Night, Storytelling. Share podcasts you create with colleagues and friends. 
• One account across all devices Use Speechify across iOS, Chrome, Desktop, iPad, and any other device you use. 

 • Note Taking & Bookmarks Take notes on anything you’re reading and return back. 

 • Responsive Customer Service Have a question? We’ll always get back to you immediately. 

 == USE CASES == • Students Read, listen, and talk your way through study materials. Ask Speechify to summarize long readings, quiz you on key ideas, or type out your essays as you speak – perfect for faster learning and retention. • People with Dyslexia, ADHD, or Vision Challenges Originally built by founder Cliff Weitzman, who has dyslexia and ADHD, Speechify removes every barrier to reading and writing. It reads aloud, types what you say, and answers your questions about the text, helping 50M+ learn and communicate more easily. • Professionals Whether you’re drafting emails, summarizing reports, or reviewing PDFs, Speechify works like your personal AI assistant. Dictate notes hands-free, ask for quick takeaways, and breeze through reading-heavy workloads effortlessly. • Parents Turn story time or homework time into an interactive experience. Speechify can read aloud, help kids write by voice, and even answer their curious follow-up questions about the stories they love. • Productivity Hackers Automate your reading and your writing. Listen to webpages or dictate responses while multitasking, then ask Speechify to summarize, rephrase, or explain anything you’re working on. • Podcast & Audiobook Lovers Turn any article, PDF, or blog into something you can listen to or talk about. Ask Speechify to explain or expand on what you’re hearing – it’s like having a co-host that knows your reading list. Install Speechify today, for free! Privacy Policy: https://speechify.com/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://speechify.com/terms/
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Developer & User Discourse

Lier.z. • Apr 10, 2026 ★ 1
States to be free but just isn’t $140 a year 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
Renafed • Apr 10, 2026 ★ 1
This product is a scam. It’s very limited in what it can do and yet they falsely advertise a free trial. You sign up for the monthly trial, thinking you have a 3 day free trial. They charge $30 and then refuse to refund. They make it incredibly difficult to request a refund as well. I’m pretty sure this whole product makes money off of this scheme. $30/month is insanely steep for what this app has to offer.
donbeave • Apr 10, 2026 ★ 1
The worst experience, especially in mobile Safari. Very unstable app.
Bmurphy82567 • Apr 10, 2026 ★ 1
have to scan each individual page. it will not take a picture of a book and then read you the book
Dontevengiveaglance • Apr 10, 2026 ★ 1
You get basically nothing for free. The free voices are choppy and sound like they were ran through a blender. Cant use a cloned voice for free. Want a summary nah that cost money too. Might as well just use the built in TTS or burn $100
urbangrl17 • Apr 10, 2026 ★ 1
They fixed the login issue on mobile but now the app itself doesn’t work nor can you log into the web version on the phone. I spend more time trying to get this to work properly than any other app.
CamiSue2 • Apr 10, 2026 ★ 1
I’ve seen so many ads that all you have to do is take a pic of the books you want to read and speechify reads it to you. NOT! I realize how naive i was to believe an instagram ad now. You have to buy a membership, then pay for every book you want to read after that! There was a $30 coupon, so that helped, but still not what I was lead to believe. Don’t waste your time. Just get evermore or audible.
bobbbb • Apr 9, 2026 ★ 3
I think the voice options are great, but when used for film scripts or documents with unusual formatting the app will frequently skip over text. Even after I fiddled with the settings the issue persisted.
Kenzie wells • Apr 9, 2026 ★ 1
This app really irritated me. I signed up for the free trial to see if I liked the app before spending $130 on it. As soon as I clicked sign up for free trial they instantly charged my bank account. Not cool & very misleading. Now I have to go through the trouble of disputing this with my bank. Do not sign up for the “free” trial.
Brody1584 • Apr 9, 2026 ★ 1
Just paste what you want and say mirror. It’ll mirror it back and It’s free without trying to rip people off with crazy prices
Sativa (yes really) • Apr 9, 2026 ★ 1
Makes you jump through endless hoops to cancel do not do it
S.Cade • Apr 9, 2026 ★ 1
App doesn't work well and bills you for the year upfront rather than monthly. Couldn't use it to read pdfs because it skips words, rendering them unintelligible. Got charged $153+ for a service that's useless
MasterVader6977 • Apr 9, 2026 ★ 3
It’s good but man, $140 EVERY year just too much, I’m sorry. I could see this costing maybe $80 a year. Also, it’s a lot of money to cough up all at one time. I get you might not want to offer monthly, but can you at least offer 3 months or 6 months?
230195888123 • Apr 8, 2026 ★ 1
I downloaded it and it did not explain how to use the service at all. And then said I could go over and look up books and when I click on that, no book showed up in the library, so this is absolutely useless to me. Glad I didn’t have to pay
Stealing my $$$ • Apr 8, 2026 ★ 1
Missed the free trial cancelation by a few hours. When I emailed about canceling, they cancelled me and took my money. Didn’t tell me that was the plan until I was locked out.
Nickname a  • Apr 8, 2026 ★ 2
I mean, I like the concept of it, but I feel like you just have to pay for everything so it really doesn’t make a good experience on the app if you just have to pay for everything and like you only get a certain amount of time to try it out
Flappybirdhaslost • Apr 8, 2026 ★ 2
Sounds tinny
Marco1318 • Apr 7, 2026 ★ 1
I used to love speechify, it was incredible useful because I have adhd and dyslexia. The straight forward scan and listen offered a quick and effective tool but that is now gone. They new update are incredibly user unfriendly for the casual user. On top of the more complex and difficult to use design, many extremely helpful tools have been removed. I beg you to return the old functionality that actually helped people. Honestly I am disappointed.
NinjaJudd • Apr 7, 2026 ★ 3
I love all the options for speech to text. Biggest challenge seems to be. I’ve had it crash on me several times as I have taken pictures of my books. It doesn’t save the files.
AlexT9373 • Apr 7, 2026 ★ 1
I just downloaded, trying to create an account, and the app won’t let me select gender. I make my selection and it just makes me do it again over and over again. Therefore, I can’t use the app.