Beautifully. Speech synthesis works by installing an app like either on your device or as a browser extension. AI scans the words on the page and reads it out loud, without any lag. You can change the default voice to a custom voice, change accents, languages, and even increase or decrease the speaking rate.
AI has made significant progress in synthesizing voices. It can pick up on formatted text and change tone accordingly. Gone are the days where the voices sounded robotic. is revolutionizing that.
Once you install the TTS mobile app, you can easily convert text to speech from any website within your browser, read aloud your email, and more. If you install it as a browser extension, you can do just the same on your laptop. The web version is OS agnostic. Mac or Windows, no problem.
There are quite a few text-to-speech apps for iOS, Android, Chrome and Safari. is the #1 rated app in the App Store and the subscription is very affordable and with one of the best customer experience. pays attention to all customer interactions. Impeccable functionality allows you to read web pages, PDFs, Google Docs and more with dozens of text-to-speech voices to choose from.
See our pricing page for more info. customers describe the speech output as almost lifelike.
It must be noted that text-to-speech is not speech recognition. It only works one way: it converts text into audio. Neither does not create audio files.
There are limitless reasons and use cases for TTS. Children pick up so much from listening (ask any parent) and unlocking the number of (quality) words a child can listen to holds tremendous potential in their development. College students, teachers, professors, parents, professionals, productivity enthusiasts, and those that are challenged with reading can benefit greatly as well.
As children play, you could use TTS to read out their favorite book, or a school reading, or use it for more intentional times. With TTS, words are highlighted (think Karaoke) so your child could
read and listen at the same time. This makes for greater retention as two senses are stimulated.
The web pages you allow your children to read come alive.
Parents can live an exhausting life sometimes. Work and personal life clash and there’s just no time. Text-to-speech enables parents to get more done, read those work emails, and even the ones from their child’s school much quicker as they multi task.
Parents can also turn their favorite book into an audiobook and have it read aloud on those long road trips. Great for parents homeschooling their children.
For college students & professionals
Working on your PhD? In law school? Simply scan your reading and have it read aloud up to 5x the speed. Get more productive, retain, and understand more in a shorter amount of time.
Graduated law school? Passed the Bar? Writer, doctor, engineer, professor, or any profession that requires plenty of reading, TTS is a great tool to help simplify a productive life.
For the professionals who travel a lot, read any document, email, or book. Listen as fast as you can. Crush it.
The use-cases are limitless. Attorneys can read their case files much quicker. People in healthcare can listen much quicker and on the go. Teachers, editors, you name it. If your job requires you to read, text-to-speech can help.
Many people just want to unplug from a screen and listen to a great book. Text-to-speech is a fantastic way to turn any PDF, eBook, or a physical book, into an audiobook. You don’t have to rely on just audiobooks, have any text read aloud. Most subscriptions are relatively cheap on a per month basis.
Text-to-speech is great for those who face reading challenges such as dyslexia, in fact, was founded to solve a very problem. Read Cliff’s story about how he, as a dyslexic reads 100 books a year!
People with TBI, ADHD, dry eyes, or any other illness that makes reading difficult can benefit from converting text into speech on the fly.
Yes! Text to speech can be used for businesses that want to offer a premium digital experience to their readers. Medium offers text-to-speech free to their millions of readers. Their readers are more engaged, and reading time isn’t relegated to eyes on a screen. Readers can now take it to go, turning every blog or article into a podcast.
Your readers can enjoy your content even if their mobile device is in their pocket, bag, or purse.
Deploying takes minutes. Automate your speech. The heavy lifting and backend processing is done on our servers.
Imagine your visitors engaging with your content while grocery shopping, driving, or exercising. They don’t have to be locked in to a screen. Interested in the API or SDK? Contact us.
