Speechify
by Speechify
At a glance
Text-to-speech app that reads documents, articles, and books aloud in natural voices.
text-to-speech accessibility reading
- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- Audio, Voice & Music
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2016
Overview
Speechify is a text-to-speech app that reads documents, web articles, PDFs, and books aloud in natural-sounding voices. It works across mobile, browser extension, and desktop, with speed controls and celebrity voice options. A free tier covers basic voices, while Premium unlocks higher-quality voices, faster speeds, and scanning features.
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Key features
- Natural AI voices across apps, browser, and mobile
- Reads PDFs, web pages, emails, and scanned text
- Adjustable reading speed up to several times normal
- Celebrity and premium voice options
Use cases
- Listening to articles and documents while commuting
- Accessibility support for dyslexia and low vision
- Speeding through reading lists as audio
Pricing
Speechify has a free tier with standard voices; Premium subscriptions add high-quality voices, faster speeds, and OCR scanning.
Record details
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Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-10-09
- Pricing
- speechify.com ↗
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- US
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/speechify/
Selection profile
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- Tasks it fits
- Audio and voice
Derived from the record: category "audio-voice".
Suggest a correction - How you use it
- Web app
Hosted product with no desktop/CLI tag in the record; assumed web-delivered.
Suggest a correction - Runs on
- Windows macOS Android iOS
Matched on the vendor page: “iPad Apps Android App Chrome Extension Edge Extension Web App Mac App Windows App AI Voice Generator Voice Over Dubbing Studio Voices Studio Captions Delegate Work to AI”
Suggest a correction - Where it runs
- Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
Suggest a correction - Works offline
- Not recorded
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Suggest a correction - Official service region
- Global
Mirrors the availability field already on the record ("global").
Suggest a correction - Public API
- Not recorded
The record does not state whether a public API exists.
Suggest a correction - Licence
- proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
Suggest a correction - Commercial use
- Not recorded
Commercial product; the terms reviewed here do not state a non-commercial restriction, but that was not verified.
Suggest a correction - Interface languages
- Not recorded
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- Subscription Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
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Where each value comes from
- Tasks it fits
- Our inference
- How you use it
- Our inference
- Runs on
- Verified 2026-10-09 speechify.com ↗
- Where it runs
- Our inference
- Works offline
- Our inference
- Official service region
- Our inference
- Public API
- Our inference
- Licence
- Our inference
- Commercial use
- Our inference
- Interface languages
- Unknown
Key facts and their evidence
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Platform support: windows, macos, android, ios Verified 2026-10-09 speechify.com ↗
Applies to: As stated on speechify.com on 2026-10-09
Matched on the vendor page: “iPad Apps Android App Chrome Extension Edge Extension Web App Mac App Windows App AI Voice Generator Voice Over Dubbing Studio Voices Studio Captions Delegate Work to AI”
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Frequently asked questions
What does Speechify do?
Speechify converts text — documents, articles, PDFs, and books — into natural-sounding speech across devices.
Is Speechify free?
A free tier with standard voices exists; premium voices and features require a subscription.
Where does Speechify work?
Speechify runs on iOS, Android, Chrome extension, and desktop, syncing position across devices.
What does Speechify not document?
No public documentation page is recorded for Speechify because none could be confirmed on its own site, and its API, licence terms and commercial-use rights are not established here.
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Related guides
Sources
- Official website ↗
- Speechify (Wikipedia) ↗
- Speechify: Text to Speech & Voice Typing AI Assistant | 60M+ Users ↗
- Official pricing ↗
This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-09.
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