Overview
Speechify reads PDFs, documents, web pages and scanned text aloud with AI voices and highlights text as it plays. It also offers voice typing, AI summaries and chat about content, AI podcasts and a note taker. It runs on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, the web and browser extensions, and has a separate text-to-speech API for developers.
Label: Vendor-described — Captured from the vendor's own materials. Not independently verified.
Best for
- People who prefer listening to documents, articles and books
- Students and readers with dyslexia or other reading needs
- Creators needing voiceovers (via Speechify Studio)
Key features
- Text-to-speech with 1,000+ voices in 60+ languages
- Listening speed up to 5x on Premium
- Scan & Listen for printed text
- AI summaries, chat and AI podcasts
- Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive integrations
- Speechify Studio for voiceovers and dubbing; developer API
What it does
- Reads PDFs, documents and web pages aloud
- 1,000+ voices in 60+ languages on Premium
- Scan & Listen OCR for printed text
- Voice typing in any app
- AI summaries, chat and podcast generation
- Text-to-speech API with voice cloning
Use cases
Not mapped to a use case yet.
Drawbacks & cautions
- Free plan is limited to 10 robotic-sounding voices and up to 1.5x speed
- AI summaries, Scan & Listen and natural voices require Premium
What users say
Trustpilot reviews are largely positive, praising natural voices, usefulness for studying and helpful support, while the main complaints concern surprise renewal charges and hard-to-manage subscriptions.
What people like
- Natural-sounding premium voices make long documents easy to listen to au.trustpilot.com
- Useful for studying and for proofreading your own writing by ear au.trustpilot.com
- Support is often described as quick and helpful with billing fixes au.trustpilot.com
Common complaints
- Unexpected subscription or annual charges after a trial ends au.trustpilot.com
- Cancelling or managing a subscription can require contacting support au.trustpilot.com
Scores are shown as each site published them on the date checked. They come from those sites' reviewers, not from us, and they never affect our rankings. Ratings based on fewer than 10 reviews are left out. The summaries are our own words, gathered Oct 22, 2026; follow the links to read the reviews.
Alternatives
- ElevenLabs — AI voice generation, voice cloning, dubbing, transcription and music via app and API
- Fliki — Turn scripts, blog posts and slides into narrated videos with AI voices, avatars and translation
- Murf AI — AI voice generator for voiceovers, dubbing and text-to-speech API
- My AI Front Desk — AI receptionist that answers calls 24/7, books appointments, texts and follows up with leads
Evidence
| Fact | Label | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| hasApi | Vendor-described | docs.speechify.ai | Oct 17, 2026 |
| overview | Vendor-described | speechify.com | Oct 17, 2026 |
| pricing | Vendor-described | speechify.com | Oct 17, 2026 |
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