Speechify — Text to Speech

Name: Speechify — Text to Speech
Rating: 4.4 (131 reviews)
Author: Speechify

Read aloud any Google Doc, PDF, webpage, or book with text to speech (TTS). Natural sounding voices in 30+ languages & 130 voices.

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Speechify — Text to Speech is a powerful Chrome extension that converts your reading material — including Google Docs, PDFs, webpages, and emails — into natural-sounding audio. Trusted by millions, Speechify features over 130 voices across 30+ languages, enabling users to listen at speeds up to 4.5x faster than normal reading. With seamless syncing across desktop and mobile devices, you can access your audio library anywhere, anytime.

Ideal for students, professionals, people with reading difficulties, and productivity enthusiasts, Speechify enhances learning and accessibility. Its features include screenshot-to-audio conversion, a floating widget for easy control, active text highlighting, and support for diverse content types. Whether for studying, work, or leisure reading, Speechify transforms text into speech to boost comprehension and save time.

With a free plan offering basic functionality and a premium plan unlocking unlimited PDF uploads, premium voices, and customizable listening speeds, Speechify is a versatile tool for anyone seeking effortless text-to-speech experience.

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Version:

11.35.1 Last updated: 2025-04-28

Creation date:

2023-09-06

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Permissions:

offscreen
tabs
contextMenus
storage
alarms
scripting
unlimitedStorage
system.cpu
system.memory

Host permissions:

<all_urls>
https://*/
http://*/
file://*/

Size:

24.78M

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Edge Add-on Store

Updated:

21 hours ago

Ranking

# 663 ▼ 20

Other rankings

#51 in Accessibility ▲ 10

#2 in speech to text keyword 36

#2 in text to speech keyword 78

#4 in speech keyword 76

#7 in screenshot reader keyword 25

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Other platforms

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User reviews

Speechify is praised for its high-quality text-to-speech functionality that greatly aids reading and learning, especially for users with disabilities. It offers natural voices and supports multitasking. However, users frequently mention the high subscription cost and desire more affordable pricing options. Technical issues and imperfections in voice intonation and user interface also affect the experience. Overall, Speechify is considered a valuable tool that significantly improves reading efficiency and accessibility, despite some drawbacks and room for improvement.

Pros

Highly effective for reading long texts such as books, textbooks, and reports, enhancing learning and retention.
Helpful for people with reading difficulties like dyslexia and ADHD, making reading easier and more comfortable.
Provides high quality, natural-sounding voices that improve the listening experience.
Supports multitasking by allowing users to listen to text while doing other activities.
Valued by students and professionals for increasing reading efficiency and productivity.

Cons

Subscription pricing is considered expensive and manipulative, with an emphasis on annual over monthly plans.
Issues with voice intonation and monotone delivery reduce naturalness and make key information harder to distinguish.
Technical problems such as the extension sometimes failing to read text or opening interface issues, especially on certain platforms like Edge on Linux.
Limited ability to remove unwanted text elements like citations during scholarly readings can be distracting.
User interface limitations, such as requiring screenshots for reading text rather than highlighting, make it difficult to use on large or multiple articles.

Recent reviews

I have to admit when I first got This app it was kind of an accident; I was a little irritated. But I decided to go ahead and try it since I do have issues but led me to the trial in the first place. I have to say I don't know how I'll ever go back now this has been absolutely mind blowing in life offering sounds dramatic well maybe it does tries yourself see what you think if you really need help or if you need to be able to consume a lot of information while you're also doing other tasks it's priceless

by JG, 2025-05-13

It's Really Good!!!!

by Kandula,, 2025-04-24

Great for reading textbooks for school.

by Natalia, 2025-04-19

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Speechify — Text to Speech requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Speechify — Text to Speech is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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