{"id":52792,"date":"2021-01-04T23:20:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T15:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=52792"},"modified":"2023-03-16T18:51:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T10:51:44","slug":"text-to-speech-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/text-to-speech-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Text to Speech Applications for You &mdash; Best of"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Text to speech systems are not unknown \u2014 you use it while conversing with Alexa or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/tag\/siri\/\">Apple\u2019s Siri<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/google-now-voice-commands\/\">Google Assistant<\/a>. Though previously, it was only used for building accessible apps and speech-powered chatbots, its applications have grown in the last decade like in the area of audiobooks that help people <strong>enjoy stories or learn new things<\/strong> while multitasking.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to its growing popularity in the last decade, there are tons of text to speech (TTS) system providers, making it difficult for you to pick the best tool per your requirements. That is why I have compiled this list of the best text to speech apps to guide you. This list features <strong>premium as well as free apps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/realistic-free-tts\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 5 Best Free Realistic Text-to-Speech Tools\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Best Free Realistic Text-to-Speech Tools<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/realistic-free-tts.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-65014 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/realistic-free-tts.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">5 Best Free Realistic Text-to-Speech Tools<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe web is brimming with text-to-speech tools, but most of the good ones (with realistic\/ natural speech) aren't...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalreaders.com\/\">NaturalReader<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/text-to-speech-apps\/naturalreader-easy-text-speech-software.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"NaturalReader is an easy text to speech software\"><\/figure>\n<p>NaturalReader is an easy-to-use text to speech software that can work with a variety of text files. It provides 100+ highly accurate and natural-sounding voices in 10+ languages. Interestingly, you can also <strong>upload text files directly from cloud storage<\/strong> platforms like Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive.<\/p>\n<p>It supports most document formats such as PDF, TXT, DOCX, PPTX, ODS, ODT, and non-DRM EPUB. NaturalReader comes in three versions: Online, Software, and Commercial with Online Premium starting at $9.99\/month and Commercial Single starting at $49\/month for one user and $10\/month for each extra user.<\/p>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Supports most document formats<\/strong> such as PDF, TXT, DOCX, PPTX, ODS, ODT, and non-DRM EPUB along with JPEG and PNG, thanks to OCR.<\/li>\n<li>OCR for <strong>extracting text from scanned documents<\/strong> (premium only).<\/li>\n<li>Supports <strong>correcting or improving the pronunciation<\/strong> of any word.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A free version is available<\/strong> but with costly upgrades for extra voices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free apps are online-only<\/strong>, i.e., they require internet connectivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linguatec.de\/en\/text-to-speech\/\">Linguatec Voice Reader<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/text-to-speech-apps\/linguatec-voice-reader-text-speech-tool.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Linguatec Voice Reader is a text-to-speech tool\"><\/figure>\n<p>Linguatec Voice Reader is one of the best text-to-speech tools in the market that can easily convert text files into audio streams. Its most interesting feature is the set of 60+ astonishingly <strong>natural-sounding high-quality voices<\/strong>. You can choose any one of these professional voices to convert your texts into audios.<\/p>\n<p>Linguatec provides high-accuracy transcription solutions, thanks to its four products: Voice Reader Home, Voice Reader Studio, Voice Reader Server, and Voice Reader Web. Its Home edition costs \u20ac49 (approx. US$59) per voice, which may seem very expensive \u2014 especially when compared to NaturalReader.<\/p>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Studio edition costs \u20ac499<\/strong> (approx. US$ 605) per language, which seems a very reasonable price for unlimited commercial use.<\/li>\n<li>Supports converting <strong>a large number of text formats<\/strong> including TXT, RTF, DOCX, DOC, HTM, HTML, MHT, EPUB, PDF, and ODT.<\/li>\n<li>Supports up to <strong>45 different languages<\/strong> including all widely popular languages such as Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No free personal version<\/strong> available, unlike NaturalReader.<\/li>\n<li>Provides only one language and one voice in Voice Reader Home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.captivoice.com\/capti-site\/public\/entry\/readers\">Capti<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/text-to-speech-apps\/capti-offers-text-speech-productivity-solution.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Capti offers text to speech productivity solution\"><\/figure>\n<p>Capti is a productivity powerhouse including a text to speech engine, which works online as well as offline. It provides <strong>a natural-sounding listening experience<\/strong> in 20+ languages and integrates with cloud platforms such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive, allowing you to upload files directly from them.<\/p>\n<p>Capti Voice \u2014 its solution for educators \u2014 is a literacy and learning platform. As an educator, Capti Voice lets you <strong>help students overcome language barriers<\/strong> with personalized learning and teaching strategies. Capti Voice can narrate a large variety of text documents such as articles, ebooks, and web pages.<\/p>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Supports <strong>a host of platforms<\/strong> like Windows, macOS, iOS, and Chrome OS.<\/li>\n<li>Features <strong>extracting articles from web pages<\/strong> while skipping all clutter.<\/li>\n<li>Supports <strong>numerous text formats<\/strong> including PDF, DOCX, PPTX, EPUB, ODT, FODT, TXT, RTF, JPEG, PNG, and Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Free account is limited<\/strong>, but it still works for individuals (limitedly).<\/li>\n<li><strong>No pricing info<\/strong> is available for Personal Use Pro and Classroom Use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voicedream.com\/reader\/\">Voice Dream Reader<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/text-to-speech-apps\/voice-dream-reader-impressive-text-speech-app.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1060\" alt=\"Voice Dream Reader is an impressive text to speech app\"><\/figure>\n<p>Voice Dream Reader is an impressive text to speech application that gives <strong>high-quality reading and listening experience<\/strong>. It offers 200+ voices in 30+ languages (more than the above apps) and features synchronized text highlighting, auto-scrolling, and a distraction-free view which helps you to focus and better comprehend or learn the content.<\/p>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Supports numerous languages<\/strong> such as Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Spanish, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A cheaper alternative to the above tools<\/strong> costing US$7.99 on the Google Play Store (for Android) and US$14.99 on the App Store (for iOS).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supports various formats<\/strong> like PDF, EPUB, TXT, RTF, DOCX, and HTML.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Free version is very limited<\/strong> but supports buying premium voices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No support for desktop OSs<\/strong> like Windows and macOS, unlike the above tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.readspeaker.com\/\">ReadSpeaker<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/text-to-speech-apps\/readspeaker-offers-brilliant-text-speech-solutions.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"ReadSpeaker offers brilliant text-to-speech solutions\"><\/figure>\n<p>ReadSpeaker offers a range of online and offline text-to-speech solutions for websites, mobile apps, embedded devices, and more. Surprisingly, it avails <strong>200+ voices in 50+ languages<\/strong> with 90+ self-branded quality voices. ReadSpeaker offers a host of solutions, so I will focus on its general-purpose solutions.<\/p>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Supports a host of languages<\/strong> like Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>speechCloud API<\/strong> provides a TTS API, unlike other listed solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No free version<\/strong> available, unlike most solutions on this list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No pricing info<\/strong> is available for any of its solutions (need to contact).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/labsii.com\/products\/speech-central\/\">Speech Central<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/text-to-speech-apps\/speech-central-text-speech-synthesis-solution.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Speech Central is a text-to-speech synthesis solution\"><\/figure>\n<p>Speech Central is a superb text-to-speech solution, allowing you to listen to your favorite ebooks, blogs, or web pages. This app is <strong>specially designed for users with disabilities<\/strong> like dyslexia. It also offers features to listen to an article later, check your listening\/reading history, and perform handy tasks.<\/p>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Allows <strong>listening to any web page or ebook<\/strong> that helps at multitasking.<\/li>\n<li>Windows app also allows you to <strong>convert text into audio<\/strong> (MP3).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highly customizable<\/strong> listening and reading experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No support for macOS<\/strong> while it supports Android, iOS, and Windows.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No free trial available<\/strong> for Windows while it is available for Android.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/download.cnet.com\/KNFB-Reader\/3000-20418_4-77470539.html\">KNFB Reader<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/text-to-speech-apps\/knfb-reader-easy-text-speech-converter.jpg\" width=\"1002\" height=\"798\" alt=\"KNFB Reader is an easy text to speech converter\"><\/figure>\n<p>KNFB Reader is an easy to use text to speech converter. It is specially <strong>built for people with disabilities<\/strong> like low vision, dyslexia, etc. You can take a picture of any text, and KNFB Reader will read it aloud. Unlike some other readers, it uses superb image processing technology to capture accurate pictures.<\/p>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Offers voices in <strong>a range of languages<\/strong> including English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Russian, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Works offline<\/strong>, i.e., it does not require an internet connection. <\/li>\n<li>Supports <strong>converting text to Braille<\/strong>, unlike most other apps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No support for macOS<\/strong> while it supports Android, iOS, and Windows.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Very pricey<\/strong> \u2014 especially if compared to Speech Central (almost 7-8x).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/text2speech.app\">Text to Speech!<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/text-to-speech-apps\/text-speech-text-to-speech-app.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" alt=\"Text to Speech! is a text-to-speech app\"><\/figure>\n<p>Text to Speech! is <strong>a text-to-speech app for iPhones and iPads<\/strong>. It produces natural-sounding accurate voices from the input text. It can produce audio as you type in the text, but it does not support speaking out complete text files. This app offers 90+ voices in 30+ languages and customization options too.<\/p>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Supports <strong>most popular languages<\/strong> including English, Chinese, Danish,  French, German, Hindi, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Works offline<\/strong>, i.e., without an internet connection, like KNFB Reader.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Its voices sound less natural<\/strong>, unlike various solutions on this list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No support for speaking text files<\/strong> or text in pictures, unlike others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.panopreter.com\/en\/products\/pb\/index.php\">Panopreter Basic<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/text-to-speech-apps\/panopreter-basic-text-speech-converter.jpg\" width=\"1022\" height=\"721\" alt=\"Panopreter Basic is a text to speech converter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Panopreter Basic is <strong>a simple text to speech converter<\/strong>. It uses Microsoft TTS voices provided in Windows to convert texts in audio formats like WAV, MP3, OGG, and FLAC formats. Though the basic version is pretty limited, its premium version allows you to customize text layouts, audio pitch, and volume.<\/p>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Its <strong>Basic version is freeware<\/strong>, unlike almost all tools on this list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Supports only Windows<\/strong>, unlike most other solutions listed here.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The basic version is very limited<\/strong> \u2014 misses all the customization options.<\/li>\n<li>The basic version does not support DOCX, but you can copy-paste content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispeech.org\/\">iSpeech<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/text-to-speech-apps\/ispeech-text-speech-voice-synthesis-tool.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"iSpeech is a text to speech voice synthesis tool\"><\/figure>\n<p>iSpeech is another text-to-speech voice synthesis software targeted towards developers. It can help you to convert text to audio like all other applications on this list. Its interesting features are its APIs and SDKs, making <strong>iSpeech a better candidate for developers<\/strong> rather than end-users, unlike other solutions.<\/p>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online app<\/strong> for converting or listening to documents in audio.<\/li>\n<li>Converts to <strong>a variety of audio formats<\/strong> like WAV, MP3, WMA, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Its voices sound a little robotic<\/strong>, unlike many solutions on this list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No free plan available<\/strong> \u2014 requires buying credits for using its app.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No side-by-side reading<\/strong> experience, unlike Speech Central and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That is all about the best text-to-speech solutions available in the market. There are some free options here like NaturalReader, Capti, and more, but most others are only available as paid products.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Text to speech systems are not unknown \u2014 you use it while conversing with Alexa or Apple\u2019s Siri or Google Assistant. 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