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Speechify

Speechify is a text-to-speech reader from Speechify Inc. that reads PDFs, documents, web pages and scanned book pages aloud in natural-sounding voices. It suits students, auditory learners and busy professionals who would rather listen than read, and Premium adds AI summaries, voice typing and AI podcasts.

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Quick facts

VendorSpeechify
CategoryVoice & music
PlatformsWebiOSAndroidmacOSWindowsBrowser extensionAPI
Free planYes
Pricing from$29/month
Last reviewed

Best for

  • Students with heavy reading loads
  • Auditory learners
  • Professionals clearing documents

Key features

Read anything aloud

Plays back PDFs, docs, web pages and files from Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive with synced text on screen.

Scan & Listen

Photograph a printed book page or handout and Speechify uses OCR to read the text aloud on Premium.

1,000+ natural voices

Premium unlocks more than 1,000 voices in 60+ languages, while the free plan offers 10 robotic-sounding voices.

Speeds up to 5x

Premium listeners can go up to 5x speed, about 900 words per minute, compared with a 1.5x cap on the free plan.

AI summaries and chat

Summarize a document or ask questions about what you are reading, with answers based on that content.

Voice Typing

Dictate text by voice instead of typing, with automatic grammar cleanup, included in the Premium subscription.

Use cases

  • Listen to assigned textbook chapters on your commute and review the AI summary before class.
  • Scan a printed handout with your phone and hear it read aloud when reading on paper is tiring.
  • Turn a long industry report into a listening session at 2x speed between meetings.
  • Convert your study notes into an AI podcast to revise while walking or at the gym.

Pricing

Pricing from
$29/month
Free trial

The Free plan offers text to speech with 10 basic voices at up to 1.5x speed. Premium costs $29/month or $139/year and adds 1,000+ voices, 5x speed, scanning, AI tools and voice typing.

Ways to save

  • Yearly billing brings Premium to $139, about $11.58 a month and roughly 60% less than paying $29 monthly.
  • Speechify's own student guide lists 25% off Premium for students verified through UNiDAYS or Student Beans.
  • Speechify offers a free trial of Premium, so you can test the voices and speeds before paying.
Prices checked on Oct 12, 2026

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What is Speechify?

Speechify is a listening app: you give it text and it reads it back in a synthetic voice while highlighting the words. It runs in the browser, on iPhone, iPad and Android, on Mac and Windows, and as a Chrome or Edge extension, so a document started on a laptop can continue on a phone.

What stands out

  • Built for reading, not voiceovers. Speed control, word highlighting and scanning target people who want to get through text faster.
  • More than a reader. Premium bundles AI summaries, chat about a document, AI podcasts and voice typing in one subscription.

Who it’s for

Speechify suits students with long reading lists, people who find on-screen reading tiring and professionals who want to review reports hands-free. Creators who need downloadable voiceovers should look at Speechify Studio or a dedicated voice generator instead.

Limitations

The free plan’s robotic voices and 1.5x cap are a steep step down from Premium. Monthly billing at $29 is expensive compared with the yearly price. Speechify does not publish the free trial’s length on its pricing page, and Studio and the API cost extra.

Speechify FAQ

Yes. Speechify has a free plan that reads text aloud on the web, mobile, desktop and Chrome extension, with 10 robotic-sounding voices and speeds up to 1.5x. Natural voices, scanning and AI features require Premium.

Speechify Premium costs $29 a month on monthly billing or $139 a year on annual billing, which works out to about $11.58 a month. Speechify Studio and the Speechify API are priced separately.

Yes, according to Speechify's education guide updated in July 2026: verified students get 25% off Premium through UNiDAYS or Student Beans. Verification happens with the partner, not by entering a school email at checkout.

Speechify is the reading app for listening to your own documents and web pages. Speechify Studio is a separate product for producing voiceovers and other audio content, with its own pricing page and plans.

Yes, on Premium. The Scan & Listen feature uses OCR to pull text from a photo of a book page or document and read it aloud, which the free plan does not include.

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Sources

Reviewed on Oct 12, 2026

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