Speechify

What is Speechify used for?

Speechify is a text-to-speech app built for consuming content by listening rather than reading. You load it with any document — a PDF, a web article, an email, a Google Doc, an ebook — and it reads it aloud in a high-quality AI voice at a speed you control, up to 4.5 times normal reading speed. It is popular with students, professionals with heavy reading workloads, and people with dyslexia or visual impairments who process information more effectively through audio.

Listen to Anything, Anywhere

The Chrome extension lets you highlight any text on any webpage and immediately start listening. The mobile app is where Speechify really shines — you can import a PDF from your files, take a photo of a physical page, or paste in copied text, and it becomes audio you can listen to on a walk or commute. The AI voices are some of the best available in a consumer TTS app, with options to choose celebrity-style voice packs and adjust pace, pitch, and playback style. The listening experience feels natural in a way that earlier TTS tools never managed.

Is the annual price worth it?

At $139 per year, Speechify is priced as a productivity tool, not a casual app. It is worth it for anyone who regularly needs to get through research papers, contracts, long reports, or textbooks — the time savings of consuming content at 2x speed while commuting are real and cumulative. The free plan is limited but genuine enough to test with your actual use case. If you only occasionally listen to the odd article, the free plan or a cheaper alternative will do fine.