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How Speechify Works

How Speechify Works

Written by Kristy

With the free Speechify iOS app 📲, web browser extension 👩‍💻, and Mac app, you can have almost any text read aloud to you — helping save time, improve productivity, boost comprehension, and retain more of what you read.

Read Anything, Anywhere

Speechify can read content aloud while you follow along, which may help improve reading speed and comprehension. You can also simply listen, making it convenient for multitasking.

Speechify supports:

  • Web pages

  • Online articles

  • Emails and text

  • Documents and PDFs

  • Books

  • Textbooks and assignments

  • Research papers

You can also:

  • Upload documents

  • Scan books or printed pages

  • Paste text directly into the app

  • Upload photos of text

  • Send content from other apps using the Share or Export feature

Speechify lets you:

  • Listen to Content

    • Upload a document to listen

    • Scan a book to listen

    • Find a book to listen

    • Paste text to listen

    • Upload a photo of text to listen

    • Listen to a webpage

    • Listen to ChatGPT

    • Use the Share or Export option in other apps to send content to Speechify

    Connect Your Apps

    • Connect with Chrome, Dropbox, and more

    • Access your read.amazon.com library

    Create & Personalize

    • Create your own voice

    • Create AI podcasts

    • Dictate texts (Voice typing dictation)

    Download & Export

    • Download audio and MP3 files

    Study & Productivity Tools

    • Summarize documents

    • Create quizzes and test yourself

You Have the Control

Speechify includes features that let you personalize your listening experience:

  • Choose from natural, human-like AI voices

  • Control playback speed

  • Sync content across devices and the web app

  • Follow highlighted text in real time for improved focus and comprehension

Speechify also supports background playback, allowing you to continue listening while using other apps, as long as the app remains minimized and not fully closed.

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