Best text to speech software

by María Luisa Rivas

reviewed on June 19, 2019

This is a very good app to get your text converted to audio and can be used in any of the e-Learning application. It is very simple and easy to use text to speech software. More

by Justin Harris

reviewed on June 19, 2019

I love Balabolka because it works with anything. The best feature about this Text-To-Speech program is that you can actually save on-screen text to a variety of different audio formats allowing you to listen to them again later. More

by Amy Burton

reviewed on June 19, 2019

It's just such a great feature that this software is able to play voices from different formats of audio files. Gonna try and get this later I hope that this would not disappoint my expectations. More

by Surangani Baddegedera

reviewed on June 19, 2019

Ggreat Stuff

by Donald Rodriguez

reviewed on June 19, 2019

Balabolka is a decent Text-To-Speech program. In fact, I used it to write this review!

by Alice Cui

reviewed on June 19, 2019

Easy to install and to use. Their tech support department is highly responsive. It also has pretty accurate functioning, i love it!

by Jacob Perry

reviewed on March 14, 2019

This product only tells me that it is compatible with windows xp which makes me concerned whether it will work with windows 10. I would prefer a free trial to see how it works before I pay $60 for it. It seems very good but it also seems very outdated. I would just like to try it before I put that much money into it. More

by Carlos Alberto Bautista

reviewed on March 22, 2018

This software is pretty great. Of course the speech doesn't sound that natural, but that's just the state of the tech now. This particular software does a lot better job than just about any I've ever heard. More

by Muhammad Bose

reviewed on March 22, 2018

It looks like a reasonable product. The question will be, does it sound very robotic and choppy or does it actually sound like a person speaking?

by Pranav Chattopadhyay

reviewed on March 14, 2019

I was looking for text to speech software so I downloaded ICQ. It appears to be a simple instant messaging service. While it has text to speech voice messages, the software itself is not primarily text to speech software. More

by Fillip Davina null

reviewed on July 19, 2019

i used this software but primarily its not TTS-software.

by Jacob Sullivan

reviewed on March 14, 2019

The voice packs are pretty good, and the pronunciation is good too. The only real problem is the voices tend to speak a little too quickly when they come to commas and periods, so if you're using it to read a long passage it can get a little confusing. More

by Martha Hayes

reviewed on March 22, 2018

Text2Speech is a software that turns text into speech. Easy to use and many different voices to use.

by Ryan Warren

reviewed on March 22, 2018

If you want a text to speech software, Text2Speech is for you. It's simple and the interface is very easy to navigate with.

by Amber Ren

reviewed on March 14, 2019

Voice Dream Reader is the best text to speech software that i've come across. I have the iPhone, so it was the perfect app for that. Makes my life easier. It was easy to setup and install, and the interface is clean. More

This is an app that had potential. However the TTS engine is super buggy and usually doesn't finish sentences.

by Michael Stephens

reviewed on March 22, 2018

Voice dream reader is a alright app but it could be so much better if they just improved the voices they used when reading. I can't stand them.

by Jordan Hayes

reviewed on March 22, 2018

If you need to listen any kidn of document this app is the perfect tool

Voice Dream Reader is horrible and it may look intriguing because it's available on so many things but man it was a mess and I had such a hard time with it, and I'm tech savvy. Don't waste your time with this one. More

by Melissa Kim

reviewed on March 22, 2018

Voice Dream Reader is really great for listening to all my favorite newly downloaded E-books from the library. Instead of reading and straining my eyes, I can lay in bed and let Voice Dream Reader do all the work. More

by Sabine Kehrner null

reviewed on July 19, 2019

In my opinion, that is the best text to speech software. The software is very easy to understand. There are a lot of natural human voices available. And Audio Reader XL really reads every kind of text imaginable. I can definitely recommend Audio Reader XL! More

by Filipp null

reviewed on August 21, 2019

Audio Reader XL is one of the best software for text to speech conversion. I am using this software from the last one year. it's very simple and very easy to handle. I highly recommend this software. its great software for both beginner and expert. More

by Muhammad Irfan null

reviewed on August 19, 2019

Awesome software for students.

by Dustin Boldt null

reviewed on August 24, 2019

I tried a lot of text-to-speech software, but opted for Audio Reader XL. This program works with so many different text formats. This program is one that works with so many of the different text formats. The voices sound natural and good. The support for the program is very fast and answers all my questions.

by Team Renegade null

reviewed on July 18, 2019

I really love that software for read aloud text. It's very easy to use. I think the program the best one on the market.

by Marina Castello null

reviewed on July 17, 2019

An A+ for Audio Reader XL - The software is a successful all-round package and really hits the mark in all areas. Audio Reader XL turns your personal computer into a top text to speech machine. Compared to other programs, Audio Reader XL is very powerful, very easy and very intuitive.Upon request, the reading of documents, web pages, and e-mail works perfectly and unobtrusively in the background. I can definitely recommend this Software. More

by Kenneth Morgan

reviewed on June 19, 2019

Really simple and easy to use, probably one of the best text to speech software that I've tried and I appreciate the customization and control settings flexibility. More

Amazon Polly is an amazing text to speech software that will allow you to put in voice all your books, articles, and whatever you desire. It's easy and fast and it also includes a lot of free data every month. I really suggest its use to whoever needs to put in words their favorite text. More

by Anna Garza

reviewed on July 6, 2018

I always love Amazon products because they came from a trustworthy producer. This worked seemlessly for a busy person like me.

by Paul Ray

reviewed on March 22, 2018

Amazon Polly was an interesting software. It worked for the purpose intended, of course, but the really unique thing was the payment tier it had. You could utilize a pay as you use philosophy which was a very nice feature. More

by Bryan Cole

reviewed on March 22, 2018

This is a really great service for people who need text to speech services. The service is innovative and a relatively good price. The service works well and I would recommend it to those who are looking for a simple solution to this problem. More

by Robert Stone

reviewed on March 14, 2019

Zabaware is a free utility which reads text from your screen. It works well and makes computer use much more functional for people with vision issues. Although the included voices work fine there is an option to purchase more natural sounding voices which I would recommend getting. More

by Austin Porter

reviewed on July 6, 2018

I would like to agree with @Bobby. Althought this is not a super good, Zabaware can still compete for other softwares around the same category. The price to pay is really worth it. More

by Roger Dunn

reviewed on March 22, 2018

This is a really great solution for transforming text to speech. The price is very reasonable and the product is easy to use, which is very important.

It's not the most amazing one out there, but this will do the job for plenty of people. That being said I say download the free trial and give it a go. Learn for yourself if this will make you happy or not, before you purchase it for 30. More

by Kyle Wagner

reviewed on March 14, 2019

Though the voices can be a little mechanical, NaturalReader's text to speech cadence flows well, no awkward pauses. I like how many choices of voice and accents are available and that you can choose different speeds - I sometimes put dialogue that I've written in to hear if it flows smoothly. It's a simple and easy to use test to speak program that that's free, but I appreciate that I can get more features if I want to pay for them. More

by Sandra Keller

reviewed on July 6, 2018

WOW! PDF to voice!? That's just insane! They took text to speech to a whole another level of technology and innovation. I think this would work perfectly for my son who loves to read online books... More

by James Medina

reviewed on March 22, 2018

I've tried many text to speech softwares and NaturalReader is by far the best, It's a professional text software that has tons of useful features, I don't know what I would do without it. More

I played with the interface for a bit and changed out the voices. The default text seemed to sound a little more natural than any sentences that I typed in. While the text was spoken and was easily understood, it still sounded like typical computer generated speech to me. I do feel that this would be very useful for those that needed this type of software for reading text. More

by Pablo Rodríguez

reviewed on March 22, 2018

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by Sean Hansen

reviewed on March 14, 2019

If you have every tried the built in text to speech software on your computer you know how frustrating listening to it can be. There are a few more pleasant sounding text to speech apps out there, but short of speaking everything yourself and uploading it to your own website there was no easy solution to this problem. That is until I can across Acapela Group Virtual Speaker. They offer a wide variety of voice variants with options for extra emotion as well as a whole host of different languages. Now I can give all my clients a text to speech option that makes it much easier for them to stay updated on my post on the go. More

by Katherine Meyer

reviewed on July 6, 2018

I would like to try and make an EDM music using voice from this software LOL. I hope this works and can speak hungarian very well.

by Jerry Hughes

reviewed on March 22, 2018

I own a small business and needed interactive voice recording software for my phone system. Acapela Group Virtual Speaker fits my needs and it has several languages. Spanish is important for some of my customers so this is great for my business. More

by Jesse Chen

reviewed on March 22, 2018

When I was looking for something to help some of my colleagues, I stumbled onto Acapela. Acapela made it so very easy to get my point across in the many languages we work in, without having to hire a translator by the hour. It was a wonderful investment, one I'll be sending other workers to as often as I can. More

The virtual speaker by Acapela Group is one of the best ones I've tried. The system is extremely easy to use and the voice is very natural and life-like. I will be using this exclusively for my projects. More

by Jose Thompson

reviewed on March 22, 2018

This is a beautiful app. This works great for my business. I can do voice recordings for several activities in my company. This creates high quality recordings immediately and anytime I need it,24/7! Virtual speaker will create voice recordings instantaneously. The way I can use some of the voices to show emotions such as being happy or sad is shouting or even whispering. So helpful and a time saver for my organization More

by Christopher Meyer

reviewed on March 14, 2019

I wear reading glasses and what a pain it is to have to put on my glasses when a text comes in. With this app, I can just listen to the text without having to stop what I am doing to put my glasses on. It is so easy to use and now, when I am busy, I don't have to stop what I am doing to read a text or risk missing an important one. More

by Irene Carranza

reviewed on July 6, 2018

FOR A GRANDMA LYK ME, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM. I OFTEN LOSE MY GLASSES THAT MY SON IS ALREADY TIRED OF ALWAYS BUYING ME A NEW ONE. BECAUSE OF THIS, I THINK THIS WILL BE THE FINAL SOLUTION FOR MY ALWAYS PROB! More

by Robert Johnston

reviewed on March 22, 2018

Great site for text to speech. Easy to use and fun to even play with. Save your fingers from typing everything and use this.

by Marco Antonio Cervantes

reviewed on June 19, 2019

Love that this is a free text to speech software, it is also very simple to use, but you always have to be online to be able to use the app/

Studies show that people learn faster when listening to something rather than reading it. I have been on the market to improve my training software by including text to speech. This program is amazing, it works so well and I am well on my way to changing my training and getting better employees because of it! More

by Charles Wells

reviewed on March 22, 2018

iSpeech website is a hit or miss, even though the try it out feature is good, it doesn't work on most of my trials. The pricing is also steep for a synthetic voice text to speech service. I would rather hire a voice actor. More

by George Silva

reviewed on March 22, 2018

This is a great web site for the visually impaired. I like the layout. Very user friendly.

by Randy Jimenez

reviewed on March 14, 2019

My eyesight is not what it used to be. I have to do a lot of reading for my job and squinting at lines of text all day can give me a bad headache. I was so happy to find Voice Reader. Now I can put in my headphones and listen to the text-to-speech easily and not strain my eyes. More

by Tyler Gonzalez

reviewed on March 22, 2018

I was very happy to try this program out. I bought this so I could work on my pc while multitasking. I bought the cheaper version and it still did well, providing me with the essentials. I was able to understand it very quickly and have had no issues. More

by Jordan Hoffman

reviewed on March 22, 2018

After endless hours of searching for a text to speech software that's realistic I no longer have to look. This program not only made the text sound realistic but it did it fluently without any problems. More

by Douglas Baker

reviewed on March 22, 2018

You know how your computer can do text to speech? And in some instances your phone can do the same? Want to pay another $80 for it to sound more human? Buy this! More

by Kimberly Hudson

reviewed on March 14, 2019

I am never home...I travel for work, sometimes by car, sometimes by plane. Love read to me. It lets me load articles that I can listen to while on the go. Need to do some research, need to run two miles. Do them both simultaneously. Load articles, start running and listen away. Love that I can "multi" multitask. Never waste a minute. On the phone with business colleague, they say 'Hey did you read...." Now with Read2Me, you can load the article and read later, no worrying about remembering what you wanted to read. Read2Me has made me so much more efficient with my time. I also love classic rock, use Read2Me to load article about the latest rockers while I sit at the pool and tan. A win-win! More

by José Juan Ayala

reviewed on March 22, 2018

Read2Me is a great way for me to digest content found on the internet in a very convenient manner. I can easily convert websites I frequent into concise audio files that I can listen to while out and about. More

by Nino Škopac null

reviewed on April 12, 2018

It lets you instantly convert articles from your favorite websites or uploaded files into audio. It backed up by Amazon's Polly and has a free tier of 5 minutes per day. Paid plans are very inexpensive (€1.99 for 5 hours of conversion). Also, it has a curated list of hot daily articles from New York Times and Medium, which are completely free to everyone. More

by Kyle Richardson

reviewed on March 14, 2019

AudioBookMaker is probably one of the best free text to speech software's that you will ever find. I absolutely love that they have a selection of voices that you can choose from and that you can also switch to different languages. The thing that bothers me the most about text to speech software is the monotone voice that you get from it. But AudioBookMaker actually has a built in monotone voice reduction that really works! I will never use another text to speech software again. More

by Mark Carroll

reviewed on March 22, 2018

I am very pleased with the services that AudioBookMaker provide. The Text to Speech software they offer is amazing and I am satisfied with the high quality results, it's definitely one of the best software I used so far. There are also excellent features and benefits that comes along with the text to speech software. More

by Phillip Parker

reviewed on March 22, 2018

I feel like we haven't perfected human synthesized voice, and although we're pretty near, text to speech software is just not something I would use to listen to anything. Audiobooks are amazing if it was read by a voice actor or the original author, nothing compares. We need more voice talents covering news articles online for people who want to listen, not read. More

I was looking for a text to speech software, which would could perform speech following as well as I could customize single words per pronunciations. I like AudioBookMaker for this. It also allows for imports from MS Word documents and supports multiple format like *.WAV, *.MP3. It being a freeware is a plus too. More

by Anthony Myers

reviewed on March 22, 2018

Sometimes simple solutions just work and there's really no reason not to use AudioBookMaker. It's free and can easily convert text to mp3's for listening on the go which can save time that would otherwise be wasted reading reports. More

by Steven Wagner

reviewed on March 14, 2019

When driving I need an app to help read my emails and text. I could not find anything that worked properly. Text Aloud came along and converted everything I needed read to an MP3 file so that I could reference in later or save it on my computer. This was a great tool I find useful every day. More

by Mark Walters

reviewed on March 22, 2018

Text Aloud appears to be a decent solution for turning text into speech. However, though it isn't free, it also isn't expensive. As I said previously, it is a decent solution. More

by Juan Willis

reviewed on March 22, 2018

This is perfect for those with hearing impairments or other things. I think its great what it does.

by Philip Little

reviewed on March 14, 2019

I've tried other text to speech software, but TextAloud 3 is one that works with so many of the different formats I use on my Windows machines. The voices can be a little robotic, but I can customize them so easily to your preferences. The software is pretty inexpensive for what I got (the tutorials available on the website showed me all of the capabilities). More

by Christopher Morales

reviewed on March 22, 2018

The voices are very natural and I enjoy playing around with the different voices to change up what I am listening to at the time.

TextAloud 3 does a great job transcribing what I say in my mic to my computer screen. Sending a long email is so much easier thanks to TextAloud3. I highly recommend this to anyone who types with two fingers. More

by Roy Simmons

reviewed on March 14, 2019

I think Capti Voice is the best text to speech software as I can use content from the Web, GoogleDrive or Dropbox to listen to information. I find that Capti Voice is easy to use as well. More

by Maria Mitchell

reviewed on March 22, 2018

This is a great idea for a classroom or people with seeing disabilities. It would be a lot better if it also offered speech-to text.

by Elizabeth Jordan

reviewed on March 22, 2018

Capti is a text-to-speech program that gives a voice to a vast array of textual sources. It sounds like a great solution for this topic.

by Lawrence Banks

reviewed on March 14, 2019

CereProc makes very professional text to speech software that's suitable for consumers looking for a high-end product and for businesses alike. They have a number of regional accents available, typically British accents and the like, that are particularly well-done, considering the area the company is based out of. Definitely a company worth checking out if free resources are not sufficient for your needs. More

by Janet Robertson

reviewed on March 22, 2018

Enhance your voice reognition software improving communication skills. CereProc's and CereVoice text-to-speech v4.0 works great with many techical devices such as Mac and Apple OS . This text to speech software easily improves communication. Cere Voice can default Mac software voices to other languages and and alter accents. This is great voice software with alot of personality! More

CereProc could be one of the best text to speech software, but there's many things wrong with it. Sometimes when saying a sentence it will sometimes randomly skip words, making the sentence incoherent. More

by Navya Jindal

reviewed on March 22, 2018

Many times I've tried TTS software only to give up because I work so much to correct errors. CereProc has been much better than the others I've tried. It's only been a while since I started using it but I'm sold on it. More

by Betty Su

reviewed on March 14, 2019

having lost my voice for few days, i struggled to communicate with my workmates and family members. i looked up for apps that has a text to speech feature to help me with talking and i came across this down. it works well with iphone and whenever i need to be part of a conversation, i just type it on my phone and it does the talking to me. i was even able to find a voice option that sounds like my natural voice so i was really blown away. More

by Dennis Carr

reviewed on March 22, 2018

I found this to be is a decent Text to Speech app for iOS land. It's got decent ratings, but just not very many of them. 36 different voices can be fun to play with. More

by Christina Castro

reviewed on March 22, 2018

This app has amazing potential! It does so well at recognizing all words and has a quick turn around for speaking. There could be more advanced features, but I have hope that they will add them one day. More

This free text to speech app for iPhone works very well. If you are looking for a desktop app or an Android app, you'll have to look elsewhere, but for iPhone users, this is one of the best. More

by Jessica Bennett

reviewed on March 14, 2019

The best this about Voicepaper is how easy it is to use. I personally to read, but it is nice to be able to mash a few buttons and hear an article, and not worry about running into anyone while I am walking. The interface is intuitive, it can be used for a few minutes before purchase, and the voice is not, well, it doesn't sound like Roz from Monsters, Inc. (But I might enjoy if that was possible sometimes!). For the number of channel options and the overall price (around nine dollars), I like it. I give it two thumbs up for anyone who might walk or run and likes articles over music. More

by Donald Rose

reviewed on March 22, 2018

I absolutely despise this app. Its not very well thought out and the developer failed to think about it from a user perspective. Steer clear of this atrocious app. Siri is better. More

by Pranav Chattopadhyay

reviewed on March 22, 2018

A good idea on paper but often makes mistakes. Very inaccurate in its reading. If you can look past that it is ok.

by Howard Ortiz

reviewed on March 22, 2018

Voicepaper really nails down the text to speech software. It sounds really natural when it is reading text to you. It doesn't have the normal robotic sound that other software has. It is really impressive that you can use it for Dropbox along with just importing a regular text file to it. The voice that reads back to you is calming and it really sounds like a person reading text to you. More

by Walter Ortega

reviewed on March 22, 2018

This is an ok app that lets you convert voice to text if you use Dropbox for dictation purposes. I dont and I do not know many people that do; but I believe that for those that do this could be handy. More

by Rebecca Taylor

reviewed on March 14, 2019

Intelligent speaker helps me a lot in saving time and multi-tasking. I can listen to blog posts and listen to any device because it has a great text to speech functionality and it works even if not connected to the internet. Real great!!! More

by Vitaly Zdanevich

reviewed on August 6, 2018

The good voice from Amazon, sync with a podcast.