# Speechify

> Reads documents, web pages and books aloud with AI voices

- Page on StartupList: https://startuplist.tech/launches/speechify
- Website: https://speechify.com/
- Category: AI Voice and Audio
- Price: Free + $29/mo
- Company: Speechify (https://startuplist.tech/companies/speechify)
- Used for: Write documents, Learn AI

## At a glance

- The problem it solves: Reading long documents, books and emails takes too long or is hard for some people to do comfortably
- Who it's for: Businesses and consumers
- How it finds customers: App stores, Marketplaces and integrations

## About

Speechify is a text to speech app that reads books, PDFs, web pages, Google Docs and emails aloud using AI voices. You can use it on the web, as a Chrome or Edge extension, and as apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows.

The core product turns any text into speech you can play, pause and follow along with highlighted words. You can change the voice, the language and the playback speed. A scan feature lets you photograph a printed page and listen to it.

The product has grown beyond reading. Its Voice AI Assistant lets you ask questions about what you are listening to and get summaries. Voice typing dictates text into apps such as Google Docs and Gmail. An AI meeting note taker records calls and produces key points, and a voice-first workspace lets you write documents by speaking. You can also turn a document or a short description into an AI podcast.

Speechify is aimed at people who find reading hard or slow, including students, professionals who work through long documents and email, and people with dyslexia or other reading difficulties. It is also used by creators and anyone who would rather listen than read.

The free plan lets you listen at speeds up to 1.5x, with 10 robotic sounding voices and text to speech features only. The Premium plan is listed at $29 per month, or $139 billed yearly. It adds more than 1,000 natural voices in over 60 languages, listening at up to 5x speed, scan and listen, AI summaries and chats, Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive integrations, voice typing, AI podcasts and the Voice AI Assistant.

The company states that more than 55 million people use Speechify. Its founder, Cliff Weitzman, built the app after being diagnosed as dyslexic.

## Links

- [Speechify on StartupList](https://startuplist.tech/launches/speechify)
- [Website](https://speechify.com/)