Speech Central: Text to Speech 4+

Voice Reader PDF, web, books

Labsii

    • 4.3 • 39 Ratings
    • $12.99

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Description

You'll love Speech Central because it has both the best feature set among text-to-speech apps and the best pricing among high quality voice reader apps on the Store. To no surprise it is the most popular choice among the Mac users in this category. Here are just some of our outstanding features:

◦ The best text-to-speech experience - our proprietary engine significantly enhances the output of Apple's voices and AI voices by infusing their readings with emotion and variation.

◦ The best PDF support in text to speech apps - your reading flow will not be interrupted by footers, headers, footnotes and long web links as they are detected by the advanced artificial intelligence in most cases. No other app has this feature. Even the scanned PDF documents are imported.

◦ The best web support in text to speech apps - for the first time you can listen everything as both articles and headlines (including RSS feeds) are supported. Articles can be added from the headlines page for fully uninterrupted flow. And you can send articles from any browser with the Pocket extension.

◦ The widest support for documents/office and e-book formats.

◦ Knowledge and text annotation tools built-in.

◦ The widest choice of options to customize the voice, appearance and various other parameters

◦ Export the text with annotations to .docx format

◦ Sync playlist across Apple devices including with the iOS app and the current position in the text.

◦ The widest selection of keyboard shortcuts to control the speed and browse the text that is read aloud.

◦ The app can be used with dozens of languages that have text-to-speech support on the device with automatic language detection from the content.

◦ Export the text to the audio file.

◦ The app is tested to be accessible by legally blind users.

◦ Your data stays truly private, we collect only analytics data with no identifiable reference to the user or imported content. Even when the syncing is enabled.

With over 20,000 licenses sold and consistent ratings above 4 stars Speech Central is one of the leading global text-to-speech brands. It was nominated for the best iOS accessible app in 2020 and 2017 on AppleVis, the leading authority in the field of accessibility on Apple devices.

Reinvent your life, if you are busy cut the time you spend in front of the screen and listen to the news articles, documents and e-books while you are doing housework or even commuting and jogging (by using the audio files).

The app can be used as an assistive technology and helper for people with visual impairments (eyesight problems) and disabilities like dyslexia.

Supported document types are: PDF (including scanned documents), Microsoft Word (.docx), Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx), OpenOffice/LibreOffice (.odt, .odp), .html, .mhtml, .webarchive, .txt, .rtf, supported ebook format is .epub.

Get the app now and enjoy the most convenient text to audio!

Don't forget to check Speech Central for iOS - you can listen items imported from the Mac for free.

Notes:
- Some features are available only on the latest version of the operating system.
- The license is valid only for macOS. Other operating systems have separate licenses.
- DRM protected books (e.g. Kindle books) are locked to their respective vendor apps and cannot be imported into the app.

What’s New

Version 15.1.0

- Word highlighter for Microsoft AI voices
- OpenAI HD models

Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5
39 Ratings

39 Ratings

rsmorphy ,

Apple dropped the ball

Speech Central will not work under OS Catalina. Apple ususally posts a warning about incompatibility with older OS versions and you can't download the apps. Thanks to the developer for letting me know, and 4 stars for the iOS version which works as it should.

Developer Response ,

I apologize for the inconvenience and I am sorry I couldn’t help more. It is really great to have users like you!

Cy6ercyn ,

Game Changer

I have problems reading educational type books due to ADHD, which, because not all books are available on audiobook or text-speech within their apps, can be really frustrating. I have found that being able to copy and paste the text directly into this app has been completely game-changing for me. I am able to read along as it highlights the words which is helping me absorb the information much better. The only drawback is that the publishers of the ebook limit how much of the book can be copied (not the fault of this app, for sure).

The app does hesitate at times when I copy/paste more than one section of the text at a time.

moo.angus ,

Amazing product! Highly recommended!

I can't say enough about this product and how great it is. I have both the macOS and the iOS/iPadOS/visionOS version and love them all. The app was recently completely redesigned from the ground up and everything I loved about it was kept and so much more was added and improved. The features keep coming and coming as well. I've also reached out about adding a feature and the developer responded within a day and is working on adding the feature. You've got to love that kind of response! This is a great one time investment and beats all the other text to speech apps. It's a low one time fee vs the ongoing monthly fee of the others. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed. I'm a new fanboy for this app!!!

App Privacy

The developer, Labsii, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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