Speechify

Voice AI assistant for listening to text, dictating, taking notes, and making podcasts

Linked from speechify.com · checked 29 Oct

Tool type: Voice AI productivity assistant
Made for: Students, professionals, creators, readers
Runs on: Web, Chrome/Edge, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows; Offline listening is a Premium feature
Last checked: 29 Oct 2026; 3 product sources

What it does

Speechify takes in documents, PDFs, EPUB, DOCX, XLSX and TXT files, web links, scanned pages, photos of text, and your own speech. It produces spoken audio from text, written text from dictation, summaries and answers about what you are reading, notes, quizzes, and AI-generated podcasts built from a document or short description.

People use it to listen to long reading while commuting or walking, follow highlighted text at an adjusted speed, dictate emails and documents in any app, and ask a voice assistant questions about a page or file. A meeting note taker and a voice-first document workspace are also described. It is distinct for bundling reading aloud, voice typing, Q&A, and podcast creation across web, browser extensions, and desktop and mobile apps.

It suits students, professionals, creators, and people who find reading difficult, including those with dyslexia. A free plan exists with limited voices and speeds, while the 1,000+ natural voices, 60+ languages, faster playback, voice typing, podcasts, and the voice assistant sit in the paid Premium plan. Offline listening is for Premium users. Sign-up is needed to use the apps. The free trial length is not stated, and bulk plans for schools and teams go through sales.

What it can do

Reads PDFs, docs, web pages, and scanned photos aloud with highlighting and speed control
Voice typing that dictates into any app with grammar and filler-word cleanup
Voice AI assistant that summarizes pages and answers questions about what you are reading
Creates AI podcasts from a document or short description
AI meeting notes with summaries and Q&A about the call
Generates quizzes and recaps from reading material

Works with

Google Drive
Dropbox
Microsoft OneDrive

Example workflows

Study a long PDF by listening: Input: a course reading PDF. Steps: upload it in the web or mobile app, press play at a comfortable speed while following highlighted text, then ask the assistant for a summary and generate a quiz. Output: audio of the reading, a summary, and practice questions.
Dictate and reply to email: Input: your spoken draft. Steps: install the Mac or Windows app, turn on Voice Typing, speak your reply in your email client, and let it fix grammar and filler words. Output: polished text in the app you were typing in.

Before you choose

The free plan limits you to speeds up to 1.5x and 10 robotic-sounding voices with text to speech features only; most of the AI features need Premium
Speechify Studio (voiceovers, dubbing) and the Speechify API are separate products with their own pricing pages, not covered by the consumer plan
Bulk plans for schools or teams are bought through the sales team

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Get started

Free plan available; Premium has a free trial

Pick a platform from the download page (web app, Chrome or Edge extension, iOS, Android, Mac, or Windows) and create an account
Upload a file or paste a link, or open a web page with the extension, and press play
Start the Premium free trial to try voice typing, podcasts, and the voice assistant

Try free, then upgrade to Premium

Plans and prices

Prices in USD

Pricing page shows prices per month billed monthly by default, with a yearly option of $139 billed yearly. A free trial of Premium is mentioned but its length is not stated. Studio and API are priced separately.

FreeFreeFree plan

Listen at speeds up to 1.5x
10 robotic-sounding voices, text to speech features only

Premium$29/moBilled monthlyBilled yearly

1000+ natural voices in 60+ languages, up to 5x speed
Voice typing, AI podcasts, Voice AI Assistant, cloud-drive integrations

Source: speechify.com/pricing, checked 29 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 29 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

Speechify: Text to Speech & Voice Typing AI Assistant | 60M+ Users ↗speechify.com
Speechify Pricing for the Free & Premium TTS Plans | Speechify ↗speechify.com
How to get Google Docs to read to me | Speechify ↗speechify.com

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