CLUSTER TEXT-SPEECH-CONVERTS · 74 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2012-02-09
Text-to-speech reading apps
This cluster consists of mobile and web applications that convert text sources such as PDFs, e-books, web pages, and documents into spoken audio using text-to-speech, often with features like word highlighting, offline playback, and customizable voices. Dated entries span from early 2012 to mid-2026, with a notable concentration in the 2024–2026 period. Traction leadership is held by audiobook-studio with 4 stars, while Voice Aloud Reader and AudioBooks Unlimited to Kindle have 0 stars.
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 2 hand-coded · 18 unlabelled
Operator · 4 hobby · 7 commercial · 1 enterprise · 8 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01sano-sach-noi18★13 dayslivehobbyDesktop app that converts Word documents into Vietnamese audiobooks using offline AI text-to-speech, free and open source.
- 02Voice Aloud Reader0★1 molivecommercialMobile app that reads text documents, e-books, and web pages aloud with text-to-speech, supporting many languages and accessibility features.
- 03AudioBooks Unlimited to Kindle0★16 dayslivecommercialApp that converts Kindle eBooks into audiobooks using text-to-speech for listening on the go.
- 04tts-podcast-suite2★6 days—Web app that converts text into spoken audio like podcasts, interviews, audiobooks, and voice-overs using self-hosted text-to-speech models.
- 05Éist: PDF/Ebook to Audiobook0★19 daysliveMobile app that converts uploaded EPUB and PDF files into natural-sounding audiobooks with synchronized read-along highlighting.
- 06Aurader: Read Aloud Ebook TTS0★11 dayslivecommercialText-to-speech app that converts EPUB, PDF, and TXT files into spoken audio with adjustable playback speed and optional background music.
- 07Voicepaper: PDF, eBooks & News0★9 dayslivecommercialText-to-speech app that reads PDFs, e-books, and web articles aloud with OCR, playlists, and highlighted text for study and language learning.
- 08ReadCast : Audio Reader0★1 moliveApp that imports PDF, EPUB, and TXT books and lets users read with customizable settings or listen via text-to-speech narration.
- 09Hawking0★14 days—hand-codedhobbyText-to-speech web app that reads uploaded documents aloud with synchronized word highlighting for readers who prefer listening.
- 10Speech Central – Voice Reader0★10 dayslivecommercialReading app that converts PDFs, web articles, books, and documents into spoken audio with offline and cloud voices.
- 11CastReader: Read Aloud Books0★6 daysliveText-to-speech app that reads documents, web pages, and book files aloud with synchronized highlighting and AI explanations.
- 12accessengine0★1 mo—Cross-platform text-to-speech reader that uses system voices, ElevenLabs, and local vision models for accessibility.
- 13OpenVox Reader0★1 moliveApp that converts books, PDFs, documents, and web pages into spoken audio with customizable voices, bookmarks, and speed controls for hands-free listening.
- 14Peech: Text to Speech Reader0★19 dayslivecommercialMobile app that converts text documents, web articles, and photographed book pages into natural-sounding synthesized audiobooks.
- 15rhapsode0★8 days—hobbyLocal app that reads web pages and saved documents aloud, creates chaptered audiobooks, and proofreads the narration before finishing.
- 16ttsit-client0★22 days—hobbyDesktop app that reads pasted text aloud using a local text-to-speech server, splitting text into sentences and streaming audio.
- 17ElevenReader: Read Books Aloud0★9 dayslivecommercialMobile application that converts books, PDFs, and articles into natural-sounding audio using AI-generated voices for hands-free listening.
- 18kuroyomi0★17 days—hand-codedWeb novel reader that lets users read, listen with neural text-to-speech,use a sleep timer,and sync progress across devices.
- 19Aufi: Story Audiobooks Anytime0★9 daysliveApp that converts web novels and EPUB files into narrated audiobooks with translation, offline listening, and sleep timer.
- 20Speechify – Text to Speech PDF0★15 daysliveenterpriseMobile app that converts documents, articles, PDFs, and emails into natural-sounding speech for hands-free reading and accessibility.
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