Speechify is best known as a text-to-speech reading application — it converts any text (articles, PDFs, documents, emails) into natural-sounding speech so users can listen instead of read, popular among students, professionals and people with reading difficulties like dyslexia. Beyond its reading tool, Speechify also offers a studio voiceover product with high-quality AI voices suitable for video and podcast production.
What sets Speechify apart is its dual focus — the same underlying AI voice technology powers both a personal productivity reading tool and a content creation voiceover studio, including access to celebrity-style AI voices for premium tiers. The free plan is genuinely generous for personal text-to-speech use, while the studio features serve content creators needing voiceover for videos.
Who is Speechify for?
Speechify suits two distinct audiences: individuals wanting to listen to articles, books and documents rather than read them (students, professionals, people with reading difficulties), and content creators needing AI voiceover for videos and podcasts. The free plan covers personal reading use well; the studio voiceover features are part of premium plans.
✓ Standard voices
✓ Browser extension
✗ Studio voiceover
✗ Premium voices
✓ Studio voiceover
✓ Premium voice styles
✓ Faster processing
✓ Priority support
✓ Team seats
✓ Admin controls
✓ Volume licensing
* Check Speechify's website for current pricing as plans may change.