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24 alternatives to Audio Reader XL

Audio Reader, Text to Speech Software, TTS Software

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Audio Reader XL launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
ReadBit▲122
Read wisely & save time with text-to-speech audiobook reader
2021 · readbit.app · its alternatives →
2
TTSynth.com▲237
Convert text to speech with natural voices free online
2024 · its alternatives →
3
Descript▲869
Text-based audio editor and automated transcription
2017 · descript.com · its alternatives →
4
Speechify Reader▲83
Read smarter, not harder with this text-to-speech reader
2022 · speechify.com · its alternatives →
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Audeus▲130
Read Aloud PDFs, GDocs, Email, & More - Works Where You Do
2024 · audeus.com · its alternatives →
6
Speechify Gen 0.1▲256
Read faster, stay focused & absorb more - Create Audiobooks
2017 · speechify.com · its alternatives →
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FreeTTS▲123
Top TTS converter & audio editor to speed up your workflow
2024 · freetts.com · its alternatives →
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Tts Read▲1
text to speech, text reader,tts reader,speech to text,
2021 · its alternatives →
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Kyutai TTS▲181
The voice for your real-time AI applications
2025 · kyutai.org · its alternatives →
10
Text to Speech Converter (Free TTS)▲11
Transform written words into voice
2025 · audiofytext.com · its alternatives →
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Readvox▲211
Chrome Extension that will read texts on web pages for you
2024 · readvox.com · its alternatives →
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transcribo▲74
Simple and affordable audio to text transcription software
2021 · its alternatives →
13
Clipboard TTS▲7
Next-generation text-to-speech reading aid
2023 · clipboardtts.com · its alternatives →
14
PollySpeak▲102
Generate audio for PDFs, EPUBs, websites, scanned documents
2023 · its alternatives →
15
Lue – Terminal eBook Reader with Text-to-Speech▲99
Shown HN: Lue - Terminal eBook Reader with Text-to-Speech Hello, Just went live on GitHub with this project. I really enjoy listening to my eBooks as audiobooks but was frustrated by the available options. Converting books into audiobooks with scripts is tedious, and most tools stumble over footnotes, headers, or formatting. I wanted something simple: just throw a book at it, and it starts reading immediately without any clicking or loading. I also wanted it to be customizable and modular because new, better TTS engines are released all the time. For this initial release, I settled on Edge…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Voitex▲67
A text to speech app to listen to news, docs and more
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Parrot TTS▲110
Make anything an audiobook or podcast
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Voice Out▲97
Text-to-speech to read any webpage, Google Doc, or PDF
2024 · voiceout.app · its alternatives →
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Voice to Text - Transcribe Live▲91
Speech typing notes and memos
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Speak Reader▲80
Free speed reader with text to speech.
2020 · speakreader.com · its alternatives →
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SpeechReader▲9
Free text to speech online
2025 · speechreader.io · its alternatives →
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Free Text to Speech▲9
Text to speech converter – Listen & Download
2025 · freedocumentmaker.com · its alternatives →
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OnlineTTS.org▲10
Free online text to speech (tts) converter
2025 · onlinetts.org · its alternatives →
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TTSFREE.ONLINE▲8
Free text to speech online
2025 · ttsfree.online · its alternatives →

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