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24 alternatives to Hearling

Text to speech for everyone

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hearling launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust▲591
Hey HN! Braden here, creator of Whispering, an open-source speech-to-text app. I really like dictation. For years, I relied on transcription tools that were almost good, but they were all closed-source. Even a lot of them that claimed to be “local” or “on-device” were still black boxes that left me wondering where my audio really went. So I built Whispering. It’s open-source, local-first, and most importantly, transparent with your data. Your data is stored locally on your device, and your audio goes directly from your machine to a local provider (Whisper C++, Speaches, etc.) or your chosen…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
2
SeeHear - Text Capture▲68
Text-to-speech conversion
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Aloud▲118
Turn spoken feedback into tasks your coding agent can run
Aug 2026 · aloud.sh · its alternatives →
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Wave▲298
Turn your voice into text — local or cloud, your choice
Jun 2026 · wave.mxv.sh · its alternatives →
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Speechify 3.0▲192
Widgets, new design, Explore and more!
2024 · speechify.com · its alternatives →
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WhisperUI▲120
Most affordable text-to-speech and speech-to-text service
2024 · whisperui.com · its alternatives →
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CloudTTS▲79
Natural voices from text, free speech synthesis
2023 · cloudtts.com · 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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Voice Out▲97
Text-to-speech to read any webpage, Google Doc, or PDF
2024 · voiceout.app · its alternatives →
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Hearica▲112
Turn all computer audio into captions for the deaf
Mar 2026 · hearica.com · its alternatives →
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Verby▲72
Free text to speech converter with SSML editor
2019 · its alternatives →
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ReadAlong.ai▲79
Add premium neural text-to-speech with one line of code
2021 · readalong.ai · 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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Speechise▲6
Convert text to audio with natural, human-like voices.
2024 · speechise.com · its alternatives →
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HearIt▲81
Create your own audio books from any file for free.
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Text to Audio▲12
If you want a different vibe, just let me know!
2025 · its alternatives →
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Text to Speech Converter (Free TTS)▲11
Transform written words into voice
2025 · audiofytext.com · its alternatives →
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Speech to Text Converter Online▲9
Audio and Video to text. Works with any file format.
Feb 2026 · speech-to-text.co · its alternatives →
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Free Voice Reader▲12
Text to Speech Converter
2025 · freevoicereader.com · its alternatives →
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Tell▲9
Turn Text into Voices, Stories into Languages!
2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Speaksnaps▲10
Turn text into human voice by Ai
2024 · speaksnaps.com · its alternatives →
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Free Audio to Text Converter▲17
Convert WAV, MP3 & MP4 to text – Free & No Signup Needed!
2025 · tools.rossbacher-f.de · its alternatives →
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TextToSpeech▲9
Don't spend a fortune on Text To Speech. Use this instead
2024 · kaizen-apps.com · its alternatives →
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Free Online Text to Speech▲9
Generate audio from text online for free.
2025 · image-upscaling.net · its alternatives →

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