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Life & fun · April 18, 2024

SpeakLine 5

Your text-to-speech companion for macOS, iOS and visionOS

SpeakLine 5 launched on April 18, 2024 with 117 votes, #469 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

What it does

SpeakLine turns your text into spoken words – simply type, choose a voice, and let your device read it aloud. Revel in the joy of funny voices or immerse yourself in texts spoken in native languages.

Your personal text-to-speech companion with a voice that suits you!

Your personal text-to-speech companion for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro. Easily convert text into spoken audio with a voice that suits you! Turn your text into spoken words – simply type, choose a voice, and let your device read it aloud. Revel in the joy of funny voices or immerse yourself in texts spoken in native languages. Select from a range of voices in various languages to customize your reading experience. Discover additional voices by installing them through your system settings or use your personal voice . Fine-tune the speed and pitch of the reading voices to match your preferences. Optionally, use SSML markup to add pauses or change voice properties inline. Save the text,…from pxlwaves.com

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