Speechify Review 2026 – Features, Pricing & Alternatives

Name: Speechify
Brand: Speechify

Speechify is a Reading & Literacy tool. Speechify is a text-to-speech app that reads documents, web pages, and books aloud using AI voices. Key features include AI voices in 60+ languages, Word-by-word highlighting, and OCR and multi-format import. Best for students, educators and learners with dyslexia and reading difficulties.

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About

About Speechify

Speechify converts PDFs, ebooks, web pages, and typed text into spoken audio with natural-sounding AI voices, highlighting each word as it is read. It is widely used by students, educators, and readers with dyslexia or other reading difficulties.

Capabilities

Key Features

AI voices in 60+ languages.

Speechify offers over 1,000 natural-sounding AI voices across more than 60 languages, including Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese, with adjustable listening speeds up to 4.5x.

Word-by-word highlighting.

As text is read aloud, each word is highlighted on screen in real time, which supports word recognition and helps readers with dyslexia stay focused on the line.

OCR and multi-format import.

Optical character recognition scans printed pages and images into speech, and the app reads PDF, EPUB, DOCX, TXT, web links, and Google Docs through its mobile apps and Chrome extension.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Speechify has a free plan with five standard AI voices, listening speeds up to 2x, and a Chrome extension. Premium (around $11.58/month billed annually, or $29/month) adds 30+ HD voices, speeds up to 4.5x, OCR scanning, offline listening, and unlimited PDF and ebook imports.

Yes. Speechify is a reading and accessibility aid, not a cheating tool, and it works with school districts to provide access at scale. Students use it to listen to assigned readings, textbooks, and research, and it is commonly recommended as assistive technology for dyslexia.

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