Balabolka Alternatives for Mac

Balabolka is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is NaturalReader. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try NaturalReader or VoiceOverMaker. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Balabolka and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Balabolka are Speech Central, Intelligent Speaker, RoboVoice and ClaroRead.

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Balabolka alternatives are mainly Text to Speech Services, but if you're looking for PDF Readers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Android, Linux, Mac + Free, Android + Free, Google Chrome and iPhone. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Balabolka.
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  1. NaturalReader icon

    NaturalReader

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    Natural Reader is a professional text to speech program that converts any written text into spoken words. The paid versions of Natural Reader have many more features.

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    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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    Senjata
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    Natural Reader is not Free, it is Freemium.

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    NaturalReader is not completely free compared to Balabolka.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think NaturalReader is a great Balabolka alternative, some don't.

    • NaturalReader is the most popular Mac alternative to Balabolka.

    • NaturalReader is Free Personal and ProprietaryBalabolka is Free and Proprietary
  2. VoiceOverMaker icon

    VoiceOverMaker

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    Creates natural-sounding speech from text in multiple languages and voices using neural networks, with an advanced browser editor, export options as MP3, WAV, or MP4, SSML formatting, transcription, video recording, customization features, and collaboration tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. Acapela TTS icon

    Acapela TTS

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    Acapela Group, the leading European voice expert leaning upon 25 years of experience, invents text-to- speech solutions to give your content a voice in up to 25 languages. Our speech solutions allow you to turn any written text into natural speech files, using any of the 50 High...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
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    VoiceOverMaker

    Creates natural-sounding speech from text in multiple languages and voices using neural networks, with an advanced browser editor, export options as MP3, WAV, or MP4, SSML formatting, transcription, video recording, customization...

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    Speech Central

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    ? The best text-to-speech experience - our proprietary engine significantly enhances the output of Apple's voices and AI voices (OpenAI, Azure, Google) by infusing their readings with emotion and variation.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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    Intelligent Speaker

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    Text to speech extension for a browser. Automatic text detection (can speak without necessary selection), adjustable voice speed, playlist.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
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    RoboVoice

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    Easily convert text to WAV audio files and use them directly in other programs via drag and drop!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Direct usage of generated audio files in other programs via drag & drop.
     
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    ClaroRead

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    ClaroRead is an assistive technology software helping to readers with dyslexia to read aloud and providing word-prediction options for struggling writers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
     
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    Listening

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    Transform your research experience with Listening, the world's first app that turns academic papers into high-quality audio content. Trusted by over 50,000 students and researchers, Listening helps you save time by letting you listen to papers anywhere, in your spare time.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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    Talkia

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    Talkia is a text-to-speech software that creates professional voiceovers for various multimedia projects like Video Sales Letters, marketing videos, training materials, and audio books. It uses advanced AI technology to produce lifelike voices.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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    kurzweil 3000

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    Breakthrough attention, language, and reading barriers with technology built to drive meaningful progress.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    It processes the PDF document and creates its own version before it starts reading out loud, we can also save the document in that format to read later on from where we have paused. It is rather convenient as it also highlights the word being read

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    • kurzweil 3000 is Paid and ProprietaryBalabolka is Free and Proprietary
  14. VoiceReader icon

    VoiceReader

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    TTS Text-To-Speech Application for script authors.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  15. Select and Speak icon

    Select and Speak

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    Select and Speak uses iSpeech's human-quality text-to-speech (TTS) to read any selected text in the browser. It includes many iSpeech text to speech voices in different languages. You can configure the voice and speed options by changing the settings on the options page.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
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