BookPod AlternativesText to Speech Services and other similar apps like BookPod

BookPod is described as 'AI powered text to speech app that helps you scan books, PDFs, and any texts into audiobooks and read aloud to you' and is a Text to Speech service in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to BookPod for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, iPhone and SaaS apps. The best BookPod alternative is Read Aloud Extension, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BookPod are NaturalReader, eSpeak, Jellypod and Wondercraft AI.

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    Read aloud the content of any web page with one click using this browser extension for desktop and mobile browsers. Capable of reading in different languages. Speed, pitch and other settings available.

    77 Read Aloud Extension alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
    • Read Aloud Extension is the most popular Web-based alternative to BookPod.

    • Read Aloud Extension is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to BookPod.

    • Read Aloud Extension is Free and Open SourceBookPod is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Read Aloud Extension is Privacy focusedBookPod is not according to our users
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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.

    142 NaturalReader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
    • NaturalReader is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to BookPod.

    • NaturalReader is Free Personal and ProprietaryBookPod is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. eSpeak icon
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    eSpeak is a compact open source software speech synthesizer for English and other languages, for Linux and Windows.

    100 eSpeak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
    • eSpeak is the most popular Android & Linux alternative to BookPod.

    • eSpeak is Free and Open SourceBookPod is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Jellypod icon
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    Create AI podcasts by uploading websites, PDFs, or documents, selecting customizable hosts and scripts, generating episodes with outline planning, editing outputs, and publishing audio content—streamlining production for creators without manual recording.

    41 Jellypod alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Wondercraft AI is a tool that allows users to easily create studio-quality podcasts using generative AI technology. It eliminates the need for extensive recording and scripting by allowing users to record just a 60-second sample of their voice, which the AI uses to clone their...

    46 Wondercraft AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Wondercraft AI is the most popular commercial alternative to BookPod.

    • Wondercraft AI is Paid and ProprietaryBookPod is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. TextAloud icon
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    NextUp.com develops Windows text to speech (TTS) software applications like TextAloud that let your computer talk with AT&T Natural Voices. TextAloud can also be in Microsoft Word as a plug-in.

    97 TextAloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Speechify icon
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    Converts printed or digital text, PDFs, and web articles into spoken audio with natural-sounding AI voices, adjustable listening speeds, cross-device syncing, offline access, support for scanning photos, and tools for organizing and managing content.

    66 Speechify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • Speechify is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to BookPod.

    • Speechify is Freemium and ProprietaryBookPod is also Freemium and Proprietary
  8. DuRT icon
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    DuRT stands for Dynamic Understanding in Real-Time, offering powerful real-time speech recognition and translation capabilities to break language barriers effortlessly.

    35 DuRT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Voicebox is a state-of-the-art speech generative model built upon Meta’s non-autoregressive flow matching model. By learning to solve a text-guided speech infilling task with a large scale of data, Voicebox outperforms single purpose AI models across speech tasks through...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    AI-powered text-to-speech and voice cloning software featuring over 4000 customizable voices, 79 languages, emotion controls, background music, pitch, and speed adjustments for creating realistic voiceovers for videos, education, business, and presentations.

    36 iMyFone VoxBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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    Speaking Email iPhone app speaks your emails out loud, making it possible to keep your eyes on the road while you listen. Simple gestures designed for use while driving give you the ability to skip, pause, archive, star or even reply on the go.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Android
     
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    Lipdub is a translation software that converts spoken content in videos into 27 languages, with matching voice and lip movements.

    37 Lipdub alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
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