NaturalReader AlternativesText to Speech Services and other similar apps like NaturalReader

NaturalReader is described as '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' and is a Text to Speech service in the web browsers category. There are more than 100 alternatives to NaturalReader for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, SaaS and Android apps. The best NaturalReader alternative is ElevenReader, which is free. Other great apps like NaturalReader are Balabolka, ElevenLabs, Speech Note and Read Aloud Extension.

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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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NaturalReader alternatives page was last updated Feb 27, 2025
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  1. ElevenReader icon
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    Your ultimate listening experience.

    ElevenReader lets you listen to any text, articles, ePubs and PDFs like never before. With unlimited access to ultra realistic AI voices, you can level up your listening experience.

    Take this powerful text-to-speech app on-the-go as the idea.

    15 ElevenReader alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    ElevenReader Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Text to Speech

    ElevenReader VS NaturalReader

     
    • ElevenReader is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to NaturalReader.

    • ElevenReader is the most popular free alternative to NaturalReader.

    • ElevenReader is Free and ProprietaryNaturalReader is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. Balabolka icon
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    Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program. All computer voices installed on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text can be saved as a WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG or WMA file. The program can read the clipboard content, view the text from DOC, EPUB, FB2, HTML, ODT...

    64 Balabolka alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Balabolka Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Portable
    7.  Tabbed interface
    8. Android icon  Android Sync
    9.  Remembers position in file

    Balabolka VS NaturalReader

     
    Comments about Balabolka as an Alternative to NaturalReader
    sw1jms
    Positive Feb 26, 2019
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    love how it will automatically convert to audio! Brilliant!!!!

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    • Most users think Balabolka is a great NaturalReader alternative.

    • Balabolka is the most popular Windows alternative to NaturalReader.

    • Balabolka is Free and ProprietaryNaturalReader is Free Personal and Proprietary
  3. ElevenLabs icon
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    ElevenLabs uses AI to deliver natural, expressive speech for diverse applications such as podcasts and videos. It features a user-friendly interface, customizable intonation, and offers seamless API integration. Privacy, scalability, and multilingual capabilities enhance its adaptability.

    35 ElevenLabs alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  AI Voice Cloning
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Cloud Sync

    ElevenLabs VS NaturalReader

     
    • ElevenLabs is the most popular Web-based alternative to NaturalReader.

    • ElevenLabs is Freemium and ProprietaryNaturalReader is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • ElevenLabs is LightweightNaturalReader is not according to our users
  4. Speech Note icon
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    Note taking and reading with Speech to Text and Text to Speech.

    56 Speech Note alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Speech Note Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  Speech to text

    Speech Note VS NaturalReader

     
    • Speech Note is the most popular Linux alternative to NaturalReader.

    • Speech Note is the most popular Open Source alternative to NaturalReader.

    • Speech Note is Free and Open SourceNaturalReader is Free Personal and Proprietary
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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.

    74 Read Aloud Extension alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Browser extension
    3.  Microsoft Edge extension
    4.  Read Aloud
    5.  Reading
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Dark Mode

    Read Aloud Extension VS NaturalReader

     
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    Transform text into speech with natural synthesis, offering smooth and fine-tuned audio export. Create high-quality voiceovers, download outputs for diverse applications, and experience excellent synthesis. Supports various languages and operates on multiple platforms.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Voice synthesis
    7.  Voiceover
    8.  Audio Export

    TextSound Saver VS NaturalReader

     
    • TextSound Saver is the most popular Mac alternative to NaturalReader.

    • TextSound Saver is the most popular commercial alternative to NaturalReader.

    • TextSound Saver is Paid and ProprietaryNaturalReader is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • TextSound Saver is LightweightNaturalReader is not according to our users
  7. RHVoice icon
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    RHVoice is a free and open source speech synthesizer.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Text to Speech
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required

    RHVoice VS NaturalReader

     
  8. Pipio icon
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    Effortlessly create videos with digital actors by inputting a script. Use AI for translating and dubbing videos, preserving voice and syncing lips seamlessly to new languages.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    Pipio Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  AI Voice Cloning
    3.  Cloud dubbing
    4.  AI-Powered

    Pipio VS NaturalReader

     
  9. eSpeak icon
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    eSpeak is a compact open source software speech synthesizer for English and other languages, for Linux and Windows.

    92 eSpeak alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.48) is from March 2014.

    eSpeak Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Spell Checking
    3.  Export to WAV
    4.  Support for Android Things

    eSpeak VS NaturalReader

     
  10. SherpaTTS  icon
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    SherpaTTS is an Android Text-to-Speech engine based on Next-gen Kaldi using Piper or Coqui voices.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Text to Speech
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline

    SherpaTTS VS NaturalReader

     
  11. 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.

    93 TextAloud alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Built-in Dictionary
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Spell Checking
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Reading
    9.  Support for Windows Hello

    TextAloud VS NaturalReader

     
  12. TTSMaker icon
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    TTSMaker is a free text-to-speech tool that provides speech synthesis services, supports multiple languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese... and a variety of voice styles, you can use it reads text and e-books aloud, and can...

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Website Translation

    TTSMaker VS NaturalReader

     
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