Voice Instead Alternatives
Voice Instead is described as 'Yet another TTS (text to speech) extension, with natural voice. Tired of reading long text? why not convert text to speech so that you can hear the text on websites?' and is a Text to Speech service. There are more than 25 alternatives to Voice Instead for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Online / Web-based, Android and iPhone. The best alternative is Balabolka, which is free. Other great apps like Voice Instead are NaturalReader, Read Aloud, TextAloud and Simple TTS Reader.
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
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.
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Google Chrome
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.
- Free • Open Source
- Online
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
An extension for Chrome browser. Let's you select text from screen and read it. Capable of reading in different languages. Speed, pitch and other settings available.
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.
Simple TTS Reader is a small clipboard reader. Simply copy any text, and it will be read aloud. You can choose any installed speech engine, e.g. Microsoft Anna. This text-to-speech utility can also be minimized to tray.
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.2, released in October 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Speechify is a Text-to-speech application for iPhone, iPad, Chrome, and Mac. That makes it simple, fast, and easy to get your text read to you. Speechify also helps create audiobooks right within the app.
ReadAloud is a very powerful text-to-speech app which can read aloud web pages, news, documents, e-books or your own custom contents. ReadAloud can help with your busy life by reading aloud your articles while you continue with your other tasks.
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
eSpeak is a compact open source software speech synthesizer for English and other languages, for Linux and Windows.
Online Text to Speech by ReadSpeaker. Speech-enable web sites, mobile apps, online documents and forms so that your visitors can listen to your content.
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