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About

Aloud is a native macOS text-to-speech app for listening to selected text, PDFs, screenshots, images, and web articles. It reads selections from other Mac apps, can skip PDF headers, footers, and page numbers, recognize scanned pages and image text on-device, and highlight words as they are spoken. Users can control playback in a small floating reader, resume recent readings, adjust speed, set pronunciations, and export audio as M4A. Voices include those installed on macOS and the optional Kokoro neural voice, which runs locally on supported Macs. Users may also connect their own ElevenLabs or Cartesia API key for cloud voices, with those providers billing usage separately. Aloud is designed for Mac users who want to listen while working with documents, research, writing, or web content. It requires macOS 14 or later and is sold as a one-time purchase.

About

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 an audio file. The program can read the clipboard content, extract text from documents, customize font and background color, and control reading from the system tray or by the global hotkeys. Balabolka supports text file formats AZW, AZW3, CHM, DjVu, DOC, DOCX, EML, EPUB, FB2, FB3, HTML, LIT, MD, MOBI, ODP, ODS, ODT, PDB, PRC, PDF, PPT, PPTX, RTF, TCR, WPD, XLS, XLSX. The program uses various versions of Microsoft Speech API (SAPI); it allows to alter a voice's parameters, including rate and pitch. The user can apply a special substitution list to improve the quality of the voice's articulation. This feature is useful when you want to change the spelling of words. The rules for pronunciation correction use the syntax of regular expressions. Balabolka can save the synchronized text in external LRC files or in MP3 tags.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Mac users, including students, researchers, writers, and people with dyslexia or eye strain, who want to listen to text, PDFs, screenshots, and web articles.

Audience

Companies, researchers, and individuals seeking a tool to save on-screen text as audio files

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

No images available

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$19 one-time
$19 one-time license per Mac; no recurring Aloud subscription. Optional ElevenLabs or Cartesia voice usage is billed separately by those services.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

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design 0.0 / 5
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Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Aloud
United States
aloudapp.app/

Company Information

Balabolka
Founded: 2006
United States
www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm

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Categories

Text to Speech Supported

Categories

Text to Speech Supported

Integrations

Brave Browser Supported
ElevenLabs Supported
Google Chrome Supported
Microsoft Edge Supported
Microsoft Office 2021 Not Supported
Safari Supported
Siri Supported

Integrations

Brave Browser Not Supported
ElevenLabs Not Supported
Google Chrome Not Supported
Microsoft Edge Not Supported
Microsoft Office 2021 Supported
Safari Not Supported
Siri Not Supported
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