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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

NaturalReader is a downloadable text-to-speech desktop software for personal use. This easy-to-use software with natural-sounding voices can read to you any text such as Microsoft Word files, webpages, PDF files, and E-mails. Available with a one-time payment for a perpetual license. OCR can be used to convert screenshots of text from eBook desktop apps, such as Kindle, into speech and audio files. Adjust reading margins to skip reading from headers and footnotes on the page. You can manually modify the pronunciation of a certain word. OCR function can convert printed characters into digital text. This allows you to listen to your printed files or edit it in a word-processing program. OCR can be used to convert screenshots of text from eBook desktop apps, such as Kindle, into speech and audio files. Adjust reading margins to skip reading from headers and footnotes on the page.

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 Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android 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

Anyone looking for a text-to-speech desktop software that can read any text

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 Not 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

$99.50 one-time payment
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
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ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Training

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

Training

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

Company Information

Aloud
United States
aloudapp.app/

Company Information

NaturalReader
Canada
www.naturalreaders.com/software.html

Alternatives

TextAloud

TextAloud

NextUp Technologies

Alternatives

ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs

4.0 out of 5 stars
Play.ht

Play.ht

4.0 out of 5 stars
Speechify

Speechify

1.0 out of 5 stars
CreateAIvoiceovers

CreateAIvoiceovers

The Seaplace Group, LLC

Categories

Text to Speech Supported

Categories

AI PDF Supported
AI Tools Supported
Generative AI Supported
Text to Speech Supported
Voice Over Supported

Integrations

Google Chrome Supported
Brave Browser Supported
ElevenLabs Supported
Microsoft Edge Supported
Safari Supported
Siri Supported

Integrations

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