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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.
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About
Naturaltts is a text-to-speech platform designed for universities, education teams, researchers, and accessibility-focused workflows. It helps organizations convert text, PDFs, and DOCX files into clear, natural-sounding audio in a structured environment built for academic and professional use.
Unlike generic text-to-speech tools built mainly for individual listening, Naturaltts is designed around how education teams actually evaluate and adopt software. The platform supports real document-to-audio workflows, multilingual listening, shared team evaluation, and clearer admin visibility during pilots and rollout.
Naturaltts is especially well suited for:
universities and colleges
accessibility and disability support teams
teaching and learning departments
academic operations teams
researchers and multilingual academic workflows
Key capabilities
Convert text into speech quickly
Upload and process PDF and DOCX files
Select language and matching voices
Generate clear audio
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Platforms Supported
Windows
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Mac
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Linux
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Cloud
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Android
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Platforms Supported
Windows
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Mac
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Linux
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Cloud
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On-Premises
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iPhone
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iPad
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Android
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Chromebook
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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.
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Audience
Universities, education teams, researchers, and accessibility-focused organizations looking for a structured text-to-speech platform for document-based workflows
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Support
Phone Support
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24/7 Live Support
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Online
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Support
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Online
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API
Offers API
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API
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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
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Free Trial
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PricingNaturaltts offers a Free Trial for individual evaluation and an EDU Trial for verified schools and universities.
Free Version
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Free Trial
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Training
Documentation
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Webinars
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Live Online
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In Person
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Documentation
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Company InformationAloud
United States
aloudapp.app/
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Company InformationNaturaltts
Founded: 2019
Ukraine
naturaltts.org
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Text to Speech Features
Adjust Speaking Rate / Pitch
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API
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Audio Optimization
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Custom Lexicons
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Different Voice Choices
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Multi-Language Support
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Synchronize Speech
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Integrations
Brave Browser
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ElevenLabs
Supported
Google Chrome
Supported
Microsoft Edge
Supported
Safari
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Siri
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Integrations
Brave Browser
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ElevenLabs
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Google Chrome
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Microsoft Edge
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Safari
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