Free Speechify Alternative: Listen to Any Text

How it works

1. Paste text into the box above, or open More options to load a PDF, Word, EPUB, PPTX or TXT file, a photo of a page, or an article link.
2. Pick a voice and press play. Set the speed in More options if you like to listen faster or slower.
3. Download the MP3 to listen later. A long document is split into 500-character parts: make each part, then join them into one MP3.

Listen to PDFs, documents and web pages without an app

Most people looking for apps like Speechify want to listen instead of read: a chapter for class, a long report, a saved article. This page does that in your browser, with nothing to install.

• Paste any text, up to 500 characters per free clip, with no sign-up.
• Open More options to load a PDF, Word, EPUB, PPTX, TXT or SRT file, take text from a photo of a page, or paste an article link. Files and photos are read on your device.
• Long text is split into 500-character parts. Make each part, then join them into one MP3. So a whole document can be done free, part by part.
• Change the speed, add pauses between paragraphs, or pick another voice in More options.

Two ways to listen

• Device voice: in More options, "Read with your device voice" reads your text with the voice built into your browser. It has no length limit and works offline, but it cannot be downloaded.
• AI voice MP3: press Generate to make a natural AI voice clip you can download and play on your phone, in the car or on a walk.
• Paid plans give up to 5,000 characters per generation and more, higher quality voices. See /pricing.

Speechify at a glance (as of November 2026)

These facts come from Speechify's own website and pricing page. Plans change, so check their site before you decide.

• Speechify reads PDFs, documents and web pages aloud, and can read a photo of a page with its Scan & Listen feature.
• It has apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows, a web app, and Chrome and Edge extensions.
• Its free plan lists 10 voices and listening speeds up to 1.5x. Premium lists more voices, faster speeds and AI summaries.
• zVoiceAI is not affiliated with Speechify. Speechify is a trademark of its owner and is named here only to describe what this page is for.

When Speechify is the better fit

Speechify may suit you better if you want a phone app that keeps your reading library in sync, a browser extension that reads any web page in place, offline listening inside an app, or AI summaries of what you read.

This page fits better if you want to paste or load a document, hear it in a natural voice and keep an MP3, all in the browser and free to start.

What it does and does not do

• It reads your text aloud in a natural voice, and you can change the voice, speed and pitch.
• It is not a phone app or a browser extension, and it does not highlight words inside other websites.
• It does not summarize or rewrite your text. It reads exactly what you give it.
• Scanned PDFs with no real text may load empty. Use "Text from photo" for a picture of a page.

Frequently asked questions