BookPod AlternativesText to Speech Services and other similar apps like BookPod

BookPod is described as 'AI powered text to speech app that helps you scan books, PDFs, and any texts into audiobooks and read aloud to you' and is a Text to Speech service in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to BookPod for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, iPhone and SaaS apps. The best BookPod alternative is Read Aloud Extension, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BookPod are NaturalReader, eSpeak, Jellypod and Wondercraft AI.

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  1. Read aloud the content of any web page with one click using this browser extension for desktop and mobile browsers. Capable of reading in different languages. Speed, pitch and other settings available.

    79 Read Aloud Extension alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  2. NaturalReader icon
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    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.

    143 NaturalReader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  3. eSpeak icon
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    eSpeak is a compact open source software speech synthesizer for English and other languages, for Linux and Windows.

    102 eSpeak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  4. Jellypod icon
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    Create AI podcasts by uploading websites, PDFs, or documents, selecting customizable hosts and scripts, generating episodes with outline planning, editing outputs, and publishing audio content—streamlining production for creators without manual recording.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Wondercraft AI is a tool that allows users to easily create studio-quality podcasts using generative AI technology. It eliminates the need for extensive recording and scripting by allowing users to record just a 60-second sample of their voice, which the AI uses to clone their...

    46 Wondercraft AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. TextAloud icon
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    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.

    99 TextAloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Speechify icon
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    Converts printed or digital text, PDFs, and web articles into spoken audio with natural-sounding AI voices, adjustable listening speeds, cross-device syncing, offline access, support for scanning photos, and tools for organizing and managing content.

    69 Speechify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. DuRT icon
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    DuRT stands for Dynamic Understanding in Real-Time, offering powerful real-time speech recognition and translation capabilities to break language barriers effortlessly.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Voicebox icon
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    Voicebox is a state-of-the-art speech generative model built upon Meta’s non-autoregressive flow matching model. By learning to solve a text-guided speech infilling task with a large scale of data, Voicebox outperforms single purpose AI models across speech tasks through...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. AI-powered text-to-speech and voice cloning software featuring over 4000 customizable voices, 79 languages, emotion controls, background music, pitch, and speed adjustments for creating realistic voiceovers for videos, education, business, and presentations.

    34 iMyFone VoxBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  11. Speaking Email iPhone app speaks your emails out loud, making it possible to keep your eyes on the road while you listen. Simple gestures designed for use while driving give you the ability to skip, pause, archive, star or even reply on the go.

    54 Speaking Email alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Android
     
  12. Lipdub icon
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    Lipdub is a translation software that converts spoken content in videos into 27 languages, with matching voice and lip movements.

    38 Lipdub alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
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