Great!
amazing helping me through not being able to talk with my surgery
Poor voice options
The voice choices are too robotic to be useful for text to speech. Some are barely understandable.
Feature request
Id like to see an automatic voice mode while typing if possible.
Very good with two additions
It’s a very useful App. One requirement: there should be way to start speaking at other places in the text rather than at the start. Also, it should be possible to enter the file rather than past the text.
Thank you
Thank you
Can’t increase the reading speed
I got this because the built in text to speech on my MacBook doesn’t allow you to increase the speed, and this says you can adjust the speed. Unfortunately, you can only make the speed slower, not quicker, so this is useless to me and I uninstalling it.
On the bright side, it doesn’t use an ai voice, which I like.
On the bright side, it doesn’t use an ai voice, which I like.
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Perfect for reading on the go!
I use this to read notes or scripts I've typed up while going for walks. One feature request: be able to start the speaker at different places instead of from the beginning again, but this isn't a dealbreaker.
This is how I talk
I have lost about 90% of my ability to talk due to ALS. I have Speakline on my laptop and on my iPhone and it’s my primary means of communication.
Thank you so much, Speakline! The App works great on both platforms. It’s the best I’ve tried - and the only one I use now.
Thank you so much, Speakline! The App works great on both platforms. It’s the best I’ve tried - and the only one I use now.
It Works
The voice types need to be upgraded a touch & I’d like an option to use my own voice sample in the future.
Best ever
No ads, no limits, simple. It’s just great.
0 cons
No Cons, Great app. Makes reading my chapters for college so much easier.
Tips for Development
Make voices less robot like, if possible. When listening to something we wasn’t to still revive it as we are human. Unfortunate if Apple doesn’t make it permissible. Glad with the amount of text I can copy in at once. Also doesn’t let you alter the pitch and talk speed after you’ve done it once, sure it’s a simple programming issue. Can you integrate an AI assist to have a “human understand” brief? I know this applies to most AiGens, but would be good to see included. Many thanks.
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Does exactly what it says for free
Very nice, exactly the program I was looking for
It's a good free app
No limited as others in TTS and the voice is good enough. Worth it!
Just what I needed
A nifty app for reading long documents, without any subscriptions
Easy to Use
This is a straightforward app that permits you to convert text to speech (audio file in caf format). There are some adjustments you can make such as voice selection, reading speed but I left it at the defaults and it worked just fine. Would recommend to a friend for a quick and easy way to convert text to an audio file.
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helps me with my writing
I love hearing my chapters read back to me. It helps with objectivity.
I really did not see that coming
Sounds a bit robotic but does a terrific job of reading the text pronouncing almost every word clearly and correctly. Great for someone who is reading challenged.
cool
i ike it
It works, but...
This free app definitely works; however, I couldn't figure out how to switch the voices, pitch and rate easily. Sometimes the switch worked and sometimes it didn't. Other apps have a free option that does the same thing but that I found to be much more user friendly.
superior to the system tool
Using the Mac OS system tool for converting text to speech, Speakline adds easy interface and reliable functionality. It is only limited by the weaknesses of Apple's system functionality: it will fail when converting longer docs for example. Once you've picked a good (enhanced or premium) voice in system settings, it's easy to hear any text in that voice, and to export it as a caf (core audio file) and listen to it on any mac device.
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