Speechify Text To Speech
Speechify Text To Speech is a mobile and desktop app that can have any text read aloud using a computer generated text to speech voice.[1][2][3]
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| SpeechWorks International, Inc | |
| Industry | Technology, education |
| Founder | Cliff Weitzman |
| Services | Productivity software, dyslexia & accessibility software |
| Website | speechify |
It produces near human quality voices and performs optical character recognition that allows users to scan physical books[4] and instantly listen to them spoken like an audiobook.[5]
History
Speechify was founded by Cliff Weitzman, a dyslexic college student at Brown University[6][7] as a tool to allow him to keep up with his class readings.
Product
In addition to English, Speechify's in-app user interface is available in the following languages: French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese.[8]
References
- Ross, Tova (June 6, 2018). "36 under 36 -- Social Entrepreneurship. Empowering Others with the Power of Speech". Jewish Week.
- "Cliff Weitzman". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- "East Side Monthly June 2017". Issuu. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- Boitnott, John (2017-08-29). "This Immigrant Founder Taught Himself English--Then Made an App That Helps Others With His Disability (and Speed Readers)". Inc.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- Boitnott, John (30 August 2017). "How One Founder Turned His Dyslexia Into a App That Helps People With the Disability Learn Faster". Inc. Southeast Asia. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- Barton, ByMerrilee. "Cliff Weitzman". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- Stabile, Lori (2017-02-15). "Five Questions With: Cliff Weitzman". Providence Business News. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speechify-audio-text-reader/id1209815023
External Sources
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