| What it does | Local text-to-speech studio for Mac with built-in and cloned voices
| Turn any book into an audiobook with on-device text to speech
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| Pricing model | Paid
| Freemium
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| Pricing | $39.99 one-time, lifetime license. Includes unlimited generation after purchase, voice cloning, Script Mode, and all export formats (audio, M4B audiobook, HTML, video). Trial: 120 synthesis minutes within 7 days of first run. 7-day money-back guarantee.
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| Key features | - 64 built-in voices (54 Kokoro presets, 9 Qwen voices, Samantha)
- Script Mode with auto-suggested speaker voices
- Import TXT, MD, EPUB, PDF, DOCX, SRT, VTT, HTML formats
- Export as audio, M4B audiobook, follow-along HTML, MP4 video
- Local speech synthesis with no cloud uploads
- Fully offline operation after initial setup
- Word-level highlighting in HTML output
- Chapter structure preservation and editing
- License stored in macOS Keychain, not on servers
| - EPUB and text-based PDF reading
- On-device text to speech that works offline
- Word-by-word highlighting during narration
- Web article saving from Safari and other apps
- Playback speed control from 0.5x to 3x
- Background playback and Lock Screen controls
- Reading and listening position sync
- Highlights, notes and bookmarks
- iCloud sync across devices
- Free Project Gutenberg classics library
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| What makes it different | - No cloud, no subscription, no uploads—all text-to-speech happens locally on your Mac
- Voice cloning with just 8 seconds of clean audio
- One-time $39.99 purchase with lifetime updates and no per-minute limits
- Multi-speaker support with automatic voice suggestions per character
- Multiple export formats including self-contained HTML and MP4 for different use cases
| - On-device speech generation means narration works completely offline
- No account, no server, and no tracking of what you read
- One app for both reading and listening with unified library
- Free tier holds five books with unlimited listening
- Your library stays readable even if you stop paying
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 7 ▼ −1 (down) since last check | 27 ▼ −1 (down) since last check |
| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 17 | 5 |
| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 13 | 22 |
| Referring domains (Majestic) | 17 | 27 |