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Orate vs All to Audiobook

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Orate compared with All to Audiobook
DetailOrate logo OrateAll to Audiobook logo All to Audiobook
What it doesOn-device text-to-speech for Mac that turns anything you're reading into audio you can listen to Turn books and documents into audiobooks
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Pricing modelPaid Freemium
Pricing$4.99 one-time purchase with all minor updates included. 14-day free trial available. Free: 3 hours of audio, 2 voices, MP3 files per chapter. Pro: $19 launch price (then $29), unlimited length, 13 voices, M4B audiobook with chapters and cover. Studio: $49 launch price (then $69), 5 languages, custom voice, multiple voices per character, 2 devices.
Key features
  • Select text from any app and add to queue with ⌥⌘L or right-click
  • 14 built-in voices with optional HD voice for natural-sounding speech
  • Playback speeds from 0.5× to 2× with pitch preservation
  • Organized library with tags, notes, and resume-where-you-left-off
  • Menu bar control for playback without leaving current app
  • Sync queue and audio to iPhone through private iCloud
  • All processing on-device with no uploads or accounts required
  • Works fully offline on your Mac
  • Text cleaned up for listening with paragraphs and pauses intact
  • Supports EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT and Markdown files
  • No file uploads; processing happens in your browser
  • Resume from where you stopped
  • Multiple voice options
  • M4B audiobook format with chapters and cover
  • Custom pronunciation list for names
  • Download chapters as MP3 files
  • Different voice for each character in a book
What makes it different
  • Entirely on-device with no uploads, no accounts, and no cloud servers
  • One-time $4.99 purchase with perpetual license and all minor updates included
  • Free iPhone companion app with iCloud sync through your own private cloud
  • Designed for accessibility including dyslexia, low vision, ADHD, and eye strain
  • Privacy-first: files never leave your computer
  • Listen while converting; start within a minute or two
  • Your audiobooks are yours to keep forever
  • Works on Mac and Windows with desktop app Studio
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)6 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)250
Referring domains (Majestic)900

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