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Orate compared with Make It a Video
DetailOrate logo OrateMake It a Video logo Make It a Video
What it doesOn-device text-to-speech for Mac that turns anything you're reading into audio you can listen to Mac screen recorder and video editor that cuts mistakes automatically and exports watermark-free MP4s
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Pricing modelPaid Freemium
Pricing$4.99 one-time purchase with all minor updates included. 14-day free trial available. Free plan costs £0 and includes all recording and editing features up to 1440p export with no watermark. Pro plan available yearly or lifetime (prices shown in app); adds 4K, templates, logo intros, brand kits, fonts, style packs, short clips, written guides, captions in other languages, and script
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
  • Record screen, camera, iPhone or iPad, voice or reaction video
  • Automatic tidy removes ums, false starts, repeats and long pauses
  • Edit by deleting words in transcript to cut the video
  • Add captions and text overlays
  • Apply layouts, backgrounds and Looks
  • Export in four video formats: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5
  • Zoom in on details and show cursor, clicks and key presses
  • Enhance voice, remove background noise and add free music
  • Teleprompter that scrolls with your voice
  • Find and cover emails, passwords and private details
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
  • Edit by deleting words instead of re-recording—changes instantly appear in video
  • Automatic tidy cuts filler words and long pauses immediately after recording ends
  • Export any video shape—16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5—from a single recording
  • All projects and videos stay on your Mac; no uploads to cloud servers
  • Free plan exports MP4 videos with no watermark up to 1440p
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Citation Flow (Majestic)250
Referring domains (Majestic)900

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