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Orate vs Soundtool

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Orate compared with Soundtool
DetailOrate logo OrateSoundtool logo Soundtool
What it doesOn-device text-to-speech for Mac that turns anything you're reading into audio you can listen to Free online audio tools, virtual instruments and AI voice cloning
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Pricing modelPaid Free
Pricing$4.99 one-time purchase with all minor updates included. 14-day free trial available. Not given
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
  • 15 playable virtual instruments including piano, guitar, drums, violin, cello, saxophone, trumpet, flute, clarinet, ukulele, harmonica, harp, kalimba, xylophone, and bass guitar
  • AI voice cloning with 10-second voice sample recording for Chinese and English
  • Speech-to-text transcription with support for 90+ languages and SRT subtitle export
  • Stem splitter separating songs into vocals, drums, bass and other stems using Demucs model
  • AI noise removal using deep neural network to clean audio from hiss, hum, wind and background noise
  • Audio format conversion supporting MP3, WAV, M4A and WebM
  • Audio effects including reverb, 8D audio, distortion, delay, echo, chorus, flanger, fade in/out and equalizer
  • Signal generators for binaural beats, white noise, tone generation and metronome
  • Audio editing with trimming, cutting, merging, reversing, normalization and compression
  • Text-to-speech with 30+ AI voices in American and British English
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
  • All processing happens entirely in your browser with no server uploads and no registration required
  • Complete audio workflow from raw recording to finished export with 67 free tools
  • Fully translated into 14 languages with every interface element localized
  • All AI tools run entirely on-device with no server cost, no upload queues, and unlimited use
  • Instant access to tools with no downloads, plugins or installation required
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)5 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)2519
Referring domains (Majestic)906

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