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Detailroomtreatment.diy logo roomtreatment.diyOrate logo Orate
What it doesFree 3D room acoustics solver and acoustic treatment calculator On-device text-to-speech for Mac that turns anything you're reading into audio you can listen to
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Pricing modelFree Paid
PricingNot given $4.99 one-time purchase with all minor updates included. 14-day free trial available.
Key features
  • 3D room builder supporting odd-shaped rooms, sloped ceilings, and attic layouts
  • Real physics-based acoustic treatment recommendation
  • Material absorption modeling with coefficients from frontier research
  • Real product database with 175 products across 37 brands
  • Before-and-after frequency response and decay time visualization
  • Studio mode for production work alongside listening room workflow
  • Rapid analysis completing in 2-10 seconds for position searches and up to a minute for panel placement
  • Guest access without account signup for full analysis
  • Room design persistence with optional account creation
  • 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
What makes it different
  • Uses real room physics and first principles acoustics rather than generic rules
  • Optimizes for both speaker placement and listening position simultaneously
  • No account or sign-up required to design and analyze full systems
  • Handles complex room geometries including sloped ceilings and L-shaped layouts
  • Integrates real speaker and equipment products with audio system design
  • 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
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)12 no change since last check6 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)10
Citation Flow (Majestic)2425
Referring domains (Majestic)2690

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