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Assistive technology reading tools, text to speech technology, helps students by converting digital text into spoken words, making digital content accessible to individuals.
Text to speech (web extensions)
- ReaderView (Chrome) - Use the text to speech feature to follow along with the highlighted text. This extension also allows you to invert colors, change spacing and font sizes.
- Chrome Vox (Chrome) - Text to speech extension for Chromebooks/Chrome.
- Read to me (Chrome) - A chrome extension that acts as a natural reader, offering read aloud and text to speech functionality.
- Word Q (Chrome) - Easy to install and simple to use web app let's you read, write and manipulate documents and PDFs, all in a controlled area linked to your Google account.
- Immersive Reader (Microsoft Edge) - Simplifies a webpage layout, removes clutter, and lets users customize their reading experience in Windows 10/11.
- Mathpix: Document conversion for Math based pdfs. Digitize math and science with this AI-powered app into readable text. Then, use immersive reader for accurate text-to-speech.
- FireFox ReaderView (Firefox) - Strips away clutter like buttons, ads, background images, and videos, and allows for customization of layout and theme to fit reading preference.
Text to speech (software)
- NVDA (Windows) - Screen reader that allows for ease of access and interaction with the Windows Operating system and many third party applications.
- Balabolka (Windows) - Free text to speech software that allows you to save text as an audio file.
- Voice Over (Mac OS) - Built-in screen reader.
- Read & Write (Windows & Mac OS) - Software and extension for both text to speech and speech to text.
- Natural Reader (Windows & Mac OS) - An online tool that allows you to upload text and documents and convert them to mp3.
- Speechify (Windows & Mac OS) - Text to speech Software using human-like voices.
- Word Q (Windows) - A simple to use tool featuring text to speech, word prediction, speech feedback, speech recognition, and PDF viewing/editing.
- Word Q (Mac OS) - A simple to use tool featuring text to speech, word prediction, speech feedback, speech recognition, and PDF viewing/editing.
Text to speech (apps)
- Reading mode (Android) - With Reading mode, you can personalize your screen reading experience on Android. You can customize the contrast, color, and font size of text without changes to the content. You can also use the read aloud feature to have the content read out for you.
- Spoken Content (iOS) - Even if VoiceOver is turned off, you can have iPhone read text on the screen out loud. Have iPhone read the entire screen or a specific selection. Or hear what you type spoken out loud, character by character or word by word.
- Voice Over (iOS) - A screen reader built into iOS and Mac products.
- Listen to this page (Chromebook/Android) - Listen to the text you read on a website on your Android device.
- Read Aloud & Reading Mode (Chromebook/Android) - Customize your reading experience (voice, reading speed, text highlight, font).
- Text Aid by Read Speaker (any device) - Listen to documents, dictate text, check writing, download audio files, translate, look up text, collaborate with others.