Speech Central: Text to Speech

Speech Central is built for focused, serious reading — across PDFs, web articles, books, and documents.

Designed for productivity, study, and accessibility, it combines powerful controls, deep customization, and a desktop reading workflow optimized for macOS.

A single purchase unlocks the full app. No subscription.

READING WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS

Optimized PDF & Web Reading

• Accurate reading order and navigation

• Cleanup to reduce distractions such as headers, footnotes, citations, and long links

• Read full web articles and RSS headlines

• Send articles from your browser directly to Speech Central

Broad Document Support

• PDF (including scanned PDFs)

• EPUB

• Word (.docx)

• PowerPoint (.pptx)

• OpenOffice / LibreOffice formats

• HTML, TXT, RTF, Markdown, and more

VOICES: OFFLINE AND CLOUD AI

• Use high-quality Apple system voices offline

• Optional cloud AI voices (OpenAI-compatible APIs, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, xAI)

• Proprietary enhancement layer improves realism and variation during playback

DESIGNED FOR THE MAC

• Sync playlists and reading position with Speech Central on iPhone and iPad

• Keyboard shortcuts for fast navigation and speed control

• Efficient desktop workflow for managing large reading lists

STUDY & KNOWLEDGE TOOLS

• Bookmarks and comments while reading

• Export annotated text to .docx

• Export text to audio files using Apple voices

DEEP CUSTOMIZATION

• Extensive control over voices, playback behavior, layout, and appearance

• Automatic language detection

• Supports dozens of languages with built-in system voices

ACCESSIBILITY

Speech Central is designed to work well with assistive technologies and has been tested by legally blind users.

It can assist people with visual impairments, dyslexia, and anyone who prefers listening to long texts instead of reading on screen.

PRIVACY

Speech Central does not track reading activity or collect imported content.

If optional cloud AI features are enabled, content is processed only by the provider you configure, under their terms.

SUPPORTED DOCUMENT TYPES

PDF (including scanned documents), EPUB, Microsoft Word (.docx), Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx), OpenOffice / LibreOffice (.odt, .odp), HTML, MHTML, WebArchive, TXT, RTF.

NOTES

• Some features require newer versions of macOS.

• Licenses are platform-specific. iOS and other platforms require separate purchases.

• DRM-protected books (for example Kindle books) cannot be imported.

• AI-based features may not work perfectly in all cases.