Company:Speechify

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Speechify
Speechify Inc.
IndustryTechnology, education
FounderCliff Weitzman
ServicesProductivity software, dyslexia and accessibility software
Websitespeechify.com

Speechify is a mobile, Chrome extension, and desktop app that reads text aloud using a computer-generated text-to-speech voice.[1][2][3]

The app also uses optical character recognition technology to turn physical books or printed text into audio which can be played in the user's voice or in that of a celebrity.[4][5][6] The app lets users take photos of text and then listen to it read out loud.[7]Additional Speechify features include a Voice AI Assistant with web search, AI podcast creation, and voice typing dictation.[8][9][10][11]


Speechify was founded by Cliff Weitzman, a dyslexic college student at Brown University[12][13] who built the first version of the tool himself to help him keep up with his class readings. Research has indicated that dyslexic students who utilized Speechify had better reading comprehension outcomes than students who only used traditional means.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ross, Tova (June 6, 2018). "36 under 36 -- Social Entrepreneurship. Empowering Others with the Power of Speech.". https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/cliff-weitzman-23/. 
  2. ↑ "Cliff Weitzman" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/profile/cliff-weitzman/. 
  3. ↑ "East Side Monthly June 2017" (in en). June 2017. https://issuu.com/providencemedia/docs/esm_0617. 
  4. ↑ "This AI Startup Wants You to Read Audiobooks to Yourself" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/this-ai-startup-wants-you-to-read-audiobooks-to-yourself/. 
  5. ↑ Boitnott, John (2017-08-29). "This Immigrant Founder Taught Himself English--Then Made an App That Helps Others With His Disability (and Speed Readers)". https://www.inc.com/john-boitnott/how-one-founder-turned-his-dyslexia-into-an-app-th.html. 
  6. ↑ Smith, Ryan (2022-11-22). "Speechify Free VS Premium - Which One is Best?" (in en-US). https://ispbird.com/speechify-free-vs-premium/. 
  7. ↑ Boitnott, John (30 August 2017). "How One Founder Turned His Dyslexia Into a App That Helps People With the Disability Learn Faster" (in en-US). https://www.inc-asean.com/innovate/one-founder-turned-dyslexia-app-helps-people-disability-learn-faster/. 
  8. ↑ Ortiz, Sabrina. "I tested this new AI podcast tool to see if it can beat NotebookLM. Here's how it did". https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-tested-this-new-ai-podcast-tool-to-see-if-it-can-beat-notebooklm-heres-how-it-did/. 
  9. ↑ Mehta, Ivan (November 25, 2025). "Speechify adds voice typing and voice assistant to its Chrome extension". https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/25/speechify-adds-voice-typing-and-voice-assistant-to-its-chrome-extension/. 
  10. ↑ Mendes, Marcus (December 16, 2025). "New Speechify Mac app lets you write 5 times faster by using your voice". https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/16/speechify-now-lets-you-write-5-times-faster-on-your-mac-by-using-your-voice/. 
  11. ↑ Mendes, Marcus (January 12, 2026). "Speechify launches Voice AI Assistant on iOS". https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/12/speechify-launches-voice-ai-assistant-on-ios/. 
  12. ↑ Barton, ByMerrilee. "Cliff Weitzman" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/profile/cliff-weitzman/. 
  13. ↑ Stabile, Lori (2017-02-15). "Five Questions With: Cliff Weitzman" (in en-US). https://pbn.com/five-questions-with-cliff-weitzman120423/. 
  14. ↑ Akpan, Unwana Samuel, ed (2024). Educational Broadcasting in Nigeria in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (1st ed. 2024 ed.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 234. ISBN 978-3-031-68529-3. 



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