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Feature set that exceeds the competition, no subscription for the premium tier with the free tier limited by the quantity not by the quality, that is the reason why you'll love Speech Central. Here are just some of our outstanding features: ◦ The best PDF support in text to speech apps - your reading flow will not be interrupted by footers, headers, footnotes, in text citations and long web links as they are detected by the advanced artificial intelligence in most cases. No other app has all those features. Even the scanned PDF documents are imported with titles recognised. ◦ The best web support in text to speech apps - for the first time you can listen everything as both articles and headlines (including RSS feeds) are supported. Articles can be added from the headlines page for fully uninterrupted flow or from Safari. And you can send articles from the desktop browser with the Pocket extension. ◦ The widest support for documents/office and e-book formats. ◦ Knowledge and text annotation tools built-in. ◦ Import the text from the physical books with the camera. ◦ The widest choice of options to customize the voice, appearance and various other parameters. ◦ Sync playlist items across Apple devices including with the macOS app and the current position in the text. ◦ Apple Watch app that can play the content independently of the main app. ◦ The best email support in text to speech apps - just drag emails from the Mail app to Speech Central. Works on the iPhones, too! ◦ Export the text with annotations to .docx format ◦ Functions of audio buttons can be customized for high productivity and accessibility. The widest selection of tools to control the speed and browse the text that is read aloud. ◦ The app can be used with dozens of languages that have text-to-speech support on the device with automatic language detection from the content. ◦ Export the text to the audio file. ◦ The app is completely free for blind people. It is tested to be accessible by legally blind users. ◦ Your data stays truly private, we collect only analytics data with no identifiable reference to the user or imported content even when the syncing is enabled. ◦ Using the local voices instead of streaming limits the global warming effects. With over 20,000 licenses sold and consistent ratings above 4 stars Speech Central is one of the leading global text-to-speech brands. It was nominated for the best iOS accessible app in 2020 and 2017 on AppleVis, the leading authority in the field of accessibility on Apple devices. By moving your reading activities to commuting, walking, running, doing the housework or another activity you can save an hour each day. You'll also save eyes for better things while having your battery and data plan last significantly longer. Keeping the screen off grants that you won't get into the internet addiction and waste your time on unwanted things, and thus it can also help people with ADHD. The app can be used as an assistive technology and helper for people with visual impairments (eyesight problems) and disabilities like dyslexia. Supported document types are: PDF (including scanned documents), Microsoft Word (.docx), Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx), OpenOffice/LibreOffice (.odt, .odp), .html, .mhtml, .webarchive, .txt, .rtf, supported ebook formats are .epub, DAISY and .fb2 and emails in .eml format. Get the app now and enjoy the most convenient text to audio! Notes: - The free version has a daily limitation in the number of articles that you can add to it which is removed by purchasing the Pro add-on. - Some features are available only on the latest version of the operating system. - The license is valid only for this operating system. Other operating systems have separate licenses. - DRM protected books (e.g. Kindle books) are locked to their respective vendor apps and cannot be imported into the app. - For languages other than English the support is provided using the auto-translation tools