Labsii

Labsii develops Speech Central, an app that reads text aloud. It handles books, PDFs, web pages and exported documents, and it is aimed at people who prefer to listen, including students and those with accessibility needs.

What Labsii offers

• Text-to-speech reading — spoken versions of documents, emails, web pages and books.
• PDF reading — a reader tuned for PDF files.
• Accessibility profiles — modes for ADHD, dyslexia and low vision.
• Voice options — offline voices and cloud AI voices in several languages and accents.
• Customisation — more than eighty settings, including pitch and reading speed.

Who it works with

Individual readers and students. Blind users who rely on VoiceOver or TalkBack pay nothing, and school-managed installs are also free of charge.

Key facts

• Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows
• Privacy: the app does not collect data on user activity
• Development: about twelve years of releases
• Model: no subscription and no ads