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ReadAloud

Microsoft StoreText to speech

PulseGate's liveness check found it on 23 Sep 2026; it is registered on the Microsoft Store and has been in the index since 23 Sep 2026. How this is checked

ReadAloud is a Windows text-to-speech reader that converts web pages, documents, e-books, and custom text into spoken audio. It supports EPUB, PDF, DOC, DOCX, and TXT files, with sentence highlighting, pronunciation editing, speech controls, and customizable reading styles.

Inferred · not functionally tested

FreeWindows
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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Listening to web pages, documents, e-books, and custom text when reading is inconvenient or inaccessible.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: Windows users, students, and people with visual impairments

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: voice_synthesis

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: free · license: Proprietary · platforms: DESKTOP · deployment: windows

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Record sources: apps.microsoft.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.

ReadAloud is a Text to speech project. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on listening to web pages, documents, e-books, and custom text when reading is inconvenient or inaccessible. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as a consumer product for windows users, students, and people with visual impairments. Basis unknown · not verified: ReadAloud is free to use. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for Windows.

It is developed by Optimilia Studios, and it first shipped in 2014. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are web page extraction, EPUB support, and PDF support.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Web page extraction
  • EPUB support
  • PDF support
  • Document reading
  • Clipboard monitor
  • In-app dictionary

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
text-to-speechscreen-readerepub-readerdocument-readerreading-accessibility
AI capabilities
Audio

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Runs on
Windows

Trust & compliance

Public signals
HTTPSFree tierStore listing found

Indexing history

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed22 Sep · 22:55 UTC
    ReadAloud seen via crawler:msstore
    Source: crawler:msstore · Open

Frequently asked questions about ReadAloud

What does ReadAloud do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: ReadAloud focuses on listening to web pages, documents, e-books, and custom text when reading is inconvenient or inaccessible. It is catalogued under Text to speech on PulseGate.
Who should use ReadAloud?
Inferred · not functionally tested: ReadAloud is a consumer product built for windows users, students, and people with visual impairments.
Is ReadAloud free?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — ReadAloud is free to use.
What platforms does ReadAloud run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: ReadAloud runs on Windows.
Is ReadAloud still active?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 23 Sep 2026.
What projects are similar to ReadAloud?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Read Aloud - Text to speech, ReadAloud, and Ebook to Audio.Read Aloud - Text to speechReadAloudEbook to Audio
Who makes ReadAloud?
ReadAloud is developed by Optimilia Studios.
When did ReadAloud launch?
ReadAloud first shipped in 2014.

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