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Purpose
Hear2Read provides text-to-speech software for Indic languages, designed to help people with visual impairments read digital content by listening.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hear2read.in
Audience
The current Hear2Read TTS offering is designed for visually impaired users who rely on NVDA to access digital content on Windows PCs.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hear2read.in
Platforms
windows,androidRead 20 Sep 2026 · hear2read.in
Free plan
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · hear2read.in
Privacy
The Android TTS engine privacy policy says the app does not collect user information or provide it to third parties, and does not save input text or generated speech audio.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hear2read.org
Support
The NVDA add-on page requests a name and email address to provide support, share update information and gather product feedback.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hear2read.org
Founded
2013Read 28 Sep 2026 · hear2read.in
Android status
The Android app will remain available in Google Play, but the team says it does not plan further improvements to it.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hear2read.in
Languages
The Next Generation engine lists Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hear2read.org
NVDA integration
The Hear2Read Indic Language Synthesizer is available through the NVDA Add-on Store.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hear2read.org
Organization
Hear2Read describes itself as a non-profit initiative started by Suresh Bazaj in 2013.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hear2read.in
Speech technology
The Next Generation TTS engine uses deep neural network algorithms to generate natural-sounding speech.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hear2read.org
Voice installation
After installing the add-on, users can download one or more language voices using the Hear2Read Indic Voice Manager.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hear2read.org
Windows status
Hear2Read says its Windows SAPI TTS is unavailable and that the team decided to focus on the NVDA add-on for Windows PC users.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hear2read.org

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Hear2Read Apps Free Free to use · no ads or purchases Read 12 Oct 2026 · hear2read.in

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