SayTXT

Spec sheet

What it does

SayTXT converts PDFs, EPUB books, DOCX, TXT, webpages, photos and pasted text into spoken audio.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Platforms

web,ios,androidRead 20 Sep 2026 · saytxt.app

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · saytxt.app

Integrations

The iOS app supports Apple Shortcuts, Spotlight, Control Center, lock-screen access, widgets and OPDS catalogs supplied by URL.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

License

PDFgear's terms say the company owns or licenses the service source code and grants users a revocable, non-transferable usage license, indicating proprietary software.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Headquarters

SingaporeRead 28 Sep 2026 · saytxt.app

AI data handling

AI features can send uploaded PDF content and chat text to Microsoft Azure OpenAI only after explicit user consent.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

API and SDKs

The official site navigation documents web tools, apps, extensions and FAQs, but does not list a public API or SDK.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Apple system requirements

The App Store listing requires iOS 18 or later, iPadOS 18 or later, macOS 15 with an Apple M1-or-newer Mac, or visionOS 2.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Audio export

PDF, EPUB, DOCX, TXT, link and text-input items export as AAC on Apple devices or WAV on Android; browser pages cannot be exported.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Background playback

Audio continues when the phone screen is locked or another app is opened.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Company headquarters

The registered company address is 2 Havelock Road, #04-07, Havelock2, Singapore 059763.Read 15 Oct 2026 · companies.sg

Company incorporation

Singapore registry data lists PDF GEAR TECH PTE. LTD. as incorporated on 2 September 2020.Read 15 Oct 2026 · companies.sg

Company legal name

The maker is PDF GEAR TECH PTE. LTD., and SayTXT is identified as its trademark.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Company size signal

The registry profile lists 13 registered officers and SGD 3 paid-up capital; it does not publish an employee count.Read 15 Oct 2026 · companies.sg

Data collection

The privacy policy says services may collect IP address, device characteristics, usage logs, crash data, location data and cookies.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Documentation and support

User documentation consists mainly of the app FAQ and feature pages, with questions directed to PDFgear contact support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

DOCX and TXT

The apps accept Word DOCX files, TXT files and directly pasted text.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

EPUB support

EPUB imports include chapter-aware navigation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Export formats

AAC,WAVRead 20 Sep 2026 · saytxt.app

Focus View

Focus View follows narration with word-level or sentence-level highlighting depending on the voice.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Integrations and access

The mobile app can import files from Files or iCloud and accept sharing from other apps; the maker says app text and playback progress do not sync with the web tool.Read 12 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Languages

SayTXT lists 31 voice languages and detects the primary language of selected text.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Limit: accessibility controls

App Store reviewers request adjustable text sizing, Dynamic Type support and bookmarks for long EPUB or PDF reading.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Limit: audio glitches

A user reported cached audio occasionally causing repeated mispronunciation and jarring glitches until the cache was cleared.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Limit: pronunciation

Reviewers report mispronounced web addresses, contractions and difficult words, including examples such as “making” and “hierarchy.”Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Limit: reliability

Users have reported playback crashes that appear more frequent with large stored scan/file collections and particular voices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Local processing

The maker says imported files remain on the device and speech is generated on the device.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Local processing and storage

The maker says imported app files stay on the device and spoken audio is generated on the device.Read 12 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

No account

Installation and listening require no account, email address or password.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Notable release

The iOS version history records version 2.5 on 30 September 2026 with Read Mode, return-to-sentence navigation, 3x speed and a hyphenation fix.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

OCR scanning

Camera or image input extracts printed text with OCR before reading it aloud.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Offline replay

Previously played supported files can replay from cached audio, but browser pages are not cached after leaving them.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Offline replay limit

Previously played supported items can replay from cached audio, while pages opened in the built-in browser are not cached.Read 12 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

PDF reading

It reads native PDFs directly and uses built-in OCR for scanned PDFs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Praise: free mobile reader

Google Play feedback highlights clear speech from PDFs, EPUBs and webpages without subscriptions or character limits.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Praise: value and accessibility

App Store reviewers repeatedly praise the app for being free, ad-free, easy to use, useful for studying or reading disorders, and offering natural voices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on Apple App Store

4.6 out of 5 from 574 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on Chrome Web Store

0 out of 5 from 0 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

Rating on Google Play

4.5 out of 5 from 313 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Reading controls

The app offers adjustable speed from 0.5x to 2x, Focus View, background playback, a 15/30/60-minute sleep timer, and paragraph skip and rewind.Read 12 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Scanned documents

The app uses built-in OCR to extract text from scanned PDFs, photos, and printed pages.Read 12 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Security disclosure

PDFgear says it uses reasonable technical and organizational safeguards but does not guarantee that internet transmission or storage is completely secure.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Sleep timer

The apps provide 15-, 30- and 60-minute sleep-timer choices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Speed control

Mobile playback speed can be adjusted from 0.5x to 2x, while the iOS listing advertises speeds up to 3x.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Voice cloning

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · saytxt.app

Web browser

A built-in browser reads webpages continuously across multi-page articles, including pages requiring a login.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Web Text to MP3 limit

The browser MP3 converter accepts English text or TXT and DOCX files up to 10 MB and 10,000 characters per conversion, using one fixed male voice.Read 12 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Web Text to Speech limit

The browser Text to Speech tool supports pasted text and TXT or DOCX files up to 10 MB, with a limit of 10,000 characters per conversion.Read 12 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Web tool limit

The browser text-to-speech tool limits each conversion to 10,000 characters and currently imports TXT or DOCX rather than PDF or EPUB.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Web tool privacy

The Text to Speech tool says text, imported documents, and generated audio stay in the browser; the Text to MP3 tool likewise says text and audio are not sent to its third-party file providers.Read 12 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Website reading

Its built-in browser reads multi-page articles with continuous auto-scroll and can access sites users sign into, including Substack, Medium, and Patreon.Read 12 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Who it serves

The maker describes use for studying, commuting, focusing, and communicating, including temporary spoken communication for people who cannot speak.Read 12 Oct 2026 · saytxt.app

Plans and prices

Every SayTXT plan and price →

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