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Speechify for neurodivergent founders
Speechify is a text-to-speech app that reads any web page, PDF or doc out loud.
Free planWhy it helps neurodivergent founders
Listening can be easier than reading, especially with dyslexia. You can also speed it up to get through long documents faster.
How founders use it
- Listen to long reports while walking
- Hear your own writing read back to spot mistakes
- Get through research papers faster
Alternatives to Speechify
Open source, privacy-first, eco or free options, if one of those matters more to you.
- Microsoft Immersive Reader Free (read aloud built into Edge)
Keep it all in one place with Humble
You'll use Speechify alongside lots of other tools. Humble keeps your AI chats, links and tasks together, so you can find any of it again in one click.
More reading and research tools
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PaidBy HumbleHumble for researchA one-click way to save the pages, docs and AI chats you find while researching to the task they're for.
Helps with: Reading long textLosing my place between tasks
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Microsoft Immersive Reader
FreeA free reading mode in Microsoft Edge and Office that removes clutter and reads text aloud.
Helps with: Reading long textStaying focused
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Free plan
Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM)Google's tool, formerly called NotebookLM, that answers questions about your own documents and can turn them into a podcast-style audio summary.
Helps with: Reading long textBuilding with AI
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Free plan
PerplexityAn AI search engine that gives short answers with sources.
Helps with: Reading long textStaying focused
Alternatives Ecosia search (opens in a new tab) EcoKagi (opens in a new tab) Privacy-first
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Readwise Reader
PaidA read-later app that saves articles, PDFs and newsletters in one place.
Helps with: Reading long textStaying focusedToo much email
Alternatives wallabag (opens in a new tab) Open source
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OpenDyslexic
FreeA free font designed for readers with dyslexia.
Helps with: Reading long text
How we pick tools: our neurodivergent team uses these tools, or founders in our community told us they help. Some links are affiliate links, marked "Affiliate link". If you sign up through one, we may earn a small fee at no cost to you. It never changes what we list.