The Text Aid logo consists of the word Text in orange, then with no space, the word Aid in blue but with an orange square dot over the letter i. Following the word aid is a blue symbol of a speaker with two curved orange lines representing sound. Beneath everything described are the words by ReadSpeaker. End of description.

About ReadSpeaker TextAid

Designed specifically for struggling readers, individual and educational site licenses of ReadSpeaker TextAid enables struggling readers such as those who are dyslexic, or whose first language is not English to become more independent, confident learners.

ReadSpeaker TextAid is a web (cloud) application (Microsoft Outlook / Hotmail is a cloud application), so there is no need to install software or text-to-speech voices. You just go to it's web page and login with your e-mail address, either when you try or buy ReadSpeaker TextAid. 

This makes ReadSpeaker TextAid a great option for individual or site license customers as it can be used from any computer running Windows, macOS, or Linux, as well as Android and iOS devices.  

 

What does TextAid do?

Designed for dyslexic people, those who are learning to speak English as an additional language, or anybody who has a lot of reading to get through, TextAid uses ReadSpeaker's high quality natural sounding text-to-speech voices to read aloud any documents or PDFs uploaded to your TextAid account. These could be school, college, university, or work related reading material, or simply for enjoyment.

Creating / editing documents using TextAid

TextAid's document creation / reading application increases user's self conference and independence by offering:

  • Word prediction
  • Voice dictation of notes
  • Spelling correction
  • Read documents using one of the text-to-speech voices
  • A choice of fonts, sizes, colours, and document background colours
  • Text highlighting as you listen to your document being read aloud
  • Text translation to / from available languages (including Welsh)

 

Reading using TextAid's voices

  • Read documents and PDFs using any of TextAid's voices of the document's language  
  • Text translation to / from available text-to-speech languages (documents only)
    • Example: Translate Welsh to English or vice versa
  • Adjust reading speed to suit your preferences
  • Highlight important words and sentences just as you would do on paper
  • Photograph text such as a book or magazine and listen to it being read aloud - no need for a reading pen!
  • Download text as an audio MP3 file (copyright permitting)

We are compiling a list of all available voices here (opens in a new browser tab).

ReadSpeaker TextAid can also be very useful for people who experience eye strain, struggle to read for a long time, or those who work as a proofreader. 

Videos of ReadSpeaker TextAid in use can be seen on ReadSpeaker's website and on our own YouTube channel (links open in new tabs).

 

Where / how are TextAid individual and site licenses commonly used?

 

If you would like to know how you, or your organisation could use ReadSpeaker TextAid, or would like a two week trial license, please get in touch! 

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Page created: 22 May 2026
Last updated: 22 May 2026