Speechable
AI Text-to-Speech for WordPress Websites
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Hi HN / YCI just shipped Speechable — a free, open-source AI text-to-speech solution for WordPress that runs entirely in the browser with no API keys, no paid services, and no server infrastructure.I wrote a full write-up here: https://tanishmittal.com/speechable-ai-text-to-speech-for-wo...What it doesAdds a native audio player to WordPress postsUses browser-based neural TTSSupports 12+ languagesOffers multiple voice presets & effectsLets visitors download audioHighlights words in sync with narrationWhy I built itMost TTS plugins depend on expensive APIs, external servers, and data sharing. I wanted:Privacy-first experiencesNo recurring costsHigh-quality voice outputEasy install for any WordPress siteTry itRepo & docs: https://github.com/tansihmittal/speechableWould love feedback — especially on:UX pain pointsPerformance in real blogsEdge cases you think it should supportIf you try it or build something cool with it, shoutout on X: @glowdoperaThanks!
HN · launched Jan 3, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 90%) · 0 views
Niche: speech and text conversion software · 100 launches, 5 in the last 7 days ▼ -67% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Content generation
- B2B
- AI-native
- Commercial product
More like this: all 100 launches in speech and text conversion software →
Could you build this?
Yes It is a standard WordPress plugin wrapping client-side browser Web Speech API or in-browser ONNX/Wasm TTS models (like Transformers.js) with no backend infrastructure.
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Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 554 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #538 of 555 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 58 days after the earliest competitor.
- Text to Speech Local · ph · 2026-10-06 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- Free Text-to-Speech Tool · hn · 2026-01-31 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.56
- Free Text to Speech Online · ph · 2026-09-06 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- SpeechGenAI: AI Voice Studio · ph · 2026-10-11 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- TTSForge · ph · 2026-09-29 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- AssemblyAI · ph · 2026-10-29 · 76 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- SpeechOS · hn · 2026-01-21 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Talkify · ph · 2026-10-30 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.51
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