# Text to Speech

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Podcast: [Old Mac Gang](https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-mac-gang-7076530)
Published: 2026-04-30T04:30:05+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martin-jencius/episodes/Text-to-Speech-e3im7rc
Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/3016bec8/podcast/play/119266604/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-30%2F423171536-44100-2-d38c58b6ad188.m4a
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JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/old-mac-gang-7076530/episodes/text-to-speech
Duration seconds: 2449

## Resource

The Old Mac Gang talk about their use of text to speech functions available on your Apple products. How to Use Text to Speech on Mac: The Complete Guide (2026) — AnySpeech https://anyspeech.io/blog/how-to-use-text-to-speech-on-mac Text to Speech on Mac: Tools, Apps & AI Alternatives (2026) — AI Dictation https://aidictation.com/blog/text-to-speech-mac 5 Best Text-to-Speech Apps for Mac in 2026 — WordWand https://wordwand.co/blog/best-text-to-speech-mac-app-2026 Best Text to Speech AI Tools for Mac, iOS, and Cross-Platform Users in 2025 — Apple Gazette https://www.applegazette.com/resources/best-text-to-speech-ai-tools-for-mac-ios-and-cross-platform-users-in-2025/ The Useful Mac Spoken Content Accessibility Features — MacMost https://macmost.com/the-useful-mac-spoken-content-accessibility-features.html Writers: Use Spoken Content to Proof Text on Mac and iPad — Revert to Saved https://reverttosaved.com/2023/09/21/writers-use-the-spoken-content-accessibility-feature-to-have-your-mac-and-ipad-read-words-and-help-you-proof-text/ The 9 Best Dictation and Speech-to-Text Software in 2026 — Zapier https://zapier.com/blog/best-text-dictation-software/ Matter app https://www.getmatter.com/ Instapaper https://www.instapaper.com/ YouTube: Youtube.com/@oldmacgang Email: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com Website; ThePodTalk.Net

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