The world’s most comprehensive notification reader
Stay connected without staring at your screen. SpeakThat! will read your notifications to you as soon as they come in, allowing you to stay up to date while you’re driving, working, cooking, or just trying to avoid using your phone too much.
Open-Source
With the source code available on GitHub, you can verify SpeakThat!’s privacy claims and contribute towards it.
100% Free
SpeakThat! is free for everyone. And when I say free - I mean free. No subscriptions, no ads, just speech.
Entirely Local
All processing happens on your device. No external servers, no data harvesting, and no AI.
Private Mode
Set individual notifications to Private Mode. This means their app name will be read out, but their notification content won’t.
App Filtering
Decide exactly which notifications get read out and which will always remain silent.
Word Filter
Blacklist certain words to prevent notifications containing them from being read out, or swap words entirely.
Content Cap
Limit readouts to a word count, sentence count, or time limit. Great for obnoxiously long notifications like emails!
URL Handling
Announce web links either in full, their domain name only, or replace all web links with your own custom text.
App Name Swap
If an app name sounds unnatural in speech, swap it with a replacement for readouts.
Voice Options
Full control over pitch, speed, TTS language and audio stream for maximum flexibility.
Shake to Stop
Cancel a readout by shaking your device. The sensitivity can be adjusted to suit your needs.
Wave to Stop
Cover your device’s proximity sensor to cancel ongoing readouts. This is perfect for desk environments.
Delay Before Read
Give your notification tone some breathing room by adding a small delay before SpeakThat! begins talking.
Notifications
Optionally display a persistent notification indicating when SpeakThat! is active or just when it’s speaking.
Smart Logic
Conditional Rules allow you even finer control, such as specific behaviour when Bluetooth is connected.
Automation Apps
SpeakThat! works with automation apps like Tasker or MacroDroid, and provides shortcuts for easy setup.
Save Settings
Tweaked SpeakThat! perfectly but now you’re switching phones? Save your settings and load them on your new device!
Speech Formatting
Customise how the readouts are structured. Write your own sentence with placeholders for the app name and content!
TTS Engines
Use external text-to-speech engines if Android’s default one isn’t doing it for you. This gives you control over the voice used.
Language Support
Crowd-sourced translations are constantly being added. Feel free to help translate SpeakThat! into your language!
Diagnostics
With so much customisation, things can sometimes break. That’s why SpeakThat! features built-in diagnostics tools.
Support
Need help? Don’t we all. An unpaid guy in his bedroom is responsive to emails and willing to help you. (It’s me...)
Modern Design
Using the Material design system, SpeakThat! has an intuitive design for its user interface. Customising is easy.
SpeakThat! Notification Reader
by Mitchi Bell
SpeakThat! is under the GPL-3.0 license. Reuse, redistribution, and modifications are permitted as long as all derivatives are under the same license as the original work.
The world’s most comprehensive notification reader
Stay connected without staring at your screen. SpeakThat! will read your notifications to you as soon as they come in, allowing you to stay up to date while you’re driving, working, cooking, or just trying to avoid using your phone too much.
Open-Source
With the source code available on GitHub, you can verify SpeakThat!’s privacy claims and contribute towards it.
100% Free
SpeakThat! is free for everyone. And when I say free - I mean free. No subscriptions, no ads, just speech.
Entirely Local
All processing happens on your device. No external servers, no data harvesting, and no AI.
Private Mode
Set individual notifications to Private Mode. This means their app name will be read out, but their notification content won’t.
App Filtering
Decide exactly which notifications get read out and which will always remain silent.
Word Filter
Blacklist certain words to prevent notifications containing them from being read out, or swap words entirely.
Content Cap
Limit readouts to a word count, sentence count, or time limit. Great for obnoxiously long notifications like emails!
URL Handling
Announce web links either in full, their domain name only, or replace all web links with your own custom text.
App Name Swap
If an app name sounds unnatural in speech, swap it with a replacement for readouts.
Voice Options
Full control over pitch, speed, TTS language and audio stream for maximum flexibility.
Shake to Stop
Cancel a readout by shaking your device. The sensitivity can be adjusted to suit your needs.
Wave to Stop
Cover your device’s proximity sensor to cancel ongoing readouts. This is perfect for desk environments.
Delay Before Read
Give your notification tone some breathing room by adding a small delay before SpeakThat! begins talking.
Notifications
Optionally display a persistent notification indicating when SpeakThat! is active or just when it’s speaking.
Smart Logic
Conditional Rules allow you even finer control, such as specific behaviour when Bluetooth is connected.
Automation Apps
SpeakThat! works with automation apps like Tasker or MacroDroid, and provides shortcuts for easy setup.
Save Settings
Tweaked SpeakThat! perfectly but now you’re switching phones? Save your settings and load them on your new device!
Speech Formatting
Customise how the readouts are structured. Write your own sentence with placeholders for the app name and content!
TTS Engines
Use external text-to-speech engines if Android’s default one isn’t doing it for you. This gives you control over the voice used.
Language Support
Crowd-sourced translations are constantly being added. Feel free to help translate SpeakThat! into your language!
Diagnostics
With so much customisation, things can sometimes break. That’s why SpeakThat! features built-in diagnostics tools.
Support
Need help? Don’t we all. An unpaid guy in his bedroom is responsive to emails and willing to help you. (It’s me...)
Modern Design
Using the Material design system, SpeakThat! has an intuitive design for its user interface. Customising is easy.
SpeakThat! Notification Reader
by Mitchi Bell
SpeakThat! is under the GPL-3.0 license. Reuse, redistribution, and modifications are permitted as long as all derivatives are under the same license as the original work.