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Please follow the steps below to change the listening speed of your file on the web app on your PC, desktop or laptopSign in to app.speechify.com using...

Please follow the steps below to change the listening speed of your file on the web app on your PC, desktop or laptop

  1. Sign in to app.speechify.com using your Speechify account credentials, preferably using a Chromium browser.
  2. Open the file that you want to listen to.
  3. Click on the 'Speed' option with the face on the left side toolbar. This button also displays the speed that is currently set for your program.

4. You can use the slider or the '+' and '-' buttons above and below the slider to increase or decrease the listening speed.

5. If you want the app to increase your speed automatically, as per your listening activity, enable the 'Increase Speed Automatically' feature at the bottom by clicking on the checkbox. This would let the app help you increase your productivity as you listen more.

Cliff Weitzman

Cliff Weitzman

Cliff Weitzman is a dyslexia advocate and the CEO and founder of Speechify, the #1 text-to-speech app in the world, totaling over 100,000 5-star reviews and ranking first place in the App Store for the News & Magazines category. In 2017, Weitzman was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for his work making the internet more accessible to people with learning disabilities. Cliff Weitzman has been featured in EdSurge, Inc., PC Mag, Entrepreneur, Mashable, among other leading outlets.