Speechify today announced the launch of new multimodal learning features that combine listening, reading, and AI-powered question answering into a single experience. The new capabilities allow users to upload documents, listen to them as audio, and ask questions about the content while receiving structured explanations and summaries.
These features expand Speechify beyond traditional text to speech by adding interactive learning tools similar to chat-based AI systems, while maintaining a voice-first experience designed for real-world reading workflows.
Speechify’s multimodal learning system allows users to move between listening, reading, and AI explanations without switching tools or copying content into separate applications.
Listen and Ask Questions About Documents
Speechify’s multimodal learning features allow users to upload documents and interact with them conversationally.
Users can listen to documents read aloud while asking questions about the material. Speechify analyzes the content and generates answers, summaries, and explanations based on the uploaded documents.
Instead of reading line by line or searching manually, users can ask direct questions and receive clear responses grounded in the material they uploaded.
This allows Speechify to function as both a reading tool and an AI learning assistant.
AI Answers Grounded in Your Documents
Speechify’s multimodal learning features provide document-based answers similar to chat-based AI systems while remaining focused on real reading workflows.
Users can request summaries, explanations, definitions, and clarifications based on the documents they upload. The system generates responses that reflect the content of the material rather than generic answers.
This helps students and professionals understand complex material more quickly while maintaining context from the original documents.
Speechify combines document understanding with voice interaction so users can listen and learn at the same time.
Designed for Real Learning Workflows
Speechify’s multimodal learning features are designed for students, researchers, and professionals who regularly work with long documents.
Users can upload coursework, reports, research papers, and articles and turn them into interactive learning sessions. Listening can be combined with question answering and summaries to improve comprehension.
The system allows users to move between reading, listening, and AI explanations without interrupting their workflow.
This approach reflects how people naturally learn by combining multiple forms of input instead of relying on text alone.
Listening, Reading, and Understanding in One Platform
Speechify’s multimodal learning features integrate three core capabilities into a single environment.
Users can listen to documents using natural-sounding voices, follow along with synchronized text highlighting, and ask questions using Speechify’s Voice AI Assistant.
Instead of using separate tools for reading, AI chat, and audio playback, Speechify combines these capabilities into one workflow.
This unified approach reduces friction and allows users to focus on understanding information rather than managing multiple applications.
From Text to Speech to Multimodal Learning
Speechify began as a text to speech platform focused on helping users listen to written content. The addition of multimodal learning features expands that foundation into interactive understanding.
Users can now upload documents, listen to content, ask questions, and receive explanations within a single platform.
Speechify describes multimodal learning as a natural evolution from passive listening toward interactive understanding.
Designed for Learning Anywhere
Speechify’s multimodal learning features work across devices including web, desktop, and mobile platforms. Users can upload documents on one device and continue listening or asking questions on another.
This allows learning sessions to continue across environments without losing progress.
The multimodal learning features are available through Speechify’s apps and web platform.
About Speechify
Speechify is a Voice AI Assistant that helps people read, write, and understand information through voice. Trusted by over 50 million users worldwide, Speechify offers text to speech, voice typing dictation, and a conversational AI assistant across iOS, Android, Mac, web, and Chrome. In 2025, Speechify received the Apple Design Award for its impact on accessibility and productivity. Speechify is used in nearly 200 countries and features 1,000+ natural-sounding voices in over 60 languages, including voices from Snoop Dogg, MrBeast, and Gwyneth Paltrow.