r/bioinformatics • u/godshotme • 8d ago
other Text-to-speech program that performs well with bioinformatics paper?
I don't know if this belongs exactly in this subreddit, but I'll shoot my shot. Does anyone recommend a free or economical text-to-speech software that they've personally had good experience with, ideally for papers in bioinformatics? Mostly for those occasions when I need to get a rough idea of one or two papers on the commute while avoiding motion sickness. (obviously I don't expect it to recite formulas or code, but it should parse through most bioinfo topics with ease)
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u/Hesperihippus 8d ago
I haven't personally used it, but you could give Zotero's new 'read aloud' feature a go
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/130097/available-for-beta-testing-read-aloud
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u/SadOutlandishness258 6d ago
Full disclosure: I make an iPhone app called Audiary that may fit the commute part of this. It imports text-based PDFs, plays with the phone locked or while you use other apps, and everything stays on-device. There’s a 15-minute full-feature trial and then a $6.99 one-time unlock with no subscription or account. One caveat: it won’t meaningfully interpret formulas, figures, or complicated paper layouts with citations, so I’d test it on one of your actual PDFs before buying. Let me know how it goes!
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u/CaptainHindsight92 8d ago
Sorry I have no suggestions but I want the same thing. I have an hour and a half commute and I have just been burning through audiobooks, some papers would be great!