Several options exist for reading PDF text content aloud. NaturalReaders (naturalreaders.com) is a popular online tool. Additionally, TechWiser and TechRadar have articles listing the best PDF voice readers for Windows, if you'd prefer a desktop application.
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Here are a few open-source text-to-speech options that can handle PDFs:
* **Calibre:** While primarily an ebook management tool, Calibre has text-to-speech capabilities via plugins and can convert PDFs to other formats for easier reading.
* **Read Aloud:** This is a browser extension available for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge that can read PDF files open in the browser. It's not strictly open source, but it's free to use and widely available.
* **Festival:** A general-purpose speech synthesis system that can be used with PDF text extraction tools.
* **Espeak:** Another software speech synthesizer, which can be paired with a PDF reader.
* **Select-to-Speech:** A cross-platform, offline text-to-speech program written in Python.
These options might require some technical setup, but they offer more control and transparency than proprietary solutions.