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Spoken lets authors and publishers create audiobooks from manuscripts using AI narration.

Place
#19 of 25
Score
5.9
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What Spoken is

Spoken lets authors and publishers create audiobooks from manuscripts using AI narration. Its workflow moves through Upload, Analyze, Cast, and Publish, with single narrator, dual narrator, and Spoken Multi-Cast options. Multi-Cast Magic Mode automates casting and coordinates tone, emotional emphasis, timing, and cast continuity across a manuscript. Spoken says it supports 74 languages, and lists YouTube, Spotify, Google Play, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, TuneIn, OverDrive, and Everand for audiobook streaming. Authors retain rights to their work and audiobook masters, with commercial rights included. Spoken says paid-tier manuscripts are processed in paid environments and are not used to train its AI partners’ public models. It also describes consent-based actor recordings and safeguards against unauthorized voice cloning. Authors can use the studio, while publishers and rights holders can use catalog-scale production and an API. The API accepts EPUB, DOCX, or PDF manuscripts and can return project status and MP3 files.

Good

  • Single, dual, and multi-cast narration
  • Supports 74 languages
  • Authors retain work and master rights
  • API handles manuscript and MP3 workflows
  • Commercial rights included

Watch out

  • Paid service
  • Pricing is billed per 5,000 words

Who it suits

Spoken suits authors creating audiobooks and publishers or rights holders needing catalog-scale production. Its API also suits partners handling manuscript ingestion and audio-file retrieval.

Verdict

Spoken combines AI audiobook production modes with an author studio and publisher API. Its per-project and subscription pricing should be matched to manuscript volume.

Plans and prices

From Spoken's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
Manual Mode — Spoken Subscription$10, paid onceManual Mode narration · subscriber pricing · pay when perfect · $10 per 5,000 words
Spoken Multi-Cast — Spoken Subscription$15, paid onceMulti-Cast narration · subscriber pricing · pay when perfect · $15 per 5,000 words
Manual Mode — Pay Per Project$20, paid onceManual Mode narration · per project · $20 per 5,000 words
Spoken Multi-Cast — Pay Per Project$30, paid onceMulti-Cast narration · per project · $30 per 5,000 words
Spoken Subscription$50 a monthLower pricing on every project · cancel any time · $50/mo
Enterprise PricingPriced on requestCatalog-scale production · Contact Spoken for a plan based on volume

The facts

Each one read from Spoken's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Distribution
Spoken lists YouTube, Spotify, Google Play, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, TuneIn, OverDrive, and Everand as platforms where its audiobooks can stream.checked 5 Oct 2026
Integrations
The API supports partner-site launches, manuscript ingestion from EPUB, DOCX, or PDF, and retrieval of project status and MP3 audio files.checked 5 Oct 2026
Intended users
Spoken presents its studio for authors and its catalog-scale production and API for publishers and rights holders.checked 5 Oct 2026
Languages
Spoken says it supports 74 languages.checked 5 Oct 2026
Multi-Cast
Magic Mode automates casting and coordinates tone, emotional emphasis, timing, and cast continuity across a manuscript.checked 5 Oct 2026
Narration modes
The product offers single narrator, dual narrator, and Spoken Multi-Cast options.checked 5 Oct 2026
Privacy
Spoken says manuscripts are processed in paid-tier environments and are not used to train its AI partners’ public models.checked 5 Oct 2026
Rights
Spoken says authors retain rights to their work and audiobook masters.checked 5 Oct 2026
Support
Support is available through its FAQ, Discord community, help form, and [email protected].checked 5 Oct 2026
Voice safeguards
Spoken says its voice generation uses consent-based actor recordings and safeguards against unauthorized voice cloning.checked 5 Oct 2026
What it does
Spoken lets authors and publishers create audiobooks from manuscripts using AI narration.checked 5 Oct 2026
Workflow
Its production workflow is Upload, Analyze, Cast, and Publish.checked 5 Oct 2026

The company

Headquarters
Portland, Oregonchecked 23 Sep 2026

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