Can I post about my product here?
Yes, as long as the post is genuinely about text to speech engines or virtual assistants and contains no promotion of your own product or service.
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r/TextToSpeech rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/TextToSpeech: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 14,787
- Verified
- October 20, 2026
- Category
- Technical product and developer communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Scope of this subreddit: This subreddit is for discussion of text-to-speech engines, virtual assistants, and related topics.
- Treat all participants with respect: Please be civil in comments and posts, and treat all participants with respect.
- No advertising or self-promotion: Advertising posts, as well as other kinds of self-promotion, are not permitted on /r/TextToSpeech. If you want to advertise, [buy an ad](https://www.redditinc.com/advertising).
Works well
- A question about how a specific text-to-speech engine handles a tricky input, asked to start a technical discussion
- A comparison post weighing different approaches to speech synthesis, written as a genuine question rather than a pitch
- A discussion about how virtual assistants process and speak text, grounded in a real problem you are studying
- A request for perspectives on a text-to-speech design decision, with no product name or link anywhere in the post
- A comment thread contribution where you share technical knowledge and answer other people's questions without mentioning your own work
Avoid
- Posting an ad for your product or service, which the “No advertising or self-promotion” rule prohibits outright
- Dropping a link to your own tool or site in a post or comment, since that counts as self-promotion under the same rule
- Posting about something unrelated to text to speech engines or virtual assistants, which breaks the “Scope of this subreddit” rule
- Being rude or dismissive in comments, which violates the “Treat all participants with respect” rule
- Trying to sneak promotion in through a soft pitch disguised as a question, which still counts as self-promotion
What r/TextToSpeech Is For
This community is for discussion about text-to-speech engines, virtual assistants, and related topics. That means the people here care about how speech synthesis works, how virtual assistants handle voice, and the technology behind turning text into spoken audio. The rules say the subreddit exists for that discussion specifically, so the room is made up of people who want to talk about the technology itself, not browse offers or pitches.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
Three rules decide everything here. The first is “Scope of this subreddit”, which limits posts to discussion of text-to-speech engines, virtual assistants, and related topics. The second is “Treat all participants with respect”, which asks everyone to be civil in comments and posts. The third is “No advertising or self-promotion”, and it is the one that matters most for a founder, because it bans advertising posts and other kinds of self-promotion outright, and points anyone who wants to advertise toward buying an ad instead.
What To Post
A good post here is a genuine discussion about text-to-speech engines or virtual assistants, with no promotion attached. Think of a question about how a speech engine behaves, a comparison of approaches you are weighing, or an observation about how virtual assistants handle a tricky case. If you are a founder, you can talk about the technical problem you are working on as long as the post is about the problem and the technology, and never about your product, your link, or your launch. Keep the tone civil and respectful in the post and in every comment you write.
What To Avoid
The clearest way to get a post removed is to advertise or self-promote, because the “No advertising or self-promotion” rule bans both, and it explicitly says anyone who wants to advertise should buy an ad instead. The second way is going off topic, because the “Scope of this subreddit” rule keeps the community limited to text-to-speech engines, virtual assistants, and related topics. The third way is being uncivil, because the “Treat all participants with respect” rule expects civility in both comments and posts.
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Common questions about r/TextToSpeech
Can I mention my tool in a comment?
No. The “No advertising or self-promotion” rule applies to comments as well as posts, so keep your comments free of any promotion.
What if I want to advertise?
The rules say advertising posts are not permitted and point advertisers to Reddit's paid ads option instead of the subreddit.
Is there any exception for startups or small projects?
No. The rules ban all kinds of self-promotion, not just obvious ads, so there is no promotional loophole to look for.
How do I stay safe as a founder here?
Keep it civil and respectful, keep it on topic, and leave your product out of it.
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