TabSpeech

TabSpeech

Read the text on the displayed tab

TabSpeech
What is TabSpeech?
TabSpeech is a handy Chrome extension for reading out the visible text on the browser tab. Users simply select the text range and activate the extension for speech reading. Additional controls like pause, stop and resume make it user-friendly. The developers are open to contributions on their GitHub page.
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Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.33 (21)
Version: 2.0.2 (Last updated: 2024-05-25)
Creation date: 2020-05-18
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • tts
  • tabs
  • offscreen
Size: 100.57K
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Summary
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Text-to-Speech the text in the displayed tab using Web Speech API.

  • Usage:
  1. Select the range where you want to start reading
  2. Click the PageAction icon (the black “reading” icon in the upper right) and press the “Speech” button

Press Stop to stop reading, Pause to pause, and Resume to resume from pause.

We are developing at: https://github.com/limura/TabSpeech/

The author is Japanese and can hardly speak foreign languages. I would be happy if you could help with translation work and other corrections. Please refer to the Japanese section for the detailed update history.

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to use
  • Uses Microsoft's speech engine
  • Japanese language support
Cons
  • May have occasional reading errors
  • Problems with reading certain websites
  • Reading speed could be faster
Most mentioned
  • Easy to use
  • Reading errors
  • Stopped reading on some websites
Recent reviews
右クリックからの「選択範囲のみを発話」が機能しません。Win11、クロームは最新版です。確認すべき設定項目があれば教えてもらえると助かります。 なお、ツールバーからの発話は使えています。 追記 こんなに早く対応していただけるなんて。感謝します。 CaptionSpeakerも便利に使わせていただいています！
by S K S K, 2024-05-24
saveで設定が保存できなくなってしまいました win10 chrome Speakerの選択だけ保存ができてその下がsaveを押してもページを開き直すと戻ってしまっている 返信＞＞ PCの再起動とキャッシュクリアと削除してインストールしなおしも試しましたが設定をsaveできません saveできるようになりました！ありがとうございました！
by ヴォルレオ ヴォルレオ, 2024-05-11
saveで設定が保存できなくなってしまいました win10 chrome Speakerの選択だけ保存ができてその下がsaveを押してもページを開き直すと戻ってしまっている 返信＞＞ PCの再起動とキャッシュクリアと削除してインストールしなおしも試しましたが設定をsaveできません
by ヴォルレオ ヴォルレオ, 2024-05-11
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Safety
Risk impact

TabSpeech may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

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