Speak Any Text

Select any text you want to read and just listen to it!

What is Speak Any Text?

'Speak Any Text' is a Chrome extension that turns any selected text into audio. It uses advanced Text-to-Speech technologies and Google's Text-to-Speech API for language auto-detection. Users can select any text, then click the extension icon to listen to it. It assists in reducing the strain of reading and supports 56 different languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Chinese, etc.

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By: Twopeople Software

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Users: 9,000+

Rating: 3.72 (60)

Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2017-05-25)

Creation date: 2017-05-25

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

*://*/*
contextMenus

Size: 33.57K

URLs: Website

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 10668 ▼ 114

Other rankings

#3043 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 8 #62 in speech to text keyword 45 ▲ 20 #76 in text to speech keyword 79 ▲ 12 #97 in speech keyword 77 ▲ 25 #234 in listen keyword 15 ▲ 11

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Summary

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Are your eyes tired of reading? Select any text you want to read and just listen to it! Instant Speech will convert the text into human speech, so you’ll no longer have to read. Instant Speech pronounces selected text using latest Text-to-Speech technologies with language auto-detection. The extension can read any text in 56 languages.

How to use: – Select the text you want to read. – Click the Instant Speech icon to start listening or right-click the text and choose “Read with Instant Speech” – To stop the speech at any time click the icon again

This extension uses the Google Text-to-Speech API. Please rate the extension if you like it.

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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Works for multiple languages
Easy to use and install
Convenient for lazy reading

Cons

Slow dictation speed
Voice sounds like a machine
Some languages not supported

Most mentioned

Works for multiple languages
Dictation speed
Voice quality

Recent reviews

Works well for French, but it annonces many languages and many don't work or have poor voices.

A Google user, 2017-12-19

Voz clara y fácil configuración, una voz femenina no tan robot se puede mejorar la voz.

A Google user, 2019-03-25

Works well for French, but it annonces many languages and many don't work or have poor voices.

A Google user, 2017-12-19

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Safety

Risk impact

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