Text to Speech (TTS)

A text to speech tool with natural sounding voices.

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Text to Speech (TTS) - A Chrome Extension for Audio Content

Text to Speech (TTS) is a browser extension for Chrome that uses HTML5 TTS APIs to provide a tool that converts selected text into speech. It can work as a standalone tool where users can input text, or within web pages, turning selected text into spoken words at the click of a button. The extension also offers options for adjusting the settings relating to the in-page text-to-speech functionality. With TTS, experience a more accessible and inclusive browsing experience.

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By: Sevina

Users: 40,000+

-10,000

Rating: 3.26

(23)

Version: 0.2.7 (Last updated: 2023-09-19)

Creation date: 2020-02-11

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
contextMenus

Size: 61.90K

Email: se*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 4,625 ▼ 509

Other rankings

#1462 in Tools ▼ 7 #12 in text to speech keyword 26 ▼ 3 #16 in speech keyword 24 #77 in speech to text keyword 25 ▼ 7

Other platforms

Text to Speech (TTS) (vVARY)

3.83

(15,690) 4,770,505+

Text to Speech (TTS) (v0.2.5)

2.30

(119) 3,310+

Text to Speech (TTS) (v0.2.7)

3.10

(7) 3,988+

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Extension summary

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Text to Speech (TTS) is a text-to-speech extension with natural sounding voices by using HTML5 TTS APIs.

You can use this extension in a standalone interface or within web pages. If you press the toolbar button the first interface opens up where you can enter a desired text for TTS. On the other hand, within a webpage, once you select a text, a placeholder speaker icon appears. Once you click the speaker icon, the text-to-speech starts. For the highlight feature to work correctly, please select text paragraph-by-paragraph. Please note that the highlight feature is still in Beta and may not work properly on all websites. There are also a few options related to the in-page text-to-speech which can be adjusted from the extension settings page.

To report Bugs, please visit the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/text-to-speech.html) and fill out the bug report form.

User reviews

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Pros

User-friendly and easy to use
Provides a solution for TTS in Chrome, filling a gap
Works well once the tutorial is understood
Some users appreciate the quality of available voices

Cons

Limited voice options, particularly for English and other languages
Inability to change voice speed, pitch, or tone
Text cuts off after a short length (around 50 words)
Manual input required, which is time-consuming
Some users experience bugs or functionality limitations

Most mentioned

Difficulty adjusting speed and voice settings
Voices cutting off or stopping early
Limited selection of natural-sounding voices
Manual text entry required instead of automatic reading

User reviews

not enough english voice models, there's this one specific TTS voice model an Epub Reader app called ReadEra has that's just called "en-US-language, Google, United States" and I find it sounds the least headache inducing at 1.75x speed of any TTS voice model I've ever heard, even if it doesn't sound particularly sophisticated