Text to Speech (TTS)

A text to speech tool with natural sounding voices.

What is Text to Speech (TTS)?

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

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Users: 50,000+

Rating: 3.26 (19)

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

# 4173 ▼ 37

Other rankings

#1411 in Tools #8 in text to speech keyword 70 #12 in speech keyword 34 ▲ 4 #64 in speech to text keyword 27 ▼ 16 #286 in interface keyword 9 ▲

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Text to Speech (TTS) (v0.2.5)

2.30

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Text to Speech (TTS) (v0.2.7)

3.10

(7) 3,888+

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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 simple to use
Provides a welcome upgrade as TTS feature in Chrome
Highly rated by some users for overall performance
Good for non-native speakers due to slower speech
Has a tutorial that helps users understand its functionality

Cons

Manual text input required; does not automatically read webpages
Inability to adjust speed, pitch, or switch between voices
Cuts off reading after a limited number of words
Limited voice options and perceived unnatural quality of voices
Some users experience bugs, such as inability to type after using TTS

Most mentioned

Cuts off after 50 words
Can't adjust speed or switch voices
Requires manual input
Limited voice options
Some bugs affecting usability

Recent reviews

There is no automatic reading, and it doesnt actually read any webpage. Instead, a popup comes up that you have to manually paste all the text into for it to read. It`s a major nuisance, and completely a waste of time (as it takes 2-3x longer just to read anything in this way). Boooooooo. One commentor says 3.4 rating is underrated, I say it`s too high. I wouldn`t recommend this at all.

Ela, 2024-10-30

I like this one very much. It is friendly, not penetrant. Ok a bit slow, the voice, yes, but for me - as a non-native-speakter - that is very good. :) Amongst that, what is available currently I like it. I feel, 3.4 is a bit underrated. I just see, 40.000 users, who knows how many are happy with it :) Maybe Dev could make a small campaign asking for rating. I would assume, at least a 4star from majoritiy as happy clients Happy people often do not rate. I like the simplicity. Ok, what I don´t like is, that while listening, I can´t scroll because the extension forces the site to stay where the highlighted text is.