Speak Text

Speak Text converts selected text to speech. Select - Speak - Listen.
What is Speak Text?
'Speak Text' is a user-friendly Chrome extension that transforms selected text to speech. Simply select your desired text, right-click, and choose 'Speak Text' to start listening. The extension supports English language dialects from various countries including Canada, the USA, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. An ideal tool to enhance accessibility or ease of learning.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 2.96 (54)
Version: 1.4.0 (Last updated: 2023-11-09)
Creation date: 2018-01-17
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • tts
Size: 5.07K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Speak Text is converter text to speech. Select and speak it for one click. You will only listening. No more reading.

Support:

  • Select text that will listen and right click to the text.
  • Click to SPEAK TEXT for start reading in context menu.
  • This is an English version (Canada, USA, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand).

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Effective for reading text without interruption
  • Lightweight and easy to use
  • Works well with PDF files
  • Supports multiple languages, including Portuguese
Cons
  • Broken functionality and does not work for some users
  • No options to configure speed or pause/resume reading
  • Issues with reading special characters and hyphenated words
  • Ads displayed when opening a new tab
Most mentioned
  • Broken functionality
  • No configuration options
  • Effective for reading
  • Issues with hyphenated words
  • Multiple language support
Recent reviews
我时初用者,还有待了解。
by 林傳興, 2024-06-02

faut corriger parce que il y a une certaine lenteur pour Eddy
by mathieu koninckx, 2024-03-22

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Speak Text does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Speak Text is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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