Speak

Speak

Simple extension to speak selected text, using Chrome's built-in TTS engine. Right-click a selection of text to read it. Or press…

What is Speak?
"Speak" is a Chrome extension that enables the reading of selected text using Chrome's TTS engine. It provides a convenient right-click feature and keyboard shortcut for easy access.
Merlin
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By: imjasonh
Users: 70 ▲ 3
Rating: 3.67 (3)
Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2017-05-15)
Creation date: 2017-05-15
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • tabs
  • tts
  • <all_urls>
Size: 5.84K
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Summary

Simple extension to speak selected text, using Chrome's built-in TTS engine.

Right-click a selection of text to read it. Or press ctrl+shift+space to start/stop reading.

User reviews
grundsätzlich ok, aber viiiiel zu langsam. Leider fehlt die Option für SPEED!
by Roland Fürbas Roland Fürbas, 2019-05-28

Ottima qualità della voce, difetta un po' nella configurabilità, ma in complesso molto buono.
by Alberto Bredice Alberto Bredice, 2019-05-26

The great author, three shortcuts are amazing discoveries.
by soul mate soul mate, 2018-08-05
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Safety
Risk impact

Speak is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Speak if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Speak has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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