Select and Speak - Text to Speech
Select and Speak uses iSpeech’s human-quality text-to-speech (TTS) to read any selected text in the browser. It includes many…
What is Select and Speak - Text to Speech?
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Select and Speak uses iSpeech’s human-quality text-to-speech (TTS) to read any selected text in the browser. It includes many iSpeech text to speech voices in different languages. You can configure the voice and speed options by changing the settings on the options page. Celebrity and character TTS voices are not included in Select and Speak at this time, but can be used through the Talkz application. Please request additional languages by contacting us.
Select and Speak includes the following languages:
English Male/English Female (American), Spanish Male/Spanish Female (Latin American), English Male/English Female (British), English Female (Australian), English Female (Canadian), French Male/French Female (France), French Female (Canadian), Portuguese Female (Portugal), Portuguese Male/Portuguese Female (Brazilian Portuguese), Spanish Male/Spanish Female (Castilian), German Male/German Female, Italian Male/Italian Female, Dutch Female, Danish Female, Turkish Male/Turkish Female, Czech Female, Danish Female (Danish), Finnish Female, Russian Male/Russian Female, Swedish Female, Norwegian Female, Hungarian Female, Polish Female, Greek Female, Chinese Female, Korean Female, Japanese Female, Arabic Male
YOU MUST CONTACT US FOR COMMERCIAL USE - PERSONAL USE ONLY: The Select and Speak Chrome Application is for non-commercial use only. You may not attempt to download or use the resulting audio for any purpose including but not limited to: ivr prompts, text to speech course materials, text to speech distribution, presentations, audio books, podcasts, radio, tv, text to speech web cast or any other broadcast. To license iSpeech for commercial purposes, contact us info at iSpeech dot org, or through our contact form.
How to use:
- First select the text you want it to read
- Next, click the icon to start listening
- Click “stop” to stop listening at any time
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Pros
- Loved it
Cons
- Does not work
- Registration via phone not operational
- Limited number of words per day
- Requests for real phone number
- High cost in comparison to free alternatives
Most mentioned
- Not working
- Malware concerns
- Functionality issues
- Registration problems
- Cost and value concerns
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Safety
Risk impact
Select and Speak - Text to Speech 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 Select and Speak - Text to Speech if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Select and Speak - Text to Speech has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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