Talking Web

Select the text and let Talking Web read it for you.
What is Talking Web?
"Talking Web" is a valuable Chrome extension that uses Microsoft's Text to Speech (TTS) API to audibly read selected text on webpages. Ideally designed for those who are busy or have tired eyes, it allows users to absorb information while engaged in other activities. Additionally, it assists in learning foreign languages by facilitating pronunciation practices. Talking Web can interpret the structure of recognized pages such as Bing news for a seamless reading experience. It supports various languages and includes a feature to save spoken text as a wav file.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 3.78 (258)
Version: 1.0.7.23 (Last updated: 2019-03-08)
Creation date: 2019-03-08
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • *://*.projectoxford.ai/*
  • *://xiaonacloudchat.cloudapp.net/Synthesize/SynthesizeVoice/*
  • *://speech.platform.bing.com/*
  • *://oxford-speech.cloudapp.net/token/issueToken
  • *://dc.services.visualstudio.com/*
  • contextMenus
  • downloads
Size: 91.21K

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Extension summary

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Talking web is a simple plugin that can read out web pages to you with TTS technology.

When you are eye busy or eye tire but still want to get information on the web, talking web can help you.

With Microsoft text to speech (TTS) API, talking Web can read web pages for you, so that you can do other things while listening.

You can also learn to speak word or sentence in foreign languages with talking web.

Talking web can smartly detect the web pages it knows such http://www.bing.com/news to read out the content in a structure way with text to speech engines.

Talking web supports multiple languages so you can switch the language you like to listen via the setting panel.

Usage:

  1. Select the text you want Talking Web to read, a read icon will appear.
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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
    Cons
    • Does not work or is non-functional.
    • No sound or audio output.
    • Lack of support and unanswered help requests.
    • Extension appears to be outdated or no longer maintained.
    Most mentioned
    • 没有声音 (No sound)
    • 用不了 (Cannot use)
    • Does not work
    • 服务不可用 (Service unavailable)
    Recent reviews
    无声音, 提示服务不可用
    by sucre xia, 2024-05-08

    no work dude
    by josue contreras, 2023-12-12

    用不了~
    by Alexia monica, 2023-11-01
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    Extension safety

    Risk impact

    Talking Web requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

    Risk likelihood

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

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