TTS Engine using Google Translate™

Uses Google Translate™ to provide a voice.

TTS Engine using Google Translate™

TTS Engine using Google Translate™ is an extension that provides a voice using Google Translate. It is used by other extensions, web apps, or websites. There is no user interface, and it should be used at your own risk.

Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 3.21
(28)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2013-02-06)
Creation date: 2013-02-06
Permissions:
  • ttsEngine
Size: 5.33K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Seemed so simple, and the first time I used it that I was upset that I didn't learn about this before using countless others, but the next time I tried to use it - NOTHING. Then I couldn't get back to the options by any typical means, and I could see having to remove and re-install it over and over every time I wanted to adjust the settings. To add insult to injury, when you click on the developers website link...there's a big fat nothing there too! I'd recommend to everyone who uses Chrome: Save yourselves all the trouble and either shell out for a fancy text reader with ratings as close to 5 stars as you can afford or just enable select to speak in your Accessibility settings for free and be done with it!
by Laura Patricia, 2020-08-26

If you can't get it working, try reading _literally_ the first paragraph of the extension's Chrome Store page where it suggests an extension that, when both are installed, extends it's own functionality/feature set by utilizing this ext. So this is an extension that allows extended abilities within other extensions and therefore this ext. does not offer any GUI for you as an end user to interact with directly (ie: since this ext. has absolutely no user interface whatsoever for an end user to see or test, you should think of it as a function _library_ or API include that OTHER extensions. source code could reference thereby very easily extending their own set of features & capabilities offered. Specifically developments related to TTS (Text To Speech) related abilities) https://bitbucket.org/ivucica/chrome-googletranslatetts/
by dj osearth, 2019-04-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

TTS Engine using Google Translate™ does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Low Text-to-Speech engine access usually has no critical impact on security or privacy.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of TTS Engine using Google Translate™. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Critical This extension is not longer available in the store
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