Readme - Text to Speech

Readme - Text to Speech

Readme - Text to Speech can read aloud text from any websites, eBooks and documents. Simply select and speak (TTS).

What is Readme - Text to Speech?
Readme - Text to Speech is a Chrome extension offering easy text-to-speech functionality across the web. It reads selected texts aloud from any website, eBooks, and documents. This tool is ideal for visually impaired people, language learners, and those with speech impediments, as it facilitates the communication and understanding of text through audio. Users can customize the language, volume, speed, pitch, and voice gender for a personalized TTS experience.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 20,000+
Rating: 2.41 (17)
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2021-01-21)
Creation date: 2021-01-20
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • tts
Size: 256.00K
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Summary

Readme - Text to Speech extension can read aloud text from any websites, eBooks, documents using TTS voices. Users can simply selected text and one click speak it. Text to Speech (TTS) works on any content of web pages, social sites, information channes or files as doc, pdf and more.

This extension can be very helpful small children, visually impaired people or people with a speech impediment. Also for people who learns a foreign language and can not correctly speak it.

Readme - Text to Speech includes functions like changes languages, volume, rate, pitch and voice gender. Speech languages are English, Spanish, German, French, Russian and Portuguese. Volume can change on lowest, normal and highest. Rate speaking can change slowest, slowly, normal, fast and fastest. Pitch are normal and high.

HOW TO USE


  • First select text which you want to read.
  • Right click of the mouse to the selected text.
  • Click to 'Readme - Text to Speech' in the context menu.

If you still do not know how to use extension:

  • Look to the screenshots.
  • Click to icon of extension and click to 'HELP ME!'.
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User reviews
User reviews summary
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Easy to use.
  • Reads highlighted text.
  • May work well for websites.
Cons
  • Cannot read all PDF files.
  • Issues with voices selection.
  • Limited text length for reading.
  • Does not always work when clicked.
  • Fast and monotonous voice.
  • Stops reading in the middle of text.
Most mentioned
  • Text reading feature.
  • Voice characteristics and options.
  • Issues with functionality.
  • Limited reading length.
Recent reviews
só tem uma voz para pt br...
by Edison Shimamura Edison Shimamura, 2024-01-11

Has text limit
by Infoguia HN Infoguia HN, 2023-12-28

Ought to have the option of reading entire pages in addition to only reading selected text. Yet author recommend this for ebooks!? That's absurd.... So I'm supposed to select all the text in the entire ebook. Not a viable option
by Chris Vydas Chris Vydas, 2023-03-31
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Safety
Risk impact

Readme - Text to Speech is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

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

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