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Wavenet for Chrome
Text-to-Speech (TTS) extension that transforms highlighted text into high-quality natural sounding audio using Google Cloud's…
Total ratings for Wavenet for Chrome
4.63
(Rating count:
76)
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Pros
- The selection of voices is unparalleled and sound very lifelike.
- User-friendly with a wide range of features.
- Helps people with visual impairments and enhances productivity.
Cons
- Issues with no output or error messages, thus unreliable at times.
- Problems with the SSML feature and voice downloads.
- The audio quality of downloads could be improved.
Most mentioned
- Helpful for visually impaired users and overall accessibility.
- Desire for more reliable performance and fewer bugs.
- Appreciation for the natural-sounding voices and easy-to-use interface.
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Recent reviews for Wavenet for Chrome
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
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| 2024-04-24 |  |
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en | Hi Michael, I am enjoying the voice generating and download features of your extension but noticed it now only supports Google API. Would you consider adding Microsoft Azure and Amazon Polly API support? This could greatly enhance voice options and broaden the appeal of your plugin. |
| 2024-04-21 |  |
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en | Just tried it out and I'm blown away! Voices sounds so real, it's like having someone read stuff to you. Super easy to set up and you can adjust the speed and pitch to make it just right for you |
| 2024-04-16 |  |
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en | Yeah, I guess this is retired? |
| 2024-04-15 |  |
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en | Was good... but now it has stopped working. API key apparently is now invalid and no way to fix it. No listed solutions online. |
| 2024-02-08 |  |
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en | Wavenet is hands-down the best TTS reader. The selection of voices is unparalleled and sound very lifelike. Thank you for the hard work and dedication in making this extension available for everyone; more people should know about this extension! My mother is visually impaired but with this she's able to have the ability to read emails, webpages, books, and so much more. I've been using it for almost 3 years and absolutely love it. The new interface is fantastic! The developer should be commended for creating such an amazing product that is free for most voices and allow people who are visually impaired the ability to 'read' again. |
| 2024-02-08 |  |
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en | Wavenet is hands-down the best TTS reader. The selection of voices is unparalleled and sound very lifelike. Thank you for the hard work and dedication in making this extension available for everyone; more people should know about this extension! My mother is visually impaired but with this she's able to have the ability to read emails, webpages, books, and so much more. I've been using it for almost 3 years and absolutely love it. The new interface is fantastic! The developer should be commended for creating such an amazing product that is free for most voices and allow people who are visually impaired the ability to 'read' again. |
| 2023-11-22 |  |
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en | I recently tried the Wavenet extension for Chrome and was extremely impressed. The extension is incredibly user-friendly, offers a wide range of features, and delivers exceptional voice quality. Highly satisfied with my experience. |
| 2023-11-17 |  |
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en | This extension is a game changer for me in learning development. I can make changes so much quicker without having to use my own voice. Can I have support on one aspect? The main studio male voice is gone. Seems like it was replaced by accident by a new male voice. Studio M and Studio Q are the same now. Missing Studio M. |
| 2023-10-15 |  |
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Very simple. Easy to use and really a brilliant idea. You should be proud of your work! Only thing is that, about 99% of the time, it doesn't do a single thing. No output whatsoever, no error message, nada. Even restarting the browser (or killing extension processes via system monitor) doesn't fix it. Since there's no documentation, I have no way to discover why this is happening or if the text I've selected might be breaking it or something. BB's version of your extension works for the same texts your extension fails at, and that's great and all, but his extension doesn't allow downloading for some silly reason! Perhaps related to the queuing, which I suspect is why that one works for me while yours doesn't, because I use it for long-form content. Regardless of length, though, once the extension decides to stop working, it won't work for anything, short or long. I do seem to recall an instance around maybe April, before the UI change, when I actually did receive an error message or two. Something about my sentences being too long. More documentation and more error messages would really be useful. If there's a tiny hint of an annoyingly entitled tone, by the way, it's just because your extension is so brilliant and it is totally frustrating that it won't work most of the time! :-( Really, take this as the highest praise. I want it and I can't have it, and it's driving me crazy! Thanks so much for making this. If you want to take it to the next level, figuring out a way to automatically rephrase texts that are incompatible with Wavenet (or the neural voices if there are any differences), as well as splitting up texts to skirt any length limits are probably the way to go. I've spent hours editing texts to get them to be compatible. It may seem silly, but it's for accessibility reasons, so it's worthwhile. I don't know if it's legal for you to make and sell one, but I would gladly pay $10 for a full application (assuming it's more reliable). But since you don't have one, is there a place people can donate to support this project? Thanks again for the wonderful extension—I just wish it were more reliable! Try out long texts to see if you can replicate the problem. If you want, I could send you a text file I know to be a problem for it, assuming you have contact info up on Google. | |
| 2023-10-10 |  |
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Awesome extension. The SSML feature is not fully working, I have created an issue in github. Can you please lookinto it. The read aloud works but the download does not work. It will be really helpful if you can fix it. |
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