Speechify Text to Speech Voice Reader

Read aloud any Google Doc, PDF, webpage, or book with text to speech (TTS). Natural sounding voices in 30+ languages & 130 voices.

Speechify Text to Speech Voice Reader - Transform Text to Audio

Speechify Text to Speech Voice Reader is a Chrome extension that reads aloud any text from a variety of formats including Google Docs, PDFs, webpages, and books. It leverages a speech synthesis technology that provides natural-sounding voices in over 30 languages and accents. Versatile in functionality, it provides features such as adjustable listening speed, cross-device sync, floating widget, an inline player, and processing text from image screenshots. It perfectly aids students, professionals, disabled persons, and anyone aiming to increase reading productivity or simply enjoy listening to text content.
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Extension stats

Users: 1,000,000+
Version: 11.18.0 (Last updated: 2024-12-20)
Creation date: 2020-07-02
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • offscreen
  • tabs
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • alarms
  • scripting
  • unlimitedStorage
  • system.cpu
  • system.memory
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • https://*/
  • http://*/
  • file://*/
Size: 24.16M

Other platforms

Speechify Text to Speech Voice (v4.3.1375)
4.44 (200,866) 7,038,884+
Not available on Firefox
Speechify Text to Speech Voice Reader (v11.15.0)
4.30 (102) 42,560+
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Extension summary

Text to speech from Speechify lets you listen to docs, articles, PDFs, email, and other formats — anything you read. It’s one of the fastest growing voice generator extensions in the Chrome store.

Our speech synthesis TTS technology is trusted by millions of happy users who listen in various languages and accents in the most natural-sounding speech. Our users have listened to 6.5 billion words.

== Speechify text to speech features ==

➤ Listen at any speed Read up to 4.5x faster — 900 words per minute. Our high-quality AI voices can read 4.5x faster than the average reading speed so that you can learn even more in less time. While it isn’t easy to listen to 900 words per minute, we won’t stop you from achieving your full potential.

➤ Listen on desktop or mobile devices. Anything you’ve saved to your Speechify library instantly syncs across devices so that you can listen to anything, anywhere, anytime. Saved artifacts are synced to the cloud and accessible across all your devices. Make sure to install our mobile app on your Android or iOS devices.

➤ Human-like voices Our voices sound more fluid and human-like than any other AI reader, so you can understand and remember more.

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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
  • Natural and pleasant voice quality
  • Useful for enhancing productivity and learning efficiency
  • Control over reading speed
  • User-friendly and intuitive interface
  • Great for academic reading
Cons
  • High cost for subscription
  • Limited functionality for free users
  • Glitches and inconsistent performance
  • No desktop application, limited to Chrome
  • Some users find it robotic in nature
Most mentioned
  • Voice quality
  • Pricing issues
  • Functionality problems, especially in free version
  • Usefulness for students and productivity enhancement
User reviews
La extensión es ideal e inclusiva. Aparece de forma rápida y casi imperceptible. Con excelente volumen preconfigurado, es una muy buena extensión para cualquier website, inmediatamente aparece y desaparece.
by Miguel Ahumada, 2024-12-21

Awesome extension
by Brendan Fuller, 2024-12-21

Amazing app!!!
by Miquel Vigelandzoon, 2024-12-21
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Speechify Text to Speech Voice Reader requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Speechify Text to Speech Voice Reader has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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