# Native Speak Selection

> Adds a context menu option to speak the selected text using the built-in speech synthesis normally reserved for reader mode.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/native-speak-selection](https://chrome-stats.com/d/native-speak-selection)

## Overview

- **ID:** `native-speak-selection`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Atomic Monks
- **Category:** language-support,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 51
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-09
- **First published:** 2023-05-09
- **Size:** 8.91 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/native-speak-selection/)
- **Website:** [https://www.atomicmonks.com](https://www.atomicmonks.com/)

## Description

Native Speak Selection is a minimal Firefox add-on that utilizes the browser's speech synthesis API to convert text into speech. With a simple right-click, you can have the selected text spoken aloud without any robotic tones. This add-on enhances your browsing experience by providing a more pleasant text-to-speech functionality.

## Rankings

- #15,934 — Overall
- #18 — selection
- #33 — donation
- #98 — speech
- #148 — section
- #228 — station

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `menus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/native-speak-selection)