Speak

Intuitive, fast TTS Speaker

Speak - Fast and Intuitive Text-to-Speech Chrome Extension

'Speak' is a fast and intuitive Text-to-Speech (TTS) speaker implemented as a Chrome extension. Designed for easy use and seamless web browsing, 'Speak' enables users to convert text into speech quickly and efficiently. As an open source project, it encourages community contributions for enhancements. Visit the GitHub repository at: https://github.com/wis/speak/ .

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Extension stats

By: https://wis.am

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 3.65

(54)

Version: 0.0.2 (Last updated: 2019-05-02)

Creation date: 2019-05-02

Permissions:

background
tabs
tts
contextMenus

Size: 59.14K

Email: *****@wis.am

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 23,330 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#4258 in Accessibility ▲ 193 #266 in text to speech keyword 68 ▲ 2 #275 in speech keyword 65 ▲ 7

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Works well for reading long articles aloud
Ability to preset speed, pitch, and volume
Can read offline PDF files
Great for proofreading documents like Gmail
Open source code enhances trustworthiness

Cons

Lacks a 'Stop' button
No support for some native languages (e.g., Czech, Spanish)
Issues with reading highlighted text in Google Docs
Interference with other commands (e.g., copying text starts narration)
Inefficient for using non-installed voices

Most mentioned

Not working
Good extension
Misses a pause/stop button
Problems with non-native languages
Needs improvements for ease of use

User reviews

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Piyush Patil, 2022-10-08

Это лучшее расширение из всех, которые есть на этом сайте.

User, 2022-08-11

Good extension, it does what annouced. It is the best one which I've tested till now. I like its English speaking. The longest article which I had tested lasted over 20 min. and worked OK. I APPRECIATE the possibility to preset speed, pitch and volume. It can read even OFFline PDF files opened in Chrome. I MISS the button "Stop" and my native language - Czech. I WOULD LIKE to have the possibility to start speaking from specific word/ sentence without the need to copy the whole article/ chapter.

Dušan, 2020-11-02

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Speak requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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