Pericles: Innovative Text to Speech Chrome Extension
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Whether you're visually impaired, dealing with eye strain, or just want to multitask better, Pericles is your perfect companion. Transform how you consume content – from the latest news to in-depth scientific articles. Dive into a world of audio with our diverse voice range on Mac, and a selection on Windows. And the best part? It's absolutely free! Now you can savor your meals or stay on top of chores, while Pericles narrates your digital world.
How to Amplify Your Reading Experience:
🎧 Instant Play: Click on the Pericles icon and hit play. The tool will seamlessly read from the top, adjusting to your scrolling.
🎧 Custom Start: Right-click where you'd like to begin and choose "read from here." Even if Pericles is already narrating, it'll smoothly transition to your chosen spot.
🎧 Selective Reading: Highlight a specific text, right-click, and select "read selection." Pericles will focus solely on your chosen text without continuing further.
Embark on an immersive listening journey with Pericles today!
User reviews
- Completely free
- Offers higher speech speed (up to 2.5x)
- Powerful and useful extension when it works
- User-friendly for specific setups
- Inconsistent performance; works sometimes, not others
- Limited voice options perceived as robotic
- Frequent errors and failure to function on various websites
- Poor handling of content in Google Docs
- Doesn't work or crashes often
- Works well on the developer's website but not elsewhere
- Users experience frustration with reliability
- Requests for better voice options and features
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Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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