Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader

Speech synthesis redesigned. Listen to emails, documents & websites.

What is Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader?

Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader is a remarkable Chrome extension designed to enhance your content consumption by converting text into speech. Whether you have visual impairments or eye strain, or simply prefer to multitask, Pericles is your go-to digital companion. It allows for instant play, custom start, and selective reading, offering a seamless, immersive listening experience. Experience the effortless transformation of your textual digital world into audio with Pericles.

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By: https://getpericles.com

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Users: 30,000+

Rating: 4.01 (132)

Version: 2.2.13 (Last updated: 2023-08-18)

Creation date: 2020-06-18

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
contextMenus
tts

Size: 474.11K

Email: pe*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 4623 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#80 in Accessibility ▲ 1

#5 in screenshot reader keyword 27

#17 in reader keyword 85

#23 in text to speech keyword 64

#53 in speech keyword 50 ▲ 5

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Other platforms

Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader (v2.0.32)

3.15

(47) 2,243+

Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader (v2.2.13)

3.20

(12) 6,240+

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Extension summary

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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

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

Fully free with no need to export text.
Offers a higher speech speed option (up to 2.5x).
Easy to use after initial setup.
Powerful features for a free extension.

Cons

Inconsistent functionality across different websites.
Limited natural-sounding voice options.
Frequent errors that disrupt use (e.g., 'Something went wrong!').
Poor performance with Google Docs.

Most mentioned

Does not work consistently across all websites.
Crashes or fails when reading certain content.
Annoying bugs that prompt refresh or retries.
Robotic voice quality and limited options.

Recent reviews

Honestly the best text to speech I've been able to find, it can be buggy at times but compared to other text to speech extensions, its fully free and you don't have to export the text. I exclusively read on chrome just for this extension.

Nxptoons, 2024-10-24

I'd love to give this 5 stars. But it's incredibly inconsistent. I use it on a specific website. Sometimes it works flawlessly. Sometimes it won't work at all. And once it stops working, it's frustrating trying to get it to work again.