US English Female Text-to-speech (by Google)

This is a high-quality text-to-speech (TTS) voice extension that runs in your browser using Native Client technology.

What is US English Female Text-to-speech (by Google)?

The Google's 'US English Female Text-to-speech' is a Chrome extension that provides a female English voice for talking apps. It operates directly within your browser using Native Client technology, ensuring its speed and responsiveness. The extension doesn't download separately and the updates are conducted through a new speech engine.

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Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-10-02

By: http://chrome.google.com

Users: 124,279+

Rating: 2.51 (212)

Version: 2.2 (Last updated: 2017-02-08)

Creation date: 2017-02-08

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

ttsEngine
unlimitedStorage

Size: 26.43M

Email: ch*****@google.com

URLs: Privacy policy

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Extension summary

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Updated February 2017: uses new speech engine, no separate download required.

This is a female US English text-to-speech (TTS) voice extension that runs in your browser using Native Client technology. This extension does not do anything by itself. When installed, it provides an additional voice that talking apps and extensions can use.

This voice is a US English female voice, built by Google. The synthesis engine runs directly in your browser using Native Client technology - no network required. That means it's fast and responsive, suitable for accessibility applications.

User reviews

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Pros

Provides text-to-speech voice for other TTS applications
Works offline without internet
Can be used with applications like 'Read Aloud' and 'TTSReaderX In-Page Text to Speech'

Cons

Requires other extensions to be used effectively
Users report trouble getting it to work
Poor documentation and confusing UI
Lacking natural inflection and intonation
Stops working or crashes unexpectedly

Most mentioned

Problems getting the extension to work
Requirement of other TTS applications to use this extension
Poor user interface and documentation

Recent reviews

I selected this voice with Read Aloud and it's not working (every other works). How do I fix it?

Miguel Leon, 2023-09-25

I was using it for years, but it stopped working 2 days ago. I am using Ubuntu 22.04. Anyone else have the problem?

Yujin Boby, 2023-09-22

There's no UI way on the screen or by right click option to start this. So the engine might be there, but you can't get it going. The doco is poor too, so you can't find out how its meant to be used