# Text to Speech

> Listen voice of text selected in web page; select text and click in context menu to listen voice

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/text-to-speech1](https://chrome-stats.com/d/text-to-speech1)

## Overview

- **ID:** `text-to-speech1`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Francesco De Stefano
- **Category:** language-support,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 459
- **Weekly downloads:** 18
- **Rating:** 2.83 / 5 (24 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.2
- **Last updated:** 2020-12-10
- **First published:** 2015-11-19
- **Size:** 30 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/text-to-speech1/)
- **Website:** [https://mediamaster.eu/contatti](https://mediamaster.eu/contatti)

## Description

**Text to Speech** is a handy Chrome extension that enables users to listen to the voice of any text selected on a web page. Simply select your desired text, right-click to open the context menu, and choose the "listen voice" command to hear it spoken aloud. This extension also includes a sidebar feature accessible from the main menu (View → sidebar), providing easy text-to-speech functionality within the browser.

The extension supports a wide range of high-quality voices across various languages, especially on macOS, including English (US, UK, Australia, Ireland, South Africa, Scotland, India), Italian, French (Canada, France), Spanish (Argentina, Spain, Mexico), German, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and many others. The variety of voice options allows for personalized and natural listening experiences, catering to diverse user needs. A tutorial video is also provided to help users get started with the extension quickly.

Ideal for accessibility, multitasking, or simply enjoying written content audibly, Text to Speech enhances your browsing experience by converting selected text to clear, natural speech with ease.

## Rankings

- #5,239 — Overall
- #221 — Language Support
- #4 — text to speech
- #6 — speech to text
- #12 — speech
- #28 — ai tech

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `storage`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

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

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## Review summary

### Pros

- It works as intended for basic text-to-speech functionality.
- User appreciation for the play, pause, resume, and stop buttons functionality.
- Some users found it performs adequately despite limitations.

### Cons

- Limited voice options available, primarily only two Microsoft voices without alternative engines.
- Voice quality described as robotic and unappealing.
- Issues with functionality on certain systems, including installation problems and features not working properly.

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