Description
Speak Text converts selected text to speech. Select - Speak - Listen.
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Ranking Summary
Overall Rank
Extension Rank
"Text To Speech" Keyword
"Speech To Text" Keyword
"Listen" Keyword
"Happy" Keyword
Review Summary
Users like Speak Text for its clear and natural voice, and its effectiveness in reading PDFs and selected text, especially for those who find reading difficult. It performs reliably and is lightweight. However, multiple users point out significant drawbacks: there's no pause or stop control, no ability to adjust speed or voice settings, and it struggles with special characters and hyphenated words. Additionally, ads and occasional malfunctions diminish user experience. Overall, while useful, it lacks important usability features that users frequently request.
Pros
- Clear and natural voice quality appreciated by users.
- Effective at reading PDFs and selected text for users who have difficulty reading.
- Lightweight and easy to use without much complexity.
- Works well and reliably for many users without causing issues.
- Supports multiple languages with good pronunciation in some cases.
Cons
- Lack of essential controls like pause/resume and stopping the reading easily.
- No options to adjust speech speed or choose different voices.
- Issues with reading special characters or hyphenated words incorrectly.
- Presence of ads/opening new tabs which annoy users.
- Some users report malfunctioning or broken features, including inability to read text fully or configure settings.
Permissions
This extension can:
- contextMenus
- tts
Additional Information
1.4.0
November 9, 2023
0.00 MB
en
