acheraime / speakit

SpeakIt reads selected text using Google TTS (Text-to-Speech) with language auto-detection.

SpeakIt

About extension

SpeakIt reads selected text using Google TTS (Text-to-Speech) with language auto-detection. It supports all languages supported by Google except Bulgarian, Japanese and Arabic.

Warning: Alpha version, still under development. Bugs are expected.

Some cool features

• Speech Input since version 0.2.1
• Playback options ( play, pause, volume control, replay)
• Auto reload audio file if loading failed by x reason
• Auto check if Google ask for human verification

How to use:

1. Install SpeakIt.
2. First select the text you want it to read.
3. Then click the SpeakIt icon ( small speaker in top-right corner of Chrome) to start listening.
4. When it is ready to read, the number of sentences is shown on the icon and it automatically starts with reading. ( depends of your Internet speed )
5. To stop listening at any time click pause

SpeakIt GUI is based on Zen player. Special thanks to simurai (simurai.com) for that.