Text-to-Speech Extension - Chrome Extension
TTS extension using Google Cloud TTS for natural audio from highlighted text.
Overview
What is Text-to-Speech Extension?
This is a Text-to-Speech (TTS) extension that transforms highlighted text into high-quality natural sounding audio using Google Cloud's Text-to-Speech. You need to create your own API Key in order to use this extension. It supports all Google WaveNet, Neural2, News, Studio voices and languages. It also allows adjustable pitch and speed, and downloading selected text to an MP3 file. SSML is supported. It chunks selected text into sentences to bypass the 5000 character limit and lower usage cost.
What is Text-to-Speech Extension used for?

Top Features
- Text-to-Speech conversion using Google Cloud TTS
- Support for Google WaveNet, Neural2, News, Studio voices and languages
- Adjustable pitch and speed
- MP3 download
- SSML support
- Sentence chunking to bypass character limits
How to use Text-to-Speech Extension?
1. Create a Google Cloud API Key. 2. Highlight text. 3. Use the extension to convert the text to speech. 4. Adjust pitch and speed as needed. 5. Download as MP3 if desired. Use Cmd+Shift+S (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+S (Windows) to read aloud. Use Cmd+Shift+E (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+E (Windows) to download selected text.
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Use Cases
- Listen to articles and documents instead of reading them
- Create audio versions of written content for accessibility
- Learn pronunciation of foreign languages
- Proofread written content by listening to it
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