Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader

Web-page TTS (text to speech) screen reader, that does not require cutting and pasting sentences, paragraphs or entire page sections.

Total ratings for Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader

3.15 (Rating count: 47)

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Pros

Helpful for visually impaired and users with disabilities like ADHD
Can customize speech function and reading speed
Intuitive user interface; easy to select text and use
Efficient for reading websites and assisting with long texts
Useful free accessibility tool with some room for improvements

Cons

Issues with Arch Linux compatibility
Poor voice quality and robotic sounding
Limited customization options for voices
Inconsistent performance; sometimes doesn't read or crashes
Requires too many permissions, raising security concerns

Most mentioned

Compatibility issues with Arch Linux
Robotic voice and poor sound quality
Useful for users with disabilities
Inconsistencies in performance and occasional crashes
Limited voice options and customization

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Recent reviews for Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader

Recent rating average: 2.70

All time rating average: 3.15

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Date	Author	Comment
2024-03-11	Saydine
2024-01-27	Geoff	Doesn't work on Arch Linux
2023-12-03	ThatWildWolf	Giving three stars because it works but no more because of the poor customisation options. Overall it's good for visually impaired people.
2023-11-06	Skelen	Doesn't do anything, just infinitely loads :(
2023-07-25	A Strange Cat
2023-05-26	Swagonair	finally an extension that actually does what its supposed too, I have been searching for HOURS for a decent reader 10/10, I just wish the voices were better - but other than that, exactly what i wanted
2023-03-07	Firefox user 16322130	Basically, it does nothing. I think that it didn't install the voices because I don't listen to any voices. I am on Firefox – Arch Linux – Kernel 6.1.12 – x86_64.
2023-02-12	Razoner	I can hear it make sound, and it sounds somewhat robotic, but it's not terrible. It was slow to translate the text on the screen, and it ultimately crashed my computer, so I'm uninstalling it. A language translator with built-in text-to-speech abilities will probably suit me better.
2023-02-08	Christina	When this screen reader works, it's incredible. I like being able to customize the speech function and clicking where I want the reader to begin. It's intuitive and not riddled with features that convolute the product. Unfortunately, I run into a lot of times where the addon doesn't begin reading, and will just load and load in a continuous loop of "Loading Audio". This isn't on any particular instance, seems random on random websites. Sometimes it works, and other times it does not. I have also had instances of stopping reading and then resuming a few minutes later - and having the addon resort to non functioning again. I often have to supplement with a bulky software program that allows similar functions, but is much more difficult to use.
2023-01-10	colorCD	Works great! I have ADHD, so reading through websites is often difficult for me. Having text read out loud to me so that I can read along (or hell, listen to it in the background) is very handy. I think it would be great if more "reading" websites had native TTS, but that's not a reality yet, so Pericles is a great replacement :-) (Also, for all your reading-along needs, Pericles lets you change the speed of the narrator, which is awesome.)

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