Speak Selection

Speak Selection

Speaks the current selection out loud.

What is Speak Selection?
Speak Selection is a Firefox add-on that uses iSpeech's human-quality text-to-speech (TTS) to read any selected text in the browser. It includes various iSpeech voices in multiple languages, and voice and speed options can be customized. Celebrity and character voices are not included in this add-on, but can be accessed through the Talkz application. Additional languages can also be requested.
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Stats
By: team seo
Users: 8 ▼ -1
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2023-01-01)
Creation date: 2022-12-31
Weekly download count: 2
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • tts
  • tabs
Size: 61.42K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Select and Speak uses iSpeech’s human-quality text-to-speech (TTS) to read any selected text in the browser. It includes many iSpeech text to speech voices in different languages. You can configure the voice and speed options by changing the settings on the options page. Celebrity and character TTS voices are not included in Select and Speak at this time, but can be used through the Talkz application. Please request additional languages by contacting us.

Safety
Risk impact

Speak Selection is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Speak Selection if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Speak Selection has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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