Text to Speech
Listen voice of text selected in web page; select text and click in context menu to listen voice
Text to Speech Firefox Add-On: Convert Text to Voice
Text to Speech is a useful extension for Firefox. It incorporates a command in the context menu that generates a voice for any selected text in a webpage. With diverse voice options available, this add-on converts written words in your browser into speech, enabling users to listen to textual content. It is a handy tool for auditory learners and visually impaired individuals, enhancing web accessibility and convenience.
Add-on stats
Rating: 2.74 
(23)
Creation date: 2015-11-19
Weekly download count: 25
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- contextMenus
- storage
Size: 30.97K
URLs: Website
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Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary
This extension or add-on implements the context menu with a useful command that lets you listen to the voice of the selected text. Mini tut on YouTube - click here
Release 1.5.0 Text to Speech is in sidebar. Open sidebar Text to Speech, from main menu: View->sidebar, select text with context menu from web page to listen.
Text to speech voices available in macOS:
- Alex (en-US)
- Alice (it-IT)
- Alva (sv-SE)
- Amelie (fr-CA)
- Anna (de-DE)
- Carmit (he-IL)
- Damayanti (id-ID)
- Daniel (en-GB)
- Diego (es-AR)
- Ellen (nl-BE)
- Fiona (en-scotland)
- Fred (en-US)
- Ioana (ro-RO)
- Joana (pt-PT)
- Jorge (es-ES)
- Juan (es-MX)
- Kanya (th-TH)
- Karen (en-AU)
- Kyoko (ja-JP)
- Laura (sk-SK)
- Lekha (hi-IN)
- Luca (it-IT)
- Luciana (pt-BR)
- Maged (ar-SA)
- Mariska (hu-HU)
- Mei-Jia (zh-TW)
- Melina (el-GR)
- Milena (ru-RU)
- Moira (en-IE)
- Monica (es-ES)
- Nora (nb-NO)
- Paulina (es-MX)
- Samantha (en-US)
- Sara (da-DK)
- Satu (fi-FI)
- Sin-ji (zh-HK)
- Tessa (en-ZA)
- Thomas (fr-FR)
- Ting-Ting (zh-CN)
- Veena (en-IN)
- Victoria (en-US)
- Xander (nl-NL)
- Yelda (tr-TR)
- Yuna (ko-KR)
- Yuri (ru-RU)
- Zosia (pl-PL)
- Zuzana (cs-CZ)
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Does its basic task
- Does not pop up and disappear upon click off
- Offer features like play, pause, resume and stop buttons
Cons
- Lack of voice options
- Too robotic voice
- Does not read text automatically, needs cut and paste
- Pause button does not work
- Needs manual deletion of spoken text
Most mentioned
- Lack of voice selection options
- Needs manual input of relevant text
- Robotic voice quality
User reviews
It will be perfect if you can add the translation of word in phonetic alphabet , otherwise thank you very much for your work !
by Manu, 2023-11-05
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Text to Speech does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
Text to Speech has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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