Disability Support CULC: Text to Speech
Text-to-Speech
For when you prefer to listen rather than read. This can be a good way to proof read your work.
Select your operating system / device
Read Aloud Browser Extension
Read Aloud is a free Chrome extension which chiefly reads webpages, Google Docs, Google Play books, Amazon Kindle, and EPUB (via the EPUBReader extension from epubread.com). It allows you to select a voice preference from a variety of text-to-speech voices. Find out more from the Chrome Web Store.
Windows Narrator
A screen reading app built into Windows 10. It can use touch gestures and a braille display and you can also customize the app. Find out more from the Windows website
NVDA Screen Reader (non-visual desktop access)
Award-winning open source screen reader available in more than 55 languages. Supported by Windows system only (not Mac) from Windows 7 onwards. Find out more information from the website.
Mac - Text to Speech with VoiceOver
This is built in to all Macs. It enables you to have your documents and web pages read aloud. You just highlight the text to be read and press your selected key combination. A number of human-sounding voices in different languages are available to download from Apple. The Mac can also convert selected text to audio and import it into iTunes. You can simply press Command-function-F5 to start VoiceOver. Find out more here.
Read Aloud Browser Extension
Read Aloud is a free Chrome extension which chiefly reads webpages, Google Docs, Google Play books, Amazon Kindle, and EPUB (via the EPUBReader extension from epubread.com). It allows you to select a voice preference from a variety of text-to-speech voices. Find out more from the Chrome Web Store.
TalkBack
TalkBack is a screen reader and also allows you to interact with your device using touch and spoken feedback.
Select to Speak
Select to Speak will read the area of text you select on your phone
Find out more about Select to Speak
Voice Access
Allows you to control your phone with spoken commands
VoiceOver and Speak Screen
VoiceOver allows you to vocally control your iPhone and have it read everything on the screen to you - not just text but also photos.
Speak Screen is a text reader.
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