Convert your Google Docs content to speech for enhanced document accessibility.
Google Docs Free Text to Speech by OmniReader Extension
Key Features:
- Seamless integration with Google Docs
- Completely free to use
- Uses Chrome's built-in text-to-speech voices
- Auto-scroll functionality that follows along with the reading
- Interactive sentence highlighting for easy visual tracking
- Click-to-read feature - simply click any sentence to start reading from that point
- Easy-to-use interface with play/pause controls
- Support for multiple languages (based on your browser's available voices)
- Adjustable reading speed to match your preference
How It Works:
After clicking the extension icon, the extension adds a playbar to your Google Docs webpage. You can either highlight specific text or let it read the entire document. The extension will automatically scroll as it reads and highlight each sentence, making it easy to follow along. Want to start from a specific point? Just click any sentence, and the reader will begin from there.
Use Cases:
- Multitasking while consuming document content
- Accessibility aid for users with visual impairments or reading difficulties
- Language learning and pronunciation practice
- Proofreading your own writing
- Converting written content for audio consumption while commuting or exercising
- Educational support for different learning styles
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- Seamless integration with Google Docs
- Completely free to use
- Uses Chrome's built-in text-to-speech voices
- Auto-scroll functionality that follows along with the reading
- Interactive sentence highlighting for easy visual tracking
- Click-to-read feature - simply click any sentence to start reading from that point
- Easy-to-use interface with play/pause controls
- Support for multiple languages (based on your browser's available voices)
- Adjustable reading speed to match your preference
How It Works:
After clicking the extension icon, the extension adds a playbar to your Google Docs webpage. You can either highlight specific text or let it read the entire document. The extension will automatically scroll as it reads and highlight each sentence, making it easy to follow along. Want to start from a specific point? Just click any sentence, and the reader will begin from there.
Use Cases:
- Multitasking while consuming document content
- Accessibility aid for users with visual impairments or reading difficulties
- Language learning and pronunciation practice
- Proofreading your own writing
- Converting written content for audio consumption while commuting or exercising
- Educational support for different learning styles
Source Manifest.json
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