Last updated: March 2026 · Speak Text v1.0.0
Speak Text is a Chrome extension that converts any text you select on a webpage into spoken audio using your device's built-in text-to-speech (TTS) engine. It also lets you control playback speed, pitch, and volume, and choose from the voices already installed on your system.
We do not collect, transmit, or store any of the following:
The following preferences are saved in Chrome's synced storage
(chrome.storage.sync)
so your settings carry over when you sign in to Chrome on another device.
No third party ever sees this data.
| Permission | Why it's needed |
|---|---|
| storage | Saves your voice and playback preferences so they persist across sessions. |
| contextMenus | Adds a "Speak selected text" option to the right-click menu so you can trigger speech without opening the popup. |
| <all_urls> (content script) | Injects a lightweight script that listens for your keyboard shortcuts and speaks the text you've selected on any webpage. The script reads only the currently selected text when you explicitly trigger playback — it never scans or reads page content automatically. |
The extension includes optional translation and grammar-correction features that are currently disabled. If they are enabled in a future release, the following services would be contacted — only when you explicitly turn them on:
The selected text would be sent to Google's free translation endpoint to be converted to your chosen language before being spoken. No API key or account is required. Governed by Google's Privacy Policy.
The translated text would be sent to LanguageTool's public API to correct grammar before speech. No account is required. Governed by LanguageTool's Privacy Policy.
⚠️ In the current release these features are disabled. No text is ever sent to any external server during normal use.
Speak Text is open source. The full source code is publicly available for anyone to inspect and verify that no data is collected or transmitted without your knowledge.
If this privacy policy changes, the updated version will be included in the next extension release on the Chrome Web Store. Significant changes will also be noted in the release notes.
Have a question about privacy or the extension? Please reach out via the Chrome Web Store support page.