Best alternatives to Speak Text (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Speak Text, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Speak It!
Speak It converts text to speech. Select and speak it!
≈10K users2.8★ from 127 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- A similar number of users to Speak Text
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Speak It
Speak It app converts text into speech. Select text > Speak it
≈70K users2.6★ from 77 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions- About 7.0× more users than Speak Text
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Text speaker
Pronounce selected text
≈1K users5.0★ from 5 ratings3 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Speak Text
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Speech to Text
Speech recognizer application to keep it as text.
≈2K users3.3★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Speak Text
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Text to Speech
Text to Speech Hewizo removes ads and reads articles in over 30+ languages using state of the art AI text to speech engine TTS
≈8K users3.4★ from 41 ratingsNot updated for 5+ years4 permissions- A similar number of users to Speak Text
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Offline Text To Speech
Convert your text to speech!
≈1K users4.5★ from 2 ratingsNo special permissions- About 10× fewer users than Speak Text
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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HoverSpeak – Free Text-to-Speech Chrome Extension
Reads aloud any text you hover or select in a natural voice. 100% free, built for dyslexic readers.
≈3K users4.4★ from 22 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago6 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Speak Text
- Rated 1.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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ReadX Text To Speech
Text to Speech Extension
≈1K users4.3★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago9 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Speak Text
- Rated 1.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 2)
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Speak It: Text to Speech & Read Aloud
Speak selected text and read aloud instantly. Text to Speech (TTS) reader with natural voices.
≈1K users4.2★ from 10 ratings4 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Speak Text
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Select and Speak
Select and Speak
≈8K users3.5★ from 10 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- A similar number of users to Speak Text
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
Speak Text alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Speak Text?
By users, the most popular alternative is Speak It with ≈70K users and a 2.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Speak It!.
Which Speak Text alternative has the best rating?
Speak It! has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 2.8 out of 5 from 127 ratings.
Is there a Speak Text alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Offline Text To Speech asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for Speak Text.
How many alternatives to Speak Text are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Speak Text on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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