Best alternatives to SpeechToText (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to SpeechToText, 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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Speech to Text
Speech recognizer application to keep it as text.
≈2K users3.3★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- About 2.0× more users than SpeechToText
- 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- About 8.0× more users than SpeechToText
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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ReadX Text To Speech
Text to Speech Extension
≈1K users4.3★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago9 permissions- A similar number of users to SpeechToText
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 2)
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Talkie: text-to-speech (TTS)
Fast & easy text-to-speech. Read aloud from websites, PDF, email. Privacy-aware, open source code.
≈40K users3.6★ from 171 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago5 permissions- About 40× more users than SpeechToText
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
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Reedr — Text-to-speech
The simplest text-to-speech extension.
270 users3.3★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago2 permissions- About 3.7× fewer users than SpeechToText
- Updated less recently
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Simple Text To Speech
simple text-to-speech and text queue card readers for chrome
≈1K users2.3★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to SpeechToText
- Updated less recently
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Speech to Text Converter
Translate voice into text with speech to text converter. Fast audio to text transcription using automatic speech recognition.
≈6K users4.6★ from 52 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago7 permissions- About 6.0× more users than SpeechToText
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 2)
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Text to Speech Reader
Use Text to Speech Reader app for seamless listening. Perfect for reading text aloud and enhancing accessibility with TTS Reader.
≈1K users3.9★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago7 permissions- A similar number of users to SpeechToText
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 2)
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Text To Speech Reader Pro
Convert selected text to speech with customizable voices and reading speed
338 users4.0★ from 3 ratings5 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than SpeechToText
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
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Text to Speech - Modern
Convert selected text to speech with multiple languages and playback controls.
262 users3.9★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions- About 3.8× fewer users than SpeechToText
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
SpeechToText alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to SpeechToText?
By users, the most popular alternative is Talkie: text-to-speech (TTS) with ≈40K users and a 3.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Speech to Text.
Which SpeechToText alternative has the best rating?
Speech to Text Converter has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 52 ratings.
Is there a SpeechToText alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Speech to Text asks for 1 permissions, against 2 for SpeechToText.
How many alternatives to SpeechToText are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to SpeechToText on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.