MS Edge TTS Extension (Text to Speech)

MS Edge TTS: Text to Speech Firefox Add-on
MS Edge TTS (Text to Speech) is a browser extension that utilizes Microsoft Edge's Online TTS service, providing users with high-quality, natural-sounding speech in various languages. Notable features include the ability to download audio files, advanced controls for speech customization, and a user-friendly interface with auto-complete language selection. This extension is free for personal and commercial use, making it a versatile tool for anyone needing text-to-speech capabilities.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
By: yacine-bens
Rating: 3.88
1 new ratings
(25)
Weekly download count: 58
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- storage
- contextMenus
- scripting
- declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
Size: 2.14M
Email: ya*****@gmail.com
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
Pros
- Good quality TTS voices that are easy to understand
- Not requiring logins or complex setups
- Functions well for reading text aloud
Cons
- Stops working when the extension window is closed, making multitasking difficult
- Requires manual copy/paste for text input instead of auto-detection
- Highlighted text remains even when clicking away, difficult to follow along
Most mentioned
- Needs background playback functionality
- Has issues with closing the extension when clicking away
- Lacks the ability to read selected text or whole pages automatically
User reviews
So far I like this text to speech better than some of the others except for one thing. Once you get everything going and you can listen to it, everything that you are reading is still highlighted on the screen and I would like if I could click on this screen again to unhighlight it however when I do that it stops reading to me. I tried this a few times and realized that you are not able to remove what is highlighted. It would be a nice option if we could click somewhere to remove the highlighted part because it's hard to follow along with the highlighted part and I understand that there is a box that is in the top right corner with the text to speech and that is fine but my screen is an ultra wide Monitor and it is pretty far off to the side. This makes it difficult to see. Looking forward to seeing if this ever gets fixed but I will continue to use this one because it's better than all the others and has good quality voices which are easy to understand and don't sound like a robot.
by Jeremy, 2025-03-03
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Partnered with Mellowtel which I consider Malware. It's an extremely sketchy, possibly illegal, business that wants to "Use your spare bandwidth" Which is worryingly vague.
by Firefox user 18339686, 2025-01-31
Add-on safety
Risk impact
MS Edge TTS (Text to Speech) does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- Low Request access to the following domains:
Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of MS Edge TTS (Text to Speech). Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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