Talkie

Select text on any web page, and have the computer read it out loud for you by simply clicking the Talkie button. 1. Select desired text on any web page. 2. Click the Talkie button in your browser bar. Or right click text, or use Alt+Shift+A.

Talkie: Text to Speech Add-on for Firefox

Transform your reading experience with Talkie, a simple and effective text-to-speech Firefox add-on. Just highlight any text on a webpage and press the Talkie button or use the Alt+Shift+A shortcut to have it read aloud. Talkie supports various voices and languages that you can install for free from your operating system. With your browser’s built-in Web Speech API, it ensures privacy and doesn't require invasive permissions.

Key Features:

Listen to any selected text with ease.
Automatically detects the text language and selects the appropriate voice.
Upgrade to Talkie Premium for personalized voice selection and additional features.
No tracking, ensuring your privacy while browsing.

Join the Talkie community today and enhance your web reading experience!

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By:: Joel Purra
Daily users:: 4,741+ -105
Rating:: 3.47
(60)
Version:: 8.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-10-23)
Version code:: 5830620
Creation date:: 2017-03-17
Risk:: Very low risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:: activeTab
contextMenus
scripting
storage
Size:: 1.40M
Email:: mi*****@joelpurra.se
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated:: 14 hours ago

Ranking

# 1,195 ▼ 18

Other rankings

#49 in Language Support #174 in Appearance ▼ 1 #102 in shift keyword 33 #107 in upgrade keyword 4 ▼ 1 #169 in speech keyword 53 ▼ 2

User reviews

Pros

Fast reading speed compared to competitors (like Read Aloud)
Good for users with ADHD
Developer praised for effort and overall conception of the project

Cons

Voice quality is poor and hard to understand
Often stops reading unexpectedly
Buttons and functionalities are unresponsive for some users

Most mentioned

Voice quality is robotic and unintelligible
App frequently stops reading texts midway
Installation issues and poor responsiveness of controls

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

User reviews

by 全民三退解体中共邪教, 2025-04-01

katastrophale Stimme, die kann man sich echt nicht geben, komplett robotisch...

by MisterX, 2025-03-13

good

by Firefox user 17729513, 2025-03-02

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Talkie does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Risk likelihood

Talkie is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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