App Icon
Read aloud Google Docs using text-to-speech (TTS)
By:
Listing updated:February 10, 2022
Works with:
1,016,807
Overview
Read Aloud uses text-to-speech (TTS) technology to convert text to audio, allowing you to listen to your documents for proofreading, for reasons of dyslexia or other learning disabilities. Supports 36 languages.

You can activate this Google Docs addon from the Addon menu inside Google Docs.  Once activated, a sidebar appears in which you can pick a voice, set the reading speed, and start the speech.
Additional information
PricingNot available
Developer
Trader status unspecified
Support
Privacy policy
Terms of service
ReportFlag as inappropriate
Read Aloud TTS will ask for the permissions shown below. Learn more
Read Aloud TTS will need access to your Google account
This will allow Read Aloud TTS to :
View and manage documents that this application has been installed in
Display and run third-party web content in prompts and sidebars inside Google applications
See your primary Google Account email address
See your personal info, including any personal info you've made publicly available
Reviews
Language:
Sort by:
Google doesn't verify reviews or ratings. Learn more about reviews
Profile Picture
Madison Watts
February 28, 2023
Literally 30 seconds into using it the program bugged out and let out a demonic laugh instead of reading my document out loud.
Is this review helpful?
Yes
No
Profile Picture
VINCENT MARCOLINI
October 27, 2022
Great if you have written a story and dont want to read it your self.
Is this review helpful?
Yes
No
Profile Picture
Amanda Moore
December 5, 2022
I use this extension on my browser every day. I wish it would work with google. Please fix.
Is this review helpful?
Yes
No
Profile Picture
LYRIC MCNAIR
September 23, 2022
it's fine but i just can't even see it at all...
Is this review helpful?
Yes
No
Profile Picture
Megan
June 7, 2022
This works well for what I need it for (listening to what I write to make sure I don't have any blatant mistakes that my eyes just skip over). The only two things I wish it had was a way to use the placement of the cursor as a starting point that it would then continue reading from, and highlighting the word it is currently reading.
Is this review helpful?
Yes
No
Profile Picture
Caleb Fast
January 31, 2022
Doesn't work 100% of the time, if it isn't working for you, try refreshing your page and then changing over to "Auto" for the voice. It'll take a few shots but that should make it work. Besides the issues with this now being an add-on for Docs, I still enjoy it a lot. :) Thanks Read Aloud Dev team! (And please fix the issue!)
Is this review helpful?
Yes
No
Profile Picture
kelvin andrew
December 5, 2022
i stinks
Is this review helpful?
Yes
No
Profile Picture
Eliza J Berberian
February 28, 2022
Works well. It would be cool if they had more voices to choose from but there are a few. It saves me a step (from saving the doc to a pdf and having a different platform read it to me). Now I will have smaller bits read more often because of the convenience, so I will just do paragraphs instead of the whole assignments. Good product, especially for free.
Is this review helpful?
Yes
No
Profile Picture
ZACHARY HUBNER
March 20, 2023
It works, but 𝘓𝘚𝘋 SOFTWARE?
Is this review helpful?
Yes
No
Profile Picture
Ember N
January 24, 2022
if i could give 0 star. i installed as add on for my google documents. it does not work however i try to make it work. im going to uninstall it. is says TTS engine error. there is nothing similar to this add on so far. =( i like the chrome extension version of this, it can read PDF and etc but it will redirect me to download this app for google docs. very very very disappointed.
Is this review helpful?
Yes
No
1-10 of 60
Search
Clear search
Close search
Google apps
Main menu