Spokn — Offline Text to Speech

Spokn is a free, fully offline text-to-speech extension that reads any webpage aloud while highlighting each word as it is spoken. Enjoy a private, free reading experience using your device's built-in voices. No cloud. No accounts. No internet required. No data collection. --- ## How it works 1. Click the Spokn icon in your toolbar. 2. A floating vertical toolbar appears on the right side of the page. 3. Click Play to read the entire page from the top. 4. Click any paragraph to start reading from that point. 5. Select text, right-click, and choose "Read selection with Spokn". --- ## Features ### Reading - Word-by-word highlighting — each word is highlighted as it is spoken. - Three reading modes — Full Page, Selected Text, or click any paragraph to start reading. - Click any word in the reading view to jump to it. - Reading position memory — resume where you left off on any page. - Auto-scroll — smoothly follows the current sentence, with an option to disable it. ### Reader Page - Paste text into the built-in Reader page and have it read aloud. - Load a PDF by dragging and dropping it into the Reader page to extract and read its text. - Library — save articles, PDFs, and books with reading progress tracking. Resume where you left off, even with large documents. - Reading themes — customize the background, fonts, and spacing for comfortable reading. ### Controls - Sleep timer — automatically stops reading after 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes, with a live countdown. - Per-site settings — save your preferred voice, speed, and auto-scroll settings for each website. - Keyboard shortcuts — play, pause, stop, read selected text, or open the Reader without touching the mouse. ### Voices & Audio - All installed system voices, organized by language. - Favorites — pin frequently used voices for quick access. - Speed presets — choose from 0.5× to 3× playback speed. - Pitch and volume controls for a personalized listening experience. ### Appearance - Multiple highlight themes to customize the reading experience. - Floating toolbar — a draggable vertical toolbar that stays compact by default and expands to reveal additional controls. --- ## Privacy Spokn does not collect any data. It makes no network requests during normal use. All text-to-speech processing happens entirely on your device. --- ## How to add more voices Spokn uses the voices already installed on your operating system. **Windows:** Settings → Time & Language → Speech → Manage voices → Add voices **macOS:** System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → System Voice → Manage Voices **ChromeOS:** Settings → Advanced → Accessibility → Text-to-Speech → Speech engines After installing additional voices, restart Chrome and reopen Spokn's settings panel. New voices will appear automatically. --- ## Keyboard shortcuts | Windows/Linux | Mac | Action | |---|---|---| | Alt+Shift+K | ⌘+Shift+K | Play / Pause | | Alt+Shift+0 | ⌘+Shift+0 | Stop | | Alt+Shift+8 | ⌘+Shift+8 | Read selected text | | Alt+Shift+U | ⌘+Shift+U | Open Reader | --- ## Source code Spokn is open source under the MIT license. https://github.com/adham618/Spokn ## Support If you find Spokn useful, you can support its development here: https://ko-fi.com/adham_tarek **Version:** 2.2.4 | **License:** Free, MIT