Title: Selection Speech TTS
Author: Computing4All
Published: <strong>Agosto 16, 2025</strong>
Last modified: Agosto 16, 2025

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# Selection Speech TTS

 By [Computing4All](https://profiles.wordpress.org/computingforall/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/selection-speech-tts.3.1.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/selection-speech-tts/#installation)
 * [Development](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/selection-speech-tts/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/selection-speech-tts/)

## Description

**Selection Speech TTS** improves website accessibility and engagement by enabling
users to select any visible text and have it read aloud using the browser’s built-
in speech synthesis (Web Speech API). No need for costly APIs from AWS, OpenAI, 
Azure, or Google.

Designed with a clean interface and minimal overhead, this plugin adds a draggable
mini-player to your site, offering users instant audio playback with real-time word
highlighting.

**Features:**
 – One-click speech playback for selected text – Draggable mini-player
with intuitive controls – Uses browser-native voice (no external APIs required) –
Admin dashboard with usage tracking – Unlimited plays – Lightweight and fast

**Pro Version Available**
 Upgrade to [Selection Speech TTS Pro](https://computing4all.com/_tts/)
for advanced features such as: – Premium support – More buttons (Play/Pause/Restart)
on the panel

Ideal for:
 – Enhancing accessibility for visually impaired users – Supporting auditory
learners – Adding interactivity to blogs, educational, or informational websites

## Screenshots

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## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin ZIP via **Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin** in your WordPress
    dashboard.
 2. Activate the plugin.
 3. Visit your site, select any text, and click the play button to hear it aloud.

## FAQ

### What does Selection Speech TTS do?

It lets your visitors highlight any text on a page and hear it spoken aloud via 
the browser’s built-in Text-to-Speech (SpeechSynthesis) — no external TTS API required.

### Does it work in all browsers?

Most modern browsers (Chrome, Edge, Safari) support the Web Speech API, which this
plugin uses. Voice support may vary slightly between platforms and devices.

### Will it slow down my site?

It’s lightweight and only runs when a visitor selects text. There are no large audio
files to load and no network calls to external TTS providers. All speech processing
happens locally in the user’s own browser, so there’s no server communication for
converting text to speech and virtually no impact on your site’s performance.

### Does it collect user data or send audio to a server?

No. Speech happens locally in the user’s browser. The plugin doesn’t upload text
or audio.

### Can I change the voice or language?

The plugin currently uses the browser’s default voice. Custom voice and language
settings are planned for a future release.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Selection Speech TTS” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Computing4All ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/computingforall/)

“Selection Speech TTS” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/selection-speech-tts/contributors)
for their contributions.

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### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/selection-speech-tts/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/selection-speech-tts/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/selection-speech-tts/)
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## Meta

 *  Version **3.1**
 *  Last updated **8 bulan ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  Languages
 * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/selection-speech-tts/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/selection-speech-tts/),
   and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/selection-speech-tts/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/selection-speech-tts)
 * Tags
 * [accessibility](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessibility/)[audio](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/audio/)
   [speech synthesis](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/speech-synthesis/)[text to speech](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/text-to-speech/)
   [tts](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tts/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/selection-speech-tts/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Computing4All ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/computingforall/)

## Support

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