Text-to-Speech Options
If you are looking for a free text-to-speech app to use on my blog, an app called Read Aloud has been recommended to me by a colleague. You can find it at:
https://readaloud.app/
It is available as an extension for Firefox, Chrome, and Edge.
I have been informed that it does the job well, although pronunciation of non-English words varies in accuracy, and it sometimes hiccups when reading tables. The privacy settings are reasonable.
I haven’t yet found a free extension for Safari, other than the Mac’s built-in reader.
From the Mac App Store, Voice Dream Reader Desktop (7 day free trial; $9.99/month or $49.99/year) has good ratings and a decent privacy policy:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader-desktop/id972112040
There is also Speech Central’s Text to Speech is $9.99, has good reviews, and a reasonable privacy policy:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speech-central-text-to-speech/id1223093645
