WordPress Text to Speech Plugin Review

Text2Speech

Uses Google Translate service
Requires you to install cURL on your server
Stores Google Translate audio files on your server
Does not support long texts, the plugin will work for texts under 100 characters
Shortcodes can include language directive
Autoplay
Tags: audio, google translate, Google Voice, speech, text to audio, text-to-speech, text2speech, voice

https://wordpress.org/plugins/text-2-speech/

Text To Speech

This plugin hasn’t been updated in over 3 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
Only supported as a pre-defined Widget of text.
Based on eSpeak code
Supports 1 (one) language, Romanian
Tags: espeak, javascript, Speak, speech, text, text-to-speech, widget

https://wordpress.org/plugins/text-to-speech/

Accessibility (a11y) Speech Synthesis

This is useful for development to simulate what a user experiences when using a screen reader.
Tags: a11y, speech, tts

https://wordpress.org/plugins/a11y-speech-synthesis/

GSpeech

Uses Google Translate service
Requires you to install cURL on your server
Listen to selected text feature didn’t work in our testing
Limited to 1 spoken text block – to remove purchase pro version $78/year for 1 domain
GSpeech backlink will be visible – to remove purchase pro version $78/year for 1 domain
Speaking menus
Welcome message
Autoplay

Tags: accessibility, admin, AJAX, arabic, Attachment, buddypress, button, category, chinese, comment, comments, contact, contact us, contacts, content, copy, CSS, css3, email, english, Facebook, feed, feedback, form, french, german, google, google translate, greetings, hebrew, html, html5, iPad, iphone, italian, javascript, jquery, link, links, media, mobile, multilingual, network, page, pages, plugin, plugins, portuguese, Post, posts, readability, request, rss, Russian, secure, send, seo, shortcode, sidebar, simple, social, society, sound, spanish, stats, tablet, text, text-to-speech, tts, widget, wordpress

https://wordpress.org/plugins/gspeech/

Amazon IVONA iWebReader

This plugin hasn’t been updated in over 3 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.

This plugin requires a Service ID (API key) to operate, the site no longer provides these so this plugin can no longer be used.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/ivona-webreader/

TTS Engine Post to Speech

This service was retired in 2013 and is no longer operational.

TTSengine.com now seems to be Voysis

This plugin hasn’t been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.

Tags: speech synthesis, text 2 speech, text to speach, text to speak, text to talk, text-to-speech, tts, tts voices, txt to speech, type to speech

TTS Engine Post to Speech

iSpeech Listen Button

http://www.ispeech.org/integration/wordpress

TINGWO

http://www.tingwo.co/en/plugin-for-wordpress

VOZME

http://vozme.com/webmasters.php?lang=en

VOCALYZE WIDGET

[Discontinued] This plugin hasn’t been updated in over 4 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/vocalyze/

SoundGecko

This plugin hasn’t been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.. This company behind this plugin has been discontinued

Tags: button, listen, Post, Share, sharing, widget

https://wordpress.org/plugins/listen-button-powered-by-soundgeckocom/

sds_Talkr_Plugin

Discontinued 2008

Tags: podcast, talkr

https://wordpress.org/plugins/sds-talkr/

SitePal Talking Avatar 1.8

This plugin hasn’t been updated in over 6 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.

Tags: Avatar, sitepal

https://wordpress.org/plugins/sitepal-talking-avatar/

SpeakPress

Discontinued 2010. This plugin hasn’t been updated in over 5 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.

Tags: audio, read, SpeakR, streaming, tts

https://wordpress.org/plugins/speakpress/

Odiogo Listen Button

Discontinued 2010. This plugin hasn’t been updated in over 5 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.

Tags: accessibility, audio, feeds, mp3, podcast, rss, text-to-speech

https://wordpress.org/plugins/listenbutton/

Speeka

Speeka

TalkingText

Discontinued 2008

Tags: text-to-speech,mp3,audio,read,speech,conversion

http://www.talkingtext.com

ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech

ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech is a HTML5-based speech synthesis library designed to add voice features to WordPress across all smartphone, tablet and desktop devices. It supports 51 languages through 168 voices and has no dependencies.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/responsivevoice-text-to-speech/

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