Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader

Speech synthesis redesigned. Listen to emails, documents & websites.
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Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader for Edge

Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader is an outstanding TTS add-on for Edge, designed to convert text from emails, documents, websites, and other resources into speech. It helps visually impaired people, those suffering from eye fatigue, or any individual looking to boost their productivity by helping them absorb information without the effort of reading. Available for both Mac and Windows users, it comes with a broad range of voice options. The app is free and can dramatically enhance your browsing experience.
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Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Users: 5,758
75
Rating: 3.20
(12)
Version: 2.2.13 (Last updated: 2022-10-23)
Creation date: 2021-02-13
Permissions:
  • storage
  • contextMenus
  • tts
Size: 479.13K
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 2,143 ▼ 2
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Other platforms

Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader (v2.2.13)
30,000 4.01 (132)
Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Loads of voice options that sound natural
  • Reads smoothly
  • Free to use and more accurate than some paid versions
  • Provides control over readback
  • Appreciated for support with multiple languages
Cons
  • Issues with uploading PDFs
  • Interruptions while reading, including page numbers and headers
  • Can get out of sync and jump around the page
  • Incompatibility with Kindle Cloud Reader
  • Problems with correctly reading from the highlighted text
Most mentioned
  • Variety and natural sound of voice options
  • Difficulties with reading academic or complex texts
  • Technical problems with syncing and reading from the correct place
  • User-friendly interface and usability
  • Desire for expanded highlighting functionality
User reviews
Loads of voice options; all that I tried sounded natural. Read smoothly and got me through a text-only module. I've not tried uploading anything as there are more than enough voice options for me.
by Karen, 2023-12-15
works just okay when it works. won't let me upload most pdfs (no idea what makes some work and others not) and interrupts sentences to read page numbers and headers. As a student I would absolutely not recommend this for academic reading.
by Wilkes,, 2022-09-21
Will quickly get out of sync and jumps all over the page. This app does not work as intended.
by Anthony, 2022-02-22
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Pericles: Text to Speech Screen Reader requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

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