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Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech

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  1. seemaze · · focus · HN ↗
    My primary use case for TTS is converting written content (blogs, articles, etc.) in to clips I can listen to on the go.

    Is there a good browser extension that does this with a flexible TTS backend? I know Qwen, Kokoro, and VibeVoice all have decent quality..

    1. exhilaration · · focus · HN ↗
      Browser extension? Try these: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.paper2audio.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.paper2audio.com&#x2F; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;freevoicereader.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;freevoicereader.com&#x2F; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chromewebstore.google.com&#x2F;detail&#x2F;sza-text-to-speech&#x2F;jfaocnefnpgpdmfodmpcmlmfllicbpbi?pli=1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chromewebstore.google.com&#x2F;detail&#x2F;sza-text-to-speech&#x2F;... <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chromewebstore.google.com&#x2F;detail&#x2F;flow-tts&#x2F;hknidankihadgkfhohimfmfiamdeiedb" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chromewebstore.google.com&#x2F;detail&#x2F;flow-tts&#x2F;hknidankih...

      I found all these on this subreddit: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;TextToSpeech&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;TextToSpeech&#x2F;

      I&#x27;ve also see comments like &quot;Microsoft Edge&#x27;s read-aloud feature is amazing for TTS&quot; but I haven&#x27;t tried it myself.

      Personally I use Kokoro with a python front-end on my Macbook, I linked to it in this comment: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49818923">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49818923 it outputs MP3, so I just copy those to my phone and listen as audiobooks.

      1. goldenjm · · focus · HN ↗
        I&#x27;m the Paper2Audio founder. I hope you enjoy using us for text to speech. Our browser extension adds your open tabs to your listening queue.

        Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback.

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