What is Wavenet for Chrome?

Wavenet for Chrome is a Chrome extension developed by Michael Poirier-Ginter, and its main feature is "Text-to-Speech (TTS) extension that transforms highlighted text into high-quality natural sounding audio using Google Cloud's…".

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Extension Usage Instructions

Text-to-Speech (TTS) extension that transforms highlighted text into high-quality natural sounding audio using Google Cloud's Text-to-Speech.

You need to create your own API Key in order to use this extension (see the included video for instructions).

Features
- Support for all Google WaveNet, Neural2, News, Studio voices and languages.
- Adjustable pitch and speed.
- Download selected text to an MP3 file.
- SSML support
- Shortcut to read aloud (Cmd+Shift+S on macOS and Ctrl+Shift+S on windows)
- Shortcut to download selected text (Cmd+Shift+E on macOS and Ctrl+Shift+E on windows)
- Chunk selected text into sentences to bypass the 5000 character limit and lower usage cost.

Extension Basic Information

Name	Wavenet for Chrome
ID	iefankigbnlnlaolflbcopliocibkffc
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/wavenet-for-chrome/iefankigbnlnlaolflbcopliocibkffc
Description	Text-to-Speech (TTS) extension that transforms highlighted text into high-quality natural sounding audio using Google Cloud's…
File Size	4.59 MB
Installation Count	12,898
Current Version	12
Last Updated	2023-07-30
Publish Date	2020-02-15
Rating	4.68/5 Total 73 Ratings
Developer	Michael Poirier-Ginter
Email	[email protected]
Payment Type	free
Extension Website	https://github.com/wavenet-for-chrome/extension
Help Page URL	https://github.com/wavenet-for-chrome/extension/discussions
Supported Languages	en
manifest.json
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