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Say

Speak the selected text aloud, using the system default voice.
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Say

PopClip extension to speak the text aloud using the Mac's built-in text-to-speech.

The extension simply invokes the say command-line tool, which is included with macOS.

Settings

The extension itself has no settings, but the text is spoken using the default voice settings, which can be changed in System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content.

Changelog

2025-03-20

  • Update minimum PopClip version due to compatibility issues with older versions on some machines.

2023-08-29

  • Update to "modern" extension structure with JSON config, for documentation example purposes.
  • Use stdin instead of shell variable for input.
  • Update README to describe the new location of the default voice settings.
  • Move CHANGELOG to its own file.
  • Minimum PopClip version is now 4069.

2017-07-17

  • Fix bug when input contained * character.

2012-01-08

  • Initial release.
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