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24 alternatives to WaveNet for Chrome

A wrapper for Google Cloud Text-to-Speech

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. WaveNet for Chrome launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Google Cloud Text-To-Speech▲156
Text to speech conversion powered by machine learning
2018 · cloud.google.com · its alternatives →
2
Google Tone▲332
Exchange URLs with nearby computers (using sound)
2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
3
Audeus▲130
Read Aloud PDFs, GDocs, Email, & More - Works Where You Do
2024 · audeus.com · its alternatives →
4
CloudTTS▲79
Natural voices from text, free speech synthesis
2023 · cloudtts.com · its alternatives →
5
VoiceLine▲265
Work with voice, anywhere, no typing, no meetings
2022 · voiceline.ai · its alternatives →
6
Wave▲298
Turn your voice into text — local or cloud, your choice
Jun 2026 · wave.mxv.sh · its alternatives →
7
Grok's Text to Speech API ▲119
Grok's Text to Speech API is now available.
Mar 2026 · x.ai · its alternatives →
8
SpeechText.AI for Chrome▲130
Record, capture and transcribe audio & video in minutes
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
9
Async for Gmail and Chrome▲200
Add voice notes to your emails and your work apps
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
10
WhisperUI▲120
Most affordable text-to-speech and speech-to-text service
2024 · whisperui.com · its alternatives →
11
Readvox▲211
Chrome Extension that will read texts on web pages for you
2024 · readvox.com · its alternatives →
12
Vocally▲188
Create, host, distribute voiceovers & podcasts
2022 · vocally.to · its alternatives →
13
Offline Text To Speech Extension▲18
A browser extension that converts your text to speech!
2021 · virejdasani.github.io · its alternatives →
14
Text-to-Speech Converter▲8
Free Text-To-speech converter
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
15
Voice Out▲97
Text-to-speech to read any webpage, Google Doc, or PDF
2024 · voiceout.app · its alternatives →
16
Free Text To Speech Reader▲5
Use Google's TTS Service with a User Interface
2019 · quinston.com · its alternatives →
17
Text-To-Speech Chrome Extensions for HN▲6
2018 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
18
Voice In▲104
Type faster using speech-to-text on any website
2019 · dictanote.co · its alternatives →
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Google Cloud Speech API ▲6
Speech to text conversion powered by machine learning.
2016 · cloud.google.com · its alternatives →
20
Mote▲106
Voice commenting for Google Docs & more
2020 · mote.com · its alternatives →
21
Speechnotes▲84
Type with your voice. Speech-to-text in your browser.
2015 · speechnotes.co · its alternatives →
22
Soundcloud Cast▲111
Chrome extension that adds Chromecast support for Soundcloud
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
23
Text to Read▲4
Type text, record, or load text file and download.
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
24ET
Extension to turn Chrome into an async voice communication suite▲16
VoiceLine has built a chrome extension that allows you to record, share, and play voice notes within any browser-based application. We’re using an STT model to transcribe your notes into what we call a VoiceLine, a hybrid audio-text snippet, to address the problems of conventional voice messaging. Since we’ve been in closed beta as a seed-stage startup, here’s a direct link to get access: https://app.getvoiceline.com/6b29fbc80d Our vision is to introduce a new category of professional voice communication by building our service as a layer, not yet another instant messenger…
2022 · its alternatives →

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