If you don’t want to use desktop screen reader software, then you can also use this Screen Reader Chrome extension by Google.

Just download and install the software and follow the below instruction to use it with Google Docs. There are no special settings to configure to use it with Google Docs. It’s a free open source screen reader software that is small in size and very easy to use. If not, then I will recommend you use the NVDA screen reader software. You don’t need to go through this step if you already have a screen reader software built-in, like Apple VoiceOver or ChromeVox. Use Google Docs Screen Reader to read text aloudīefore you use Google Docs screen reader options, you need to get a dedicated screen reader software that will read aloud the text in a Google Docs document. I prefer to use VoiceDream reader on iOS since I don't get any benefit of syncing with Natural Reader on iOS, VoiceReader does a better job of presenting media when I need to see the content in original format, but if Natural Reader came out with syncing I would switch to using Natural Reader for most of my reading which does not require reading in original format in a heartbeat.Also read: 2 Ways To Add Captions To Images in Google Docs 1. Settings is a little tricky since availability of voices is not the same on all devices. I feel strongly that documents should be synced two-way between all the clients be it desktop, smart phone and webapp, not just in file replication but in playback position. The biggest improvement that I have asked for several times and still have yet to see implemented is syncing between Natural reader Desktop and the smartphone equivalent. Also you can utilize voices you have installed from other sources asides from the voices that Natural Reader offers.

Some people may ask why not just use Mac OS's native Services and Voiceover? With Natural Reader 16 you have on-the-fly control over voice selection, speech speed, plus you still retrain playback controls, and it shows the text like 'captions' in a tiny but very functional window. it is basically the webapp but wrapped in an app container, the one exception is that the desktop app includes what was formerly known as the Floating Bar, which is now called the Miniboard and resides under the overflow menu 'More', a feature I use a lot to readback whatever text I've selected with my cursor in whatever app avoiding the need to cut and paste or download and upload. With Natural Reader 16, the desktop app is finally on par with the webapp.

Adamlogan's Experience This is my preferred software solution on Mac OS for text to speech.

Mac speak text shortcut