This is done using the SpeechRecognition() constructor. The next thing to do is define a speech recognition instance to control the recognition for our application. Plugging the grammar into our speech recognition For this basic demo, we are just keeping things simple. You can have as many terms defined as you want on separate lines following the above structure, and include fairly complex grammar definitions.Note how each is separated by a pipe character. public declares that it is a public rule, the string in angle brackets defines the recognized name for this term ( color), and the list of items that follow the equals sign are the alternative values that will be recognized and accepted as appropriate values for the term. The second line indicates a type of term that we want to recognize.The first line - #JSGF V1.0 - states the format and version used.The lines are separated by semi-colons, just like in JavaScript.However, for now let's just run through it quickly: The grammar format used is JSpeech Grammar Format ( JSGF) - you can find a lot more about it at the previous link to its spec. To use the app, you need to enable the extension in Safari app first.Var colors = var grammar = '#JSGF V1.0 grammar colors public = ' + colors. The app will highlight word by word for each speaking sentence. You can skip a sentence or all below sentences while in Speak mode. The app can read all unread starred key in text, documents and web pages automatically. You can swipe to mark a starred item as read or unread, and flag or unflag a starred item. You can import and export Apple iCloud Drive, Box, Dropbox and Google Drive cloud files directly.Īdd favorite key in text, documents and web pages with "Starred" to speak aloud later. Please note that iBook eBooks are limited to use inside Apple iBook app only. Apple iWork: Pages (pages), Numbers (numbers), Keynote (key) Microsoft Office: Word (doc, docx), Excel (xls, xlsx), PowerPoint (ppt, pptx, pps) The app provides a Safari extension that speaks aloud the entire web page of Safari app directly. You can swipe to mark a starred item as read or unread, flag or unflag, and copy a starred text to input box. The app supports one system language, you can make in-app purchases to buy extra languages. The app integrates the system text-to-speech engine, speaks aloud sentence by sentence without internet connecting.Īrabic (Saudi Arabia), Chinese (China), Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Taiwan), Czech (Czech Republic), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium), Dutch (Netherlands), English (Australia), English (Ireland), English (South Africa), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Finnish (Finland), French (Canada), French (France), German (Germany), Greek (Greece), Hebrew (Israel), Hindi (India), Hungarian (Hungary), Indonesian (Indonesia), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Norwegian (Norway), Polish (Poland), Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian (Romania), Russian (Russia), Slovak (Slovakia), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand) and Turkish (Turkey). Turn eBook page automatically to ensure continuous reading Speak aloud the pasted url web site automatically Speak aloud the entire web page of Safari app directly Swipe to mark as read or unread, flag or unflag, and copy a starred text to input box Speak aloud the copy & paste or key in text.Support useful speaking repeat, pause, speed and pitch options With funny bear and human face animations while speaking
Copy or add touched selected words with "Starred" in Speak mode Add favorite articles with "Starred" to speak aloud later Highlight word by word for each speaking sentence
Web page text to speech mac Offline#
The apps integrate the system text-to-speech engine, speak aloud offline without internet connecting.Ī must have app to read text, documents and web pages of Safari.