# Read aloud

- Human page: https://happytails.ai/en/speech-tools/read-aloud/
- Markdown: https://happytails.ai/en/speech-tools/read-aloud.md
- Structured JSON: https://happytails.ai/agents/en/speech-tools/read-aloud/index.json
- Visibility: public

## Tool capabilities

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tool ID | `read-aloud` |
| Category | speech-tools |
| Implementation | Registered implementation. Registration alone is not a production-quality guarantee. |
| Browser execution | Use the visible action or interactive controls. |
| Browser processing | Browser; see tool notes for network behavior. |
| HTTP API | Not callable through HTTP. |
| Browser-agent interface | No callable WebMCP interface. |

### Implementation notes

Uses voices supplied by your browser or operating system. Some voices may use the provider’s network service. Playback only; audio-file export is not supported.

### Inputs and settings

No free-text input is required. Use the file inputs and/or settings below.

No additional settings are declared for this tool.

### Planning specification

Read pasted text with installed browser voices; play pause stop and speed controls; label remote voices; do not promise MP3 export or offline processing for all voices.

This describes intended requirements. Use the implementation notes, interface schema and observed output to determine current support.

### Complete machine-readable capability record

```json
{
  "id": "read-aloud",
  "category": "speech-tools",
  "built": true,
  "requirements": "Read pasted text with installed browser voices; play pause stop and speed controls; label remote voices; do not promise MP3 export or offline processing for all voices.",
  "implementation": {
    "fields": [],
    "input": false,
    "note": "Uses voices supplied by your browser or operating system. Some voices may use the provider’s network service. Playback only; audio-file export is not supported.",
    "experience": {
      "automatic": false,
      "single": false,
      "label": "Your text",
      "placeholder": "Type or paste your input…",
      "help": "Up to 1,000,000 characters. Review the settings before running.",
      "action": null
    },
    "mode": "explicit",
    "interactive": true
  },
  "execution": "Browser interface",
  "api": null,
  "browser_agent": {
    "supported": false,
    "name": null,
    "discovery": "WebMCP on the human page in a supporting browser",
    "verification": "See audit/API-AUDIT.md; availability is not verification"
  }
}
```

## Page guide

Listen to written text with a browser voice.

## How to use Read aloud

1. Enter the text you want to hear.
2. Choose a voice and speaking rate, then choose Speak.
3. Choose Stop to end playback.

## What to expect

Listen to written text with a browser voice. Choose a voice and speaking rate, then use Speak and Stop. Some voices may use their provider’s network service. Playback does not create a downloadable audio file.