Changelog
See what's new in the latest version of the extension
Version 13
2023-11-05
New
🎉 Purchase credits (Optional)
It's now possible to purchase credits directly from the extension. This is completely optional and you can still use the extension for free. Purchasing credits will help support the development of the extension and allow me to continue to add new features.
Improvements
🚀 Popup remembers the last panel you were on
The popup will now remember the last panel you were on and open to that panel the next time you open the popup. Useful if you frequently use the sandbox or preferences panel.
🚀 Error dialog in popup
When an error occurs in the popup, a dialog will now appear with a more meaningful error message. Useful if you are having trouble synthesizing audio in the Sandbox.
Bugs
🐛 Fixed voices not always loading when opening the popup and duplicate entries
Version 12
2023-07-30
New
🎉 Added new volume slider
You can independently control the volume of the generated audio
🎉 Added support for audio profiles
You can now select from a list of audio profiles to change the way audio is generated. This is useful for changing the way the audio sounds for different devices (e.g. headphones vs. speakers)
Version 11
2023-07-27
New
🎉 Meaningful error messages
When an error occurs, you will now see a more meaningful error message in a well formatted modal
Bugs
🐛 Fixed SSML parsing
SSML was being read aloud or downloaded as plain text
Version 10
2023-07-24
New
🎉 New edit shortcut button
Quickly navigate to the chrome://extensions/shortcuts page to edit your shortcuts
🎉 Changelog page
You're looking at it! This page will open on update when there are note worthy changes to the extension
Improvements
🚀 Reverted speed and pitch dropdowns to range sliders
Allows for a more precise selection
🚀 Better sentence boundary detection using WinkNLP
Prevents unnatural pauses in the middle of sentences containing abbreviations and acronyms (e.g. "Mr. Smith" and "U.S.A.")
Bugs
🐛 Fixed audio playback issues
Reading text aloud shouldn't skip some sentences or be cut off
🐛 Removed broken download options
OGG and WAV audio formats we're not stiched together correctly, so they have been removed in favor of higher quality MP3s
Version 9
2023-07-19
New
🎉 New sandbox page and refreshed UI
You can now read aloud or download any text or SSML directly from the extension's popup
🎉 Audio format selection
Choose between MP3, OGG, and WAV when downloading or reading aloud
Improvements
🚀 Updated manifest to V3
Manifest V3 is the latest version of the Chrome extension manifest format
🚀 Search through languages and voices by name or keyword
You can now search through the list of languages and voices by name or keyword making it easier to find the voice you want
🚀 Bypass character restrictions on SSML
SSML is now chunked into smaller requests to bypass the 5,000 character limit
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Made in Quebec City, Canada