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<p><strong>Speechable</strong> transforms your WordPress content into natural-sounding audio using AI-powered text-to-speech technology. Speechable uses Piper TTS, an open-source neural text-to-speech engine that runs in your browser.</p>
<h4>Third-Party Service</h4>
<p>This plugin uses the following third-party services for text-to-speech functionality:</p>
<p><strong>Piper TTS Web Library</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Service Provider: <a href="https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/piper-tts-web" rel="nofollow ugc">Mintplex Labs</a></li>
<li>Library CDN: jsDelivr (https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@mintplex-labs/piper-tts-web)</li>
<li>ONNX Runtime CDN: Cloudflare (https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/onnxruntime-web)</li>
<li>WASM Phonemizer CDN: jsDelivr (https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@diffusionstudio/piper-wasm)</li>
<li>Voice Models: Downloaded from <a href="https://huggingface.co/diffusionstudio/piper-voices" rel="nofollow ugc">Hugging Face</a></li>
<li>Terms of Service: <a href="https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/piper-tts-web/blob/main/LICENSE" rel="nofollow ugc">MIT License</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Whisper (Word Timestamps)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Service Provider: <a href="https://huggingface.co/docs/transformers.js" rel="nofollow ugc">Hugging Face Transformers.js</a></li>
<li>Library CDN: jsDelivr (https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@huggingface/transformers)</li>
<li>Model: Xenova/whisper-tiny.en (~75MB, downloaded on first use)</li>
<li>Purpose: Provides accurate word-level timestamps for synchronized highlighting</li>
<li>Terms of Service: <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.js/blob/main/LICENSE" rel="nofollow ugc">Apache 2.0 License</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What data is transmitted:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The TTS library and ONNX runtime are loaded from CDN when generating audio</li>
<li>Voice model files are downloaded from Hugging Face when first using a voice</li>
<li>Whisper model is downloaded for word timestamp extraction (first use only)</li>
<li>Your content text is processed locally in your browser and is NOT sent to any external server</li>
<li>Once downloaded, all resources are cached locally in your browser</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Why external resources are required:</strong></p>
<p>The text-to-speech engine requires machine learning runtime (ONNX) and voice models that are too large to bundle with the plugin. These are loaded on-demand from CDN services, similar to how Google Fonts or other web services work. This is a service-based approach that keeps the plugin lightweight while providing high-quality AI voices.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>AI-Powered Voices</strong> – Natural-sounding speech using Piper TTS neural network models</li>
<li><strong>Accurate Word Highlighting</strong> – Whisper-powered word timestamps for precise synchronization</li>
<li><strong>12 Languages</strong> – English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Player</strong> – Match your theme with custom colors and styling</li>
<li><strong>Download Audio</strong> – Let visitors download audio files for offline listening</li>
<li><strong>Voice Presets</strong> – Quick effects like Radio, Stadium, Cave, Chipmunk, Robot, and more</li>
<li><strong>Free</strong> – No premium version, no limits, no hidden costs</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Go to Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Speechable to configure your preferences</li>
<li>Edit any post and click “Generate Audio” in the sidebar</li>
<li>The audio player automatically appears on your published posts</li>
</ol>
<h4>Voice Presets</h4>
<p>Transform your audio with one-click presets:</p>
<ul>
<li>Default – Natural voice</li>
<li>Radio – Broadcast quality</li>
<li>Stadium – Echo effect</li>
<li>Cave – Deep reverb</li>
<li>Chipmunk – High-pitched fun</li>
<li>Deep – Low bass voice</li>
<li>Robot – Mechanical tone</li>
<li>Telephone – Phone quality</li>
<li>Megaphone – Announcement style</li>
<li>Giant – Booming voice</li>
<li>Fairy – Magical high voice</li>
<li>Narrator – Audiobook style</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Bloggers</strong> – Give readers an audio option</li>
<li><strong>News Sites</strong> – Accessibility for all visitors</li>
<li><strong>Educational Content</strong> – Help students learn</li>
<li><strong>Accessibility</strong> – Support visually impaired users</li>
<li><strong>Podcasters</strong> – Quick audio versions of written content</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy</h4>
<p>Your content is processed locally in the browser. Text is not sent to external servers. Voice models are downloaded once and cached locally.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>Getting Started</h4>
<ol>
<li>After activation, go to <strong>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Speechable</strong> to configure your default options</li>
<li>Select your preferred language and voice</li>
<li>Choose which post types should have audio (posts, pages, etc.)</li>
<li>Customize the player colors to match your theme</li>
</ol>
<h4>Generating Audio for a Post</h4>
<p><strong>Method 1: Block Editor (Single Post)</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Edit any post or page in the WordPress block editor</li>
<li>Look for the <strong>“Speechable”</strong> panel in the right sidebar (under Document settings)</li>
<li>Select your preferred voice and quality settings</li>
<li>Click <strong>“Generate Audio”</strong> and wait for processing</li>
<li>Once complete, you can preview the audio before publishing</li>
<li>Publish or update your post – the audio player will appear automatically</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Method 2: Posts List (Quick Access)</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Go to <strong>Posts <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> All Posts</strong></li>
<li>Hover over any post to see the <strong>“Audio”</strong> button in the row actions</li>
<li>Click it to open the audio generation modal</li>
<li>Configure settings and click <strong>“Generate”</strong></li>
<li>The audio will be saved to that post</li>
</ol>
<h4>Configuring Settings</h4>
<p><strong>Voice Settings</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Language</strong> – Choose from 12 supported languages</li>
<li><strong>Voice</strong> – Select a voice for the chosen language (preview available)</li>
<li><strong>Quality</strong> – Low (faster), Medium (balanced), or High (best sync accuracy)</li>
<li><strong>Whisper Model</strong> – Controls word timestamp accuracy (Tiny is fastest, Small is more accurate)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Voice Presets</strong></p>
<p>Click any preset to quickly apply pitch and reverb effects:</p>
<ul>
<li>Default, Warm, Bright, Radio, Narrator, Podcast, Deep, Soft, Room, Hall, Telephone, Vintage</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Display Settings</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Post Types</strong> – Enable audio for posts, pages, or custom post types</li>
<li><strong>Player Position</strong> – Show player before or after content</li>
<li><strong>Word Highlighting</strong> – Enable/disable word-by-word highlighting during playback</li>
<li><strong>Auto-scroll</strong> – Automatically scroll to keep highlighted word visible</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Player Appearance</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Customize background, text, button, progress bar, and highlight colors</li>
<li>Adjust border radius for rounded or square corners</li>
<li>Live preview shows your changes instantly</li>
</ul>
<h4>Managing Audio</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Regenerate</strong> – Click “Regenerate” in the editor panel to create new audio with different settings</li>
<li><strong>Delete</strong> – Remove audio from a post using the “Delete” button</li>
<li><strong>Download</strong> – Visitors can download the audio file using the player’s download button</li>
</ul>
<h4>Tips for Best Results</h4>
<ol>
<li><strong>Use High quality</strong> for important content where word sync matters</li>
<li><strong>Preview voices</strong> in Settings before generating to find the best match</li>
<li><strong>Shorter posts</strong> generate faster – consider breaking very long content into parts</li>
<li><strong>First generation</strong> takes longer as voice models are downloaded and cached</li>
<li><strong>Word highlighting</strong> works best with standard theme content areas</li>
</ol>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<h4>Core Technologies</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Piper TTS</strong> – <a href="https://github.com/rhasspy/piper" rel="nofollow ugc">rhasspy/piper</a> by Mike Hansen<br />
Fast, local neural text-to-speech system (MIT License)</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Piper TTS Web</strong> – <a href="https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/piper-tts-web" rel="nofollow ugc">Mintplex-Labs/piper-tts-web</a> v1.0.4<br />
Browser-compatible Piper TTS implementation (MIT License)</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>OpenAI Whisper</strong> – <a href="https://github.com/openai/whisper" rel="nofollow ugc">openai/whisper</a><br />
Robust speech recognition for word-level timestamps (MIT License)</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Transformers.js</strong> – <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.js" rel="nofollow ugc">huggingface/transformers.js</a> v3.4.1<br />
Run Whisper models in the browser by Xenova (Apache 2.0 License)</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>ONNX Runtime Web</strong> – <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime" rel="nofollow ugc">microsoft/onnxruntime</a><br />
Machine learning inference engine (MIT License)</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Piper WASM Phonemizer</strong> – <a href="https://github.com/diffusionstudio/piper-wasm" rel="nofollow ugc">diffusionstudio/piper-wasm</a><br />
WebAssembly phonemizer for text processing (MIT License)</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Voice Models</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Piper Voices</strong> – <a href="https://huggingface.co/diffusionstudio/piper-voices" rel="nofollow ugc">diffusionstudio/piper-voices</a><br />
High-quality neural voice models hosted on Hugging Face</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Whisper Models</strong> – <a href="https://huggingface.co/Xenova" rel="nofollow ugc">Xenova on Hugging Face</a><br />
Optimized Whisper models for browser inference (whisper-tiny.en, whisper-small)</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Infrastructure</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>jsDelivr CDN</strong> – Fast, reliable CDN for npm packages</li>
<li><strong>Cloudflare CDN</strong> – ONNX Runtime delivery</li>
<li><strong>Hugging Face</strong> – Model hosting and distribution</li>
</ul>
<h4>Design</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lucide Icons</strong> – <a href="https://lucide.dev" rel="nofollow ugc">lucide.dev</a> (ISC License)<br />
Beautiful, consistent icon set</li>
</ul>
<h4>Development</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Developer</strong>: <a href="https://tanishmittal.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Tanish Mittal</a></li>
<li><strong>Plugin Architecture</strong>: WordPress standards-compliant</li>
<li><strong>Browser Compatibility</strong>: Modern ES6+ with Web Workers</li>
</ul>


Speechable

Convert your WordPress posts to audio with AI-powered text-to-speech. Works in the browser with word highlighting.

Stuart McAlpine

beyondwords

<p>BeyondWords is the AI voice platform that brings frictionless audio publishing to newsrooms, writers, and businesses. Automatically create audio versions of WordPress posts and pages and embed via a customizable player. Lifelike neural voices and customizable text-to-speech algorithms deliver realistic speech that keeps listeners coming back for more.</p>
<h3>GET STARTED WITH BEYONDWORDS</h3>
<p>To get started with BeyondWords, please <a href="https://beyondwords.io/book-a-demo/?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=&utm_content=plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">book a demo</a> with our team.</p>
<p>We’ll walk you through the platform, discuss your goals, and help set up your account so you can begin converting your WordPress content into audio.</p>
<p>Any questions? Visit our website <a href="https://beyondwords.io/?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=&utm_content=plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">https://beyondwords.io</a> or email <a href="mailto:support@beyondwords.io" rel="nofollow ugc">support@beyondwords.io</a>.</p>
<h3>Key features of our text-to-speech plugin for WordPress:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Easily pick which pages and posts are converted into audio</li>
<li>Audio is automatically created and embedded via our customizable player</li>
<li>Powerful and versatile player options to fit your web and mobile experience.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Key features of your BeyondWords dashboard:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Lifelike AI voices enhanced by customizable NLP algorithms</li>
<li>Create or edit audio in the Text-to-Speech Editor</li>
<li>Curate custom playlists and podcast feeds</li>
<li>Embed audio manually or share via URL</li>
<li>Monitor engagement through analytics</li>
<li>Manage audio through the audio CMS</li>
<li>Monetize your audio with audio ads</li>
</ul>
<p>You are just minutes away from engaging audiences with AI audio. Join the hundreds of WordPress publishers already using our text-to-speech plugin and platform to make the most of their news articles, reports, guides, and more.</p>
<p>If you have any questions, feedback, or issues, please email <a href="mailto:support@beyondwords.io" rel="nofollow ugc">support@beyondwords.io</a>.</p>
<h3>CUSTOMER TESTIMONIAL</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>“We’ve been using BeyondWords to convert our articles into audio for over a year. Overall, we are very impressed with the service. The quality of the audio is consistently the best we’ve found available, the plugin and dashboard provides all the functionality we need, processing and delivery of the audio is fast and the players fit nicely on our page. We’ve had great customer feedback and the team have been quick to make adjustments based on our suggestions.”</p>
<p>— Kenneth Creamer, Creamer Media</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>ADVANCED TEXT-TO-SPEECH</h3>
<p>Looking for the best text-to-speech plugin on WordPress?</p>
<p>Using methods like natural language processing (NLP), BeyondWords’ unique text processing algorithms optimally convert your content into speech synthesis markup language (SSML). This enables AI voices to effectively pronounce elements that other platforms can struggle with, such as names, numbers, and dates, as well as filtering out elements that shouldn’t be read aloud. You can even add aliases to ensure everything is read exactly how you want it.</p>
<p>BeyondWords gives you access to neural voices from Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure (500+ voices across 140+ language locales).</p>
<p>You can also get access to premium neural voices — voice clones of professional voice actors that are exclusive to BeyondWords. Users have the option to develop a completely bespoke custom voice using our voice cloning service.</p>
<p>The result is naturalistic spoken-word audio content that engages your target audience — at a fraction of the cost of human recordings.</p>
<h3>EFFORTLESS DISTRIBUTION</h3>
<p>BeyondWords makes it easy to reach new audiences and grow your listenership. As well as auto-embedding audio players to your WordPress site, you can embed your audio manually or share via URL. You can even download your audios as mp3 files.</p>
<p>This includes content created automatically with our WordPress text-to-speech plugin, as well as content created manually with the Text-to-Speech Editor — perfect for audio newsletters.</p>
<p>Users can even create custom playlists that keep listeners listening for longer. These can be embedded, shared via URL, or even distributed via podcast feed. That means you can reach audiences through platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify.</p>
<h3>ANALYTICS AND MONETIZATION</h3>
<p>You get access to project analytics, which means you can track listener engagement at the project level through your BeyondWords dashboard. Users can also get access to audio analytics, as well as Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager integrations.</p>
<p>You can even leverage your listenership through audio advertising. Use our self-serve audio advertising feature to create your own campaigns or use VAST (video ad serving template) to connect a programmatic advertising platform, such as Google Ad Manager.</p>


BeyondWords – Text-to-Speech

BeyondWords is the AI voice platform that brings frictionless audio publishing to newsrooms, writers, and businesses.

Speechable vs BeyondWords – Text-to-Speech