Text to speech for AI chat replies
SpeakApp reads your AI agents' replies aloud, one after another. You say “ok”, answer, say “enter”, and your message goes into the right session, with no window to hunt down. It is more than text to speech: the reading follows your conversations, keeps a queue of what is waiting and sends your answer to the right session. Windows also has its own screen reader, Narrator. It reads the screen, not a queue of agent conversations.
How do you listen to ChatGPT and Claude replies?
- Install SpeakApp. For ChatGPT or Claude in a browser, add its extension.
- Work as usual. When a reply is finished, it joins the queue and is read to you.
- The toast, the card at the top right, shows the conversation that is speaking with read, skip, later, reply and open.
- Say “ok” to answer, dictate, then say “enter”: the message goes into the conversation that spoke.
The widget's circle counts what is waiting. Clicking it opens the “To listen” list: reading now, next, already read, set aside. Each line can be replayed, opened, removed from the list or postponed.
What does Windows read on its own?
Windows has a screen reader, Narrator. According to Microsoft, you start it with Windows + Ctrl + Enter, it reads on-screen text aloud, and natural voices can be downloaded under Settings, Accessibility, Narrator. It is an accessibility tool: it reads the screen. It doesn't know which conversation is waiting and doesn't send your answer into its session.
| Way of working | What you do | Limit to keep in mind |
|---|---|---|
| Reading on screen | You find the conversation, read, type | You switch windows yourself |
| A screen reader | It reads what is displayed | It doesn't track your conversations or send your answer back |
| SpeakApp's listening loop | You listen to the queue, say “ok”, answer | Reviewing a fix or a document remains visual |
Full reading or a summary?
By default the reading is complete. A summary level (light, medium or strong) is set in the settings. Nothing is summarised without your agreement for online AI.
What if I want to ask a question aloud?
Hey Speak, SpeakApp's voice agent, answers your question aloud: see the voice agent page. Dictation writes your words at the cursor and stays a separate feature.
Keep reading
SpeakApp is available on Windows, coming soon to Mac. See pricing for the free plan and its volume limits.
Frequently asked questions
How do I use Microsoft text-to-speech?
Windows includes Narrator, a screen reader that reads on-screen text aloud; Microsoft says you start it with Windows + Ctrl + Enter. For AI replies, SpeakApp reads each finished reply and lets you answer by voice.
Is there a totally free text-to-speech app?
Narrator is built into Windows. SpeakApp has a free plan with its features and volume limits, so you can try it on your own replies.
How do I get more Windows text-to-speech voices?
For Narrator, Microsoft says natural voices can be downloaded under Settings, Accessibility, Narrator, with the Add button under natural voices. They are for Narrator, not for SpeakApp.
How do I listen to ChatGPT and Claude with SpeakApp?
Finished replies are read one after another. For ChatGPT or Claude in a browser, the SpeakApp extension is needed. The toast offers read, skip, later, reply and open.
Can I put a reply off until later?
Yes: “later” sets the reading aside, and it comes back when you click the number waiting.
Try SpeakApp
SpeakApp is available on Windows, coming soon to Mac. Download SpeakApp or join the Mac waiting list. To see the whole product first: What is SpeakApp?