Parlai — AI Text to Speech

Tracking since Apr 8, 2026.

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• Apr 19, 2026
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  Parlai — AI Text to Speech
  
  Hear any text on the web read aloud by AI voices. Select text, right-click, and parley — everything runs locally in your browser. No servers, no accounts, no data leaves the ship.
  
  How it works
  Highlight text on any webpage, right-click, and choose "Parlai — AI Text to Speech." Your text is spoken aloud by a natural-sounding AI voice, right there in your browser. No sign-ups, no API keys, no catch.
  
  14 AI voices
  A full crew of voices at your command. Choose from 10 GPU-accelerated voices (powered by Supertonic 2) or 7 CPU voices (powered by Piper) that work on any machine. Each voice has its own character — from polished and authoritative to warm and
  conversational.
  
  4 languages
  English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Pick a language and Parlai translates your highlighted text before speaking it — handy for navigating foreign waters.
  
  Two engines
  • GPU mode — High-quality speech synthesis using WebGPU. Fast and expressive.
  • CPU mode — Lightweight fallback using WebAssembly. Runs on any vessel, no GPU required.
  
  Playback controls
  • Play, pause, skip fore and aft (10s and 30s)
  • Three speeds: Slow (0.8×), Normal (1×), Fast (1.4×)
  • Pitch-preserving speed changes — no chipmunk voice, even at full sail
  
  100% local and private
  All AI models are bundled aboard the extension (~1 GB). Your text never leaves your browser for speech synthesis. The only network request Parlai ever makes is for translation — when you select a non-English language and Chrome's built-in local
  translator isn't available, Google Translate is used as a fallback. No data is ever sent to Parlai's servers — there are none. Your words stay on your ship.
  
  Settings remembered per engine
  Switch between CPU and GPU freely — Parlai remembers your preferred voice, speed, language, and quality settings for each engine independently. No need to reconfigure when you change course.

  **THE INSTALL IS LONG SO JUST BE PATIENT (go watch a few YouTube Shorts or something) -- IT IS DOWNLOADING AROUND 1GB OF AI VOICE MODELS LOCALLY FOR SPEED AND SO YOUR TEXT NEVER HAS TO TOUCH A SERVER**
  
  Hear any text on the web read aloud by AI voices. Select text, right-click, and parley — everything runs locally in your browser. No servers, no accounts, no data leaves the ship.
  
  How it works
  Highlight text on any webpage, right-click, and choose "Parlai — AI Text to Speech." Your text is spoken aloud by a natural-sounding AI voice, right there in your browser. No sign-ups, no API keys, no catch.
  
  14 AI voices
  A full crew of voices at your command. Choose from 10 GPU-accelerated voices (powered by Supertonic 2) or 7 CPU voices (powered by Piper) that work on any machine. Each voice has its own character — from polished and authoritative to warm and
  conversational.
  
  4 languages
  English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Pick a language and Parlai translates your highlighted text before speaking it — handy for navigating foreign waters.
  
  Two engines
  • GPU mode — High-quality speech synthesis using WebGPU. Fast and expressive.
  • CPU mode — Lightweight fallback using WebAssembly. Runs on any vessel, no GPU required.
  
  Playback controls
  • Play, pause, skip fore and aft (10s and 30s)
  • Three speeds: Slow (0.8×), Normal (1×), Fast (1.4×)
  • Pitch-preserving speed changes — no chipmunk voice, even at full sail
  
  100% local and private
  All AI models are bundled aboard the extension (~1 GB). Your text never leaves your browser for speech synthesis. The only network request Parlai ever makes is for translation — when you select a non-English language and Chrome's built-in local
  translator isn't available, Google Translate is used as a fallback. No data is ever sent to Parlai's servers — there are none. Your words stay on your ship.
  
  Settings remembered per engine
  Switch between CPU and GPU freely — Parlai remembers your preferred voice, speed, language, and quality settings for each engine independently. No need to reconfigure when you change course.

Permissions & access

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Host access

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