Reviews & Comments of Announcify chrome extension

it isn't working

Horrible, wont even load the page I want it to read. Does not work at all and I cant imagine how it is even an option to download. I need an app that will read text from a website so I can study while I am doing other things. Would be a great study tool if it worked, I sure wish someone would perfect this idea.

No funciona, cuando lo quiero activar queda mostrando la barra de avance. No da ningún mensaje de error ni de espera. No me gustó para nada.

This app stops reading after a few sentences. I tried changing the default voice - still does it in any language. Needs to be fixed. Would be a great app.

Just didn't work. Can't really say much else, because it would not work at all. Bummer, because it sounded awesome on a review I read.

used to agree with other commenters re: cuts out after reading the first few sentences.. THEN i realized that I needed to play around with options and change the "voice" ... apparently not all TTS voice engines are built equally.. Announcify cuts out with the default voice option on my browser.. I changed it from the Google US default to the iSpeech one I had previously added to chrome and TA-DA. Works beautifully.... hopefully this can help a few other users that have encountered the same problem

I love the idea of the extension, and when i first tried it, it was good until it just stopped mid sentence. It doesn't read the whole paragraph which is very frustrating. I don't know if it has a certain limit of words it can it, which causes it to stop.

it works 4 me

Too slow

Okay, so my law teacher recommended this extension last year, but I just recently got around to using it. Honestly, I'm not sure why she recommended it, as it just does not work. It only reads the first few sentences of a text, and then cuts out. Why? What's the point of that? If you really want an app that reads to you, don't use this. You might as well just highlight the text and use the speaking function that comes with Macs (which is terrible as well, but at least it will read the whole text). To summarize, great idea, but poor execution.

Like everyone else is saying it only reads the beginning of texts. There needs to be a way to slect text directly. App is useless until we have that ability.

I like it. But it needs to be able to read not just text but code as well.

Only reads one paragraph and then stops. I liked what it did read, just need it to read the entire thing

it's useful, exactly what i need, but it stops working suddenly without any reason.

stops in the middle

Doesn't read google docs :(

It is broken and has been for a while. It seems to stop in the middle or at the end of long paragraphs as though there is some sort of character limit. It seems this might be a problem with Chrome's TTS api though since other TTS extensions seem to be having the same problem. It also will skip paragraphs when using the forward or back buttons. Seems the developer might have given up on this project. Which is sad since this was one of my favorite Chrome extensions.

It works really well, but in order to make it work, I have to host the text I want as a webpage and that is really annoying. Unfortunately, google makes the only good and free tts voice in existence, so I'm stuck with these annoyances until they are fixed.

Stops reading in the middle of the first paragraph.

Doesn't work. Stops mid paragraph

won't read more than a few lines.

This does not even work. Probably some virus. How do I remove this???

stop halfway no matter how many time i had tried. it was a great ext other than this.

Stops in the middle of the first paragraph. Otherwise its great!

now not work on wiki w/ only parts coming up and w/ npr or nyt

As so many other users have said same thing. Reads part of paragraph STOPS. that is it. No options to continue even reloading page. If no fix soon removing.

Stops in the middle of an article.

I like the concept, it sounded good when it was working. Unfortunately,I've never gotten it to read more than a few paragraphs, never more than half a page. Too bad, because the small section it was able to read was fine. Hope the problem gets resloved, I had to uninstall it the same day it was installed after ten different failed attempts at reading different websites.

I really liked it at first, but seems to stop on ; and :. I couldn't figure out how to get it to pick up again.

This program simply does not work. Not that it works badly, but I have never been able to get any sort of performance out of it.

Never works.

Nice concept but it has a lot of errors! If we use next or previous para skip buttons, it reads a different para and show a different one on sceen! Fix the bugs and this would be an awesome addon!

Cuts out before ending even a short sentence; rendering it pretty much useless.

Doesn't work. Stops reading halfway through. Frustrating.

It don't read the full page and usually quits before it finishes a single paragraph.

I've only just begun using this program, and quite like the style of the visuals. I'm not too keen on the voice, although it is clear and its pronunciation is superior to a number of applications I've used in the past. Update: I've found that the application tends to halt at inconvenient spots; halfway through an article, partway through a short paragraph, etc. It's annoying, and hopefully the developer will remedy this issue as soon as is possible.

Pauses unexpectedly or simply doesn't work on many websites.

I disliked it because it doesn't work. It stops on large paragraphs. Nice concept...it'd be nicer if it actually worked.

I loved this as I heard don't need to select the article I want to read.But I noticed it stops reading after one paragraph is frustrating.

It was okay at first, but then it started to stop reading halfway through paragraphs, and some pages couldn't be loaded and so it would hang.

its really handy but has a lot of bugs in it, can you pelase fix it it would often stop mid sentice and would when trying to authorize it with other services a annoying pop up would say not ready for your eyes. please fix and i may change the review to a four or five star.

Great extension! Pros: Inflection at the end of sentences is fairly natural, and the pause between paragraphs adds a lot to TTS that many other similar TTS extensions lack. Cons: Does not work on pages that require login. Does not allow user to manually select text to override the algorithm. No option to have it re-read a paragraph.

This is great app for my students, except it stops in the middle of an article and I can't seem to figure out why. I would appreciate a fix ASAP!

Not very good, but would be great with a few bug fixes. Will stop frequently while reading.

cuts out without finishing paragraph

not working, keep getting : This isn't ready for your eyes as of yet, Sorry have no idea, but the software not working at all

stops halfway while it is reading and won't continue again until I refresh the page.

Really enjoyed this app when it used to work. Playback stops after a couple sentences.

used to work few months back ....stops midway now pls fix it ...it was a lovely tool

Doesnt work :(

It keeps stopping in mid paragraph. It used to not do this. Please fix it and I will give it a better rating.

Is there a way to slow down the reading? It doesn't pause, slightly, at sentence punctuation. Also, it stops reading 1/2 through a paragraph. Cannot seem to get it to start where it left off ... instead it jumps to the beginning of the next paragraph and the cycle begins again.

wow, i guess its not ready to work.

no longer works

"Sorry, this is not ready for your eyes."

Keeps stopping for no reason in the middle of a sentence. If that could fix this would be a much better extension.

Not so sure but I stops halfway while it is reading and won't continue again until I refresh the page. This extension has potential but the developer has to work harder at it. 2 star for effort.

Great voice, but has a major glitch where comas and dashes are pronounced as numbers.

Stopped working. Reads non-breaking spaces out loud ( ) also reads out the ASCII? codes for symbold like "'". Stops after a couple of words.

1. Keeps saying "NVSP" at the end of certain sentences. 2. Stops reading after just a couple sentences. 3. Does not read all text on a page. 4. Does not work on pages with any kind of login. 5. Authorize button does not work. Needs to allow reading selected text or text in Clipboard. Two Stars as is, 5 Stars fixed.

Can't handle large web pages; can't read less than the full page.

Great extension, very helpful. Feedback, if you have an isolated tab for the extension to read, why is there no option to continue to read in "Background Mode". Would give 5 stars but its frustrating to toggle back and forth just to keep the reading going. Look forward to the updates.

list elements are skipped..plz fix it soon

Really would like the ability to mouse click where I want the reading to start. A Play and Pause button would also be very useful.

can't get authorized.

doesn't work

Cannot Authorize for some reason; Chromes says "Sorry, this is not ready for your eyes." Cute, but very unhelpful. App only opened the title in the tab and I got nothing else.

I have been using announcify for the last two weeks and it has become my default TTS replacing chromevox and chromespeak. Superliked the way in which it prunes webpages. One star less, as it breaks once in a while and 'nbsp' :) Thanks a lot guys

Fantástico. Funciona incrivelmente bem no MacOS.

i love it a lot it is the best thing to happen to lazy people since chairs.

Awesome! I recommend adjusting the settings a bit when you first install this to make the voice sound the way you like. Thanks!

I am very happy to see how it focus on paragraphs and it help me save lot of time and energy. Thank You!

Just the perfect little extension for my need !

It didn't work. "You're now listening to X" (X being whatever I tried to read.) Then: blank page. Complete silence. I messed with the options, nothing changed.

I use it all the time, it works really well with news articles

Announcify has never worked. Gets ung up on the beginning of every webpage or web book showing up just a contant "barber shop pole" layin gon its side, spinning graphic Wasted forever with HELP tryinn to make it work. Crap. Total CRAP.

You have to slow it down to ~50% to make it understandable because it starts out very fast. After that, it's great!

This is a Great Extension. One of the best TTS apps out there. A must download for almost everyone.

Very buggy, took some time to get it working. Still do not work sometimes.

Terrible. Does not work with my PC. All it says is, "you are now listening to..." and doesn't continue. An almost perfect installation...don't know why it fails on my computer.

Useful. thanks!

Nice to start with. But expecting more from the customization perspective.

quite useful

Excellent.

I love the android app, but this just says, "Undefined." ????

its not working at all

Very good job! This is more than read-out-loud; it's a new way of presenting reading material. As it speaks, the article get blurred except for the paragraph it is reading; this enhances focus and absorption of information. Also, utilize the keyboard control keys when you download it. For example, the 'space-bar- works as a play/pause button, where as the keys moves you through paragraphs.

Why can't I hear anything? When I clicked "Authorize " button in Announcify Setting "Authorization" tab, I got this message "This isn't yet ready for your eyes. Sorry! :(". Moreover, when I click "Speak" button(Test voice setting)in "Text-To-Speech" tab, I still can't hear anything. I appreciate if anyone can give me any suggestion.

I love this so much. I am using it to learn poems and other forms of literature. I especially like that the paragraph being repeated is the only one in focus on the page at the time. Good job. I am in agreement with some previous comments. Please do remove the   and other formatting that is being spoken. At this point I am copying, editing out the formatting in Dreamweaver and uploading my documents again to a website. But I still love the application despite this problem.

It would be perfect if this extension was used/ supported with natural human voice, like TextAloud. My PC actually has been installed some TTS Natural Voices but this extension does not support. I still have to use my TextAloud cause I want to listen by smoother voices with options among UK accent, US accent, male voice, female voice. But this extension is great, for web using. New hope! Please go on developing! Thank you.

This is awesome, but when i try to use it on the computer i didn't initially install it on, it doesn't work :/ Besides that it works amazingly!

Its cool! The only problem i faced is it keeps reading nbsp in between. So it hampers the flow of reading and distracts a lot. May be developers can remove nbsp word from the html so that the experience will be a lot cooler. And it stops after few paragraphs and then next button click is required to go to the next para. I could not find the setting to avoid this. I would like to have article reading in the background while browsing. Great idead! Liked it a lot Improvement will make it BEST

The voice could use some work but is definetly worth installing

woow. what a great app.

Well, if it worked it would be great. All it does is say, "You're now listening to," and that's it. Does't work on any of the sites I tried.

So far it's pretty awesome. Impressed about the computer voice's accuracy.

It can be useful. However, I wish I can just highlight a paragraph and let announcify just read the paragraph that I highlight, instead reading from the top of the page.

I like it. What you COULD do (just food for thought) is download one of those open source TTS libraries and tweak it so it sounds a bit more... natural while reading common internet words. Also, allow it to read the auto-hyperlinked words. Currently it just skips over them.

Doesn't work. Just tried to load a page and watched a nice loading bar. Tried the speaker test button in the options. Also didn't work.

It doesn't work on my pc :( The person is extremely muffled.