/windows-speak-selection

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Windows: Speak Selected Text

On macOS there is a feature that will make the OS read the selected text aloud when a keyboard shortcut is pressed. Windows Narrator and Magnifier don't really replicate this same functionality. As such, the scripts in this repo were created to replicate this functionality.

Requirements

  • AutoHotKey
  • PowerShell (likely preinstalled on your Windows machine)

Installation

  1. Download the scripts to a safe place
  2. Make copy-selected-and-speak.ahk run at startup

Usage

  1. Select text that you would like to have read aloud
  2. Press Ctrl + Esc
    • Note: This shortcut would normally open the Start menu

License

This software is released under the MIT license. See the license file for more details.