Best speech synthesis plugins for WordPress
The most popular speech synthesis plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Spoken Word leads with 90+ active installs, ahead of TTS Engine Post to Speech (10+) and Hearpost (fewer than 10). All 6 plugins tagged “speech synthesis” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 speech synthesis plugins
- 1.
Spoken WordThe most installed speech synthesis plugin, with 90+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 7 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 2.
TTS Engine Post to Speech10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 3.
HearpostFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 4.
OGS Simple Browser Text to SpeechFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
Selection Speech TTSFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
AI Text-to-Speech using AWS PollyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “speech synthesis”
Spoken Word
Down in the last 7 days:37#16,819by Weston Ruter8 years ago
Add text-to-speech (TTS) to content, with playback controls, read-along highlighting, multi-lingual support, and settings for rate, pitch, and voice.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 4.7(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
TTS Engine Post to Speech
#47,385by Anthony Mc Court13 years ago
Add free, high quality text to speech to your posts - 52 languages supported.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hearpost
Up in the last 7 days:12,519#60,824by Pathmaka Galappaththi29 days ago
A floating "Listen to this article" widget powered by the visitor's own browser. No API keys, no external services, no ongoing cost.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
OGS Simple Browser Text to Speech
Up in the last 7 days:7,940#61,126by jaimepaezv19 days ago
Free browser-based text to speech for WordPress using the Web Speech API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Selection Speech TTS
Down in the last 7 days:11,004#68,026by Computing4All1 year ago
Highlight text and hear it spoken aloud with a floating mini-player. A simple, accessible way to add audio to your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AI Text-to-Speech using AWS Polly
#70,701by iTRON2 months ago
Generate WordPress post audio with AI text-to-speech using AWS Polly.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day