ElevenLabs TTS for Raycast

🎙️ Transform any text into natural-sounding speech instantly with ElevenLabs' premium AI voices - right from your Raycast!

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✨ Features

• 🚀 Instant text-to-speech conversion with a simple keyboard shortcut
• 🎭 20+ premium AI voices with unique personalities and accents
• 🎛️ Fine-tune voice stability and clarity to match your needs
• 🔊 Real-time streaming playback
• ⚡️ Zero configuration needed - just add your API key and go!

🚀 Quick Start

1. Install from Raycast Store
2. Add your ElevenLabs API key (Get one here)
3. Set up your preferred hotkey in Raycast (⌘ + ,)
4. Pick your favorite voice and start speaking!

📋 Requirements

• Raycast v1.50.0+
• ElevenLabs API key
• macOS 10.15+

Usage

1. Select any text in any application
2. Press your configured hotkey (e.g., ⌘ + Shift + S)
3. The selected text will be read aloud
4. Press the same hotkey again to stop playback at any time

💡 Important: By default, no hotkey is assigned. You'll need to:

1. Open Raycast Settings (⌘ + ,)
2. Go to Extensions
3. Find "Speak Selected Text"
4. Click "Add Hotkey" to set your preferred keyboard shortcut

⚙️ Advanced Settings

• Stability (0.0 - 1.0): Controls voice consistency. Higher values make the voice more stable but potentially less expressive.
• Similarity Boost (0.0 - 1.0): Adjusts how closely the output matches the original voice. Higher values increase similarity but may impact performance.

💡 Pro Tips

• Use shorter text segments for faster response times
• Experiment with different stability settings for each voice to find your perfect balance
• The extension works with any text-based application including browsers, editors, and documents

🔍 Troubleshooting

• If no sound plays, check your API key and internet connection
• Ensure you have sufficient credits in your ElevenLabs account
• For long texts, consider breaking them into smaller segments

🤝 Contributing

Found a bug or have a feature request? Please open an issue on GitHub!

📝 License

MIT License - feel free to use and modify as needed.

🙏 Credits

• ElevenLabs for their amazing Text-to-Speech API
• Raycast for the excellent extension platform