📁 French help available: HELP_FR.md (Aide en français)
For the application to work properly, install Windows TTS voices:
Windows Settings → "Time & language" → "Speech" → Add French (France) and English (United States) → Install each voice → Test them
The application automatically detects all SAPI voices available on your system.
Double-click tts.exe to launch the application. An icon appears in the system tray.
Right-click the tray icon → Menu with quick shortcuts and "Run at startup" to launch with Windows
Basic usage:
- Select text anywhere (or copy it without selection)
- Win+Y → Starts reading (and stops it too)
- Use shortcuts or the interface to control playback
Handy tip: Selection always takes priority over clipboard. For example, with an LLM, you can copy the entire response then select just a part to read only that section.
Win+Y → Start/Stop reading
Win+F → Show/Hide interface
Win+Space → Pause/Resume
Win+N / Win+P → Next/Previous paragraph
Numpad:
+ / - → Speed
* / / → Volume
Win+. → Change language (Auto → English → French)
(All shortcuts are in the "Shortcuts" tab of the interface)
General Tab:
- Language: Auto mode (automatically detects French/English), fixed English or French
- Start minimized: Starts without showing the interface (remember Win+F to show it again!)
Voices Tab: Choose which voice to use for English and French. In Auto mode, the application automatically switches based on the language detected in each paragraph.
Shortcuts Tab: Complete list of available keyboard shortcuts.
That's it! The interface is intuitive, you'll discover the rest by using it.