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

• 🚀 Speak selected text or text copied to your clipboard 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 text in any application, or copy text to your clipboard
2. Run "Speak Selected Text" or "Speak Copied Text" using its configured hotkey
3. The chosen 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" or "Speak Copied 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