i love Brave and truly appreciate the innovative features it offers. I wanted to reach out with a suggestion for an enhancement that I believe would greatly benefit users like myself.
I would like to propose the addition of a built-in Text-to-Speech (TTS) feature, also known as Read Aloud, to the Brave Browser. This feature would not only improve accessibility for individuals with visual impairments but also enhance the browsing experience for all users, allowing for hands-free consumption of content.
Including TTS functionality would align with Brave Browserâs commitment to privacy and security while offering a more inclusive and versatile browsing experience.
I understand the challenges involved in implementing such a feature but believe it would be a valuable addition to the browserâs already impressive set of features.
Thank you for considering my suggestion.
I use the âReader Viewâ extension for text to speech although having it built in would be cool as well
I have brought this up on multiple occasions two different developers as well as Brendan Eich, Luke Mulks, and other of the higher ups at Brave. This is definitely a known ask but seems to be on the lower priority of things when mentioned to each person.
I want to be clear that when I say itâs lower priority, I mean that there are other things that they see is more important that needs attention based on the number of people that are working at Brave.
Part of the contributing factor is that they are aware that there are extensions and programs out there available to people that provide the opportunity. So even though it requires a third-party extension or program, itâs at least available to people. As a result it does not have as much importance in needing to try to push it out right away.
Another bit of feedback that I have received from people on occasion is that it might be something that we can try to push for the chromium team to develop. I have not looked in a while to see if there is an open issue for this over on chromium or what their response has been.
Anyway, just wanted to let you guys know that itâs something that may eventually come about but it likely will be a long time unless something special happens to trigger development.
Re: use of extensions. I use Natural Reader for TTS needs but it appears not to work on Brave. Apologies if this is small ball or too niche a thing to be looked into but being sight impaired I would appreciate if the opportunity ever came up to have this fixed, thanks.