SUGGESTION: Please implement AI text-to-speech!!

There is an app on iOS called "Matter" which is very similar to "aggregation and consumption" apps like Pocket, Instapaper, etc. But there's one major difference -- Matter has implemented AI for its text-to-speech feature, and it makes all the difference in the world. Having experienced Matter's AI-enhanced text to speech, I can't stand to listen to Logos' text to speech, even using enhanced voices. The difference is stark, and the AI voice nearly sounds like a human reader -- all the right pauses and intonations, with very few mistakes. It would truly be a game-changer to see this get implemented in Logos.

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Rosie Perera

Yes, the TTS in Logos has been subpar for years. I never use it because of that.

There are a bunch of suggestions on the feedback board related to text-to-speech / read aloud. Perhaps this one is the closest and could stand some more voting:

https://feedback.logos.com/boards/logos-desktop-app/posts/read-aloud

You might want to add a specific one about using AI text-to-speech.

Stephen Otto

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1285155#Comment_1285155

Thanks -- I posted my suggestion there as well.

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1285156#Comment_1285156

Thanks -- I posted my suggestion there as well.

I can't find it. Could you share a link here?

Stephen Otto

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1285165#Comment_1285165

I didn't create a new feedback suggestion -- I simply pasted this comment as a comment to the existing feedback that you linked me to. I guess I could create a new post if you think that would be a good idea.

Stephen Otto

Funny. Moments after I posted this, Matter introduced a feature that allows you to import any PDF for reading by the Matter voice TTS engine. I think for now, my plan is to print to PDF portions of whatever it is inside of Logos that I want to listen to and import that into Matter. Should be an OK work-around for now.

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1285167#Comment_1285167

Funny. Moments after I posted this, Matter introduced a feature that allows you to import any PDF for reading by the Matter voice TTS engine. I think for now, my plan is to print to PDF portions of whatever it is inside of Logos that I want to listen to and import that into Matter. Should be an OK work-around for now.

[Y]

Yes, PLEASE improve the TTS!!

Logos TTS on both Windows and iOS sound really bad, especially after you've heard other TTS (such as using Alexa to read out Kindle books).