Ghost Clipboard Reader for Windows

User Reviews

• Reasonable tool, but could use refinements.

  yonkersronAugust 1, 2014

  Pros

  I really like the read-from-clipboard interface. (This was the strength of Speakonia.) It's really handy for proofreading: just select text from anything - a Word doc, Web page, Frame file, anything - and hit Ctrl-C. The tool reads whatever is in the clipboard.

  Cons

  I compare this to Speakonia because that was my first experience with text-to-speech. Speakonia had a Lexicon feature; the ability to change the way a given word was pronounce. (e.g.: you could teach it to read BTW as "by the way".) This was *very* handy for acronyms, jargon, proper names, etc. This tool doesn't seem to have that. Also, Speakonia could use the voices, "Mary, Sam, & Mike". (I liked Mary better than Anna), and you could adjust the pitch and speed independently. It still sounded a bit mechanical, but I could adjust it to suit my taste. And it was more obvious how to start and stop Speakonia, which I also liked better.

  Summary

  Not a bad tool. I find text-to-speech indispensable for proofreading. With a few added refinements, I'd be happy pay for a tool like this.

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• Super & Like the new looks ;)

  Nik00October 9, 2008

  Pros

  Free and does the job..

  Cons

  none as yet.

  Summary

  an indispensable proof reading tool.

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• Awesome ;)

  Nik00September 17, 2008

  Pros

  Works and happens to be free.

  Cons

  Could you add a save feature to the settings.

  Summary

  Keep up the good work.

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• Superb little TTS application that does the job ;)

  Nik00September 13, 2008

  Pros

  Excellent application does what it says on the box and is very small, compact and out-of the way..

  Cons

  Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5! not a problem for Vista users but its an additional download for XP, though its a small price to pay for free!

  Summary

  Free + No installation: Have tried a lot of TTS applications over the last few year some Free and others expensive, neither had the functionality or ease of use I wanted and many hadn?t seen updates in years. This one?s bang up-to-date and has a superb queuing function that lets you copy multiple sources e.g. I queue mine up with multiple articles from my different browser tabs every morning and just sit back and listen to the latest news whilst drinking my coffee.

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• Error on installation

  richardcabezaJuly 26, 2008

  Pros

  it downloaded sorta fast

  Cons

  Did not work. Encountered fatal error on installation.

  Summary

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