Key Details of ReadPlease 2003

  • Have your computer read to you.
  • Last updated on
  • There have been 7 updates
  • Virus scan status:

    Clean (it's extremely likely that this software program is clean)


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Editors' Review

Download.com staff
While we applaud this text-to-speech application for being freeware, it has too many shortcomings to put it on a recommended list. ReadPlease 2003 uses Microsoft speech engines to read text you choose. Yet to do so, you must cut and paste a body of text into the program's main window, a step we found cumbersome. Customization features are very limited. You can choose only from four voices, and there is no option to adjust voice pitch, speed, or even pronunciation. Another handy feature we would like to see is the option to skip ahead in text while reading. And ReadPlease 2003 isn't able to record files for later listening, either. Overall, despite its freeware status, ReadPlease 2003 doesn't stand up to similar available reader programs.


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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
2003
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 98 SE
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows ME
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 98
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
602,639
Downloads Last Week
16

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Developer's Description

Have your computer read to you.
ReadPlease 2003 is a text-to-speech application designed to give your computer a human-sounding voice so it can read arbitrary text to you, from Web pages, e-mail, or the Clipboard. Through file-type association, the program can read any text file or Rich Text Format file directly from the Internet.