Speakeasy
A lightweight text-to-speech reader that lives in your system tray. Select any text, hit a hotkey, and Speakeasy reads it aloud using natural-sounding Piper TTS voices. No window required — it runs quietly in the background until you need it.
- System tray icon — stays out of your way
- Ctrl+Shift+Space reads any selected text instantly
- Reads clipboard text from anywhere
- Download free Piper voices in multiple languages
- Full UI with text editor, voice picker, and controls
- Works offline — no internet required after voice download