clipboard-tts

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clipboard-tts

Uses OpenAI text-to-speech API to speak the contents of your clipboard through your speakers/headphones.

Requiremenets

1. Linux
2. ffplay command
3. Ability to configure a keyboard shortcut in your desktop environment

Installation

go install https://github.com/jorkle/clipboard-tts@latest

Instructions

1. Install clipboard-tts
2. Configure your desktop environment to run clipboard-tts -apikey <openai-api-key> when a keyboard shortcut is pressed

Usage

1. Any text that you would like read to you outloud, simply copy it to your clipboard.
2. Press the "clipboard-tts" hotkey that you configuration in your desktop environment.
3. Success! You should hear the contents of your clipboard read to you through your default playback device.