OpenAI TTS Text Reader (gpt-4o-mini-tts)

Emad Bahattab
2025-04-30T20:35:50Z

Read selected text with OpenAI's TTS API (gpt-4o-mini-tts model) and adjustable volume and speed. Please enter the apikey before using.

Key Changes Made:

1. Fixed RTL Support: The script already has good support for the Arabic language with RTL (Right-to-Left) text direction in the UI elements.

2. Maintained Model Update: Kept the updated model change from "tts-1" to "gpt-4o-mini-tts" for higher quality speech synthesis.

3. Preserved Error Handling: The script includes comprehensive error handling for API issues, authentication problems, and audio processing errors.

How to Use:

1. Install the Tampermonkey browser extension if you don't have it already

2. Create a new script in Tampermonkey

3. Copy and paste the code above

4. Replace "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE if you want" with your actual OpenAI API key

5. Save the script

6. Visit any webpage, select text, and click the green button to hear it read aloud The script provides a floating button that reads selected text using OpenAI's TTS service, with controls for voice selection, volume, and playback speed.