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Say

Speak the selected text aloud using the macOS system voice.

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Say

PopClip extension to speak the text aloud using the Mac's built-in text-to-speech.

Under the hood, the extension uses the say command, which is included with macOS

Usage

Simply select the text and click the Say action in PopClip. To cancel speaking, click the "spinner" in the PopClip bar.

Settings

Both settings can be left blank to use the current selected default voice and rate. The defaults are set in System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content.

Voice

To override the system default voice, specify the name of the voice to use, for example Daniel. (See voice list below.)

Rate

To override the system default rate, specify the rate in words per minute, for example 150.

Voice List

To get a list of voices installed on your macOS system, run the following command in Terminal:

say -v '?'

This is the current list of voices on my macOS Sequoia system — yours may vary!

Voice	Locale	Sample
Albert	en_US	Hello! My name is Albert.
Alice	it_IT	Ciao! Mi chiamo Alice.
Alva	sv_SE	Hej! Jag heter Alva.
Amélie	fr_CA	Bonjour! Je m'appelle Amélie.
Amira	ms_MY	Hi my name is Amira
Anna	de_DE	Hallo! Ich heiße Anna.
Bad News	en_US	Hello! My name is Bad News.
Bahh	en_US	Hello! My name is Bahh.
Bells	en_US	Hello! My name is Bells.
Boing	en_US	Hello! My name is Boing.
Bubbles	en_US	Hello! My name is Bubbles.
Carmit	he_IL	שלום, שמי כרמית.
Cellos	en_US	Hello! My name is Cellos.
Damayanti	id_ID	Halo! Nama saya Damayanti.
Daniel	en_GB	Hello! My name is Daniel.
Daniel (Enhanced)	en_GB	Hello! My name is Daniel.
Daria	bg_BG	Hello! My name is Daria.
Wobble	en_US	Hello! My name is Wobble.
Eddy (German (Germany))	de_DE	Hallo! Ich heiße Eddy.
Eddy (English (UK))	en_GB	Hello! My name is Eddy.
Eddy (English (US))	en_US	Hello! My name is Eddy.
Eddy (Spanish (Spain))	es_ES	¡Hola! Me llamo Eddy.
Eddy (Spanish (Mexico))	es_MX	¡Hola! Me llamo Eddy.
Eddy (Finnish (Finland))	fi_FI	Hei! Nimeni on Eddy.
Eddy (French (Canada))	fr_CA	Bonjour! Je m'appelle Eddy.
Eddy (French (France))	fr_FR	Bonjour, je m'appelle Eddy.
Eddy (Italian (Italy))	it_IT	Ciao! Mi chiamo Eddy.
Eddy (Japanese (Japan))	ja_JP	こんにちは! 私の名前はEddyです。
Eddy (Korean (South Korea))	ko_KR	안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Eddy입니다.
Eddy (Portuguese (Brazil))	pt_BR	Olá, meu nome é Eddy.
Eddy (Chinese (China mainland))	zh_CN	你好！我叫Eddy。
Eddy (Chinese (Taiwan))	zh_TW	你好，我叫Eddy。
Ellen	nl_BE	Hallo! Mijn naam is Ellen.
Flo (German (Germany))	de_DE	Hallo! Ich heiße Flo.
Flo (English (UK))	en_GB	Hello! My name is Flo.
Flo (English (US))	en_US	Hello! My name is Flo.
Flo (Spanish (Spain))	es_ES	¡Hola! Me llamo Flo.
Flo (Spanish (Mexico))	es_MX	¡Hola! Me llamo Flo.
Flo (Finnish (Finland))	fi_FI	Hei! Nimeni on Flo.
Flo (French (Canada))	fr_CA	Bonjour! Je m'appelle Flo.
Flo (French (France))	fr_FR	Bonjour, je m'appelle Flo.
Flo (Italian (Italy))	it_IT	Ciao! Mi chiamo Flo.
Flo (Japanese (Japan))	ja_JP	こんにちは! 私の名前はFloです。
Flo (Korean (South Korea))	ko_KR	안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Flo입니다.
Flo (Portuguese (Brazil))	pt_BR	Olá, meu nome é Flo.
Flo (Chinese (China mainland))	zh_CN	你好！我叫Flo。
Flo (Chinese (Taiwan))	zh_TW	你好，我叫Flo。
Fred	en_US	Hello! My name is Fred.
Good News	en_US	Hello! My name is Good News.
Grandma (German (Germany))	de_DE	Hallo! Ich heiße Grandma.
Grandma (English (UK))	en_GB	Hello! My name is Grandma.
Grandma (English (US))	en_US	Hello! My name is Grandma.
Grandma (Spanish (Spain))	es_ES	¡Hola! Me llamo Grandma.
Grandma (Spanish (Mexico))	es_MX	¡Hola! Me llamo Grandma.
Grandma (Finnish (Finland))	fi_FI	Hei! Nimeni on Grandma.
Grandma (French (Canada))	fr_CA	Bonjour! Je m'appelle Grandma.
Grandma (French (France))	fr_FR	Bonjour, je m'appelle Grandma.
Grandma (Italian (Italy))	it_IT	Ciao! Mi chiamo Grandma.
Grandma (Japanese (Japan))	ja_JP	こんにちは! 私の名前はGrandmaです。
Grandma (Korean (South Korea))	ko_KR	안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Grandma입니다.
Grandma (Portuguese (Brazil))	pt_BR	Olá, meu nome é Grandma.
Grandma (Chinese (China mainland))	zh_CN	你好！我叫Grandma。
Grandma (Chinese (Taiwan))	zh_TW	你好，我叫Grandma。
Grandpa (German (Germany))	de_DE	Hallo! Ich heiße Grandpa.
Grandpa (English (UK))	en_GB	Hello! My name is Grandpa.
Grandpa (English (US))	en_US	Hello! My name is Grandpa.
Grandpa (Spanish (Spain))	es_ES	¡Hola! Me llamo Grandpa.
Grandpa (Spanish (Mexico))	es_MX	¡Hola! Me llamo Grandpa.
Grandpa (Finnish (Finland))	fi_FI	Hei! Nimeni on Grandpa.
Grandpa (French (Canada))	fr_CA	Bonjour! Je m'appelle Grandpa.
Grandpa (French (France))	fr_FR	Bonjour, je m'appelle Grandpa.
Grandpa (Italian (Italy))	it_IT	Ciao! Mi chiamo Grandpa.
Grandpa (Japanese (Japan))	ja_JP	こんにちは! 私の名前はGrandpaです。
Grandpa (Korean (South Korea))	ko_KR	안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Grandpa입니다.
Grandpa (Portuguese (Brazil))	pt_BR	Olá, meu nome é Grandpa.
Grandpa (Chinese (China mainland))	zh_CN	你好！我叫Grandpa。
Grandpa (Chinese (Taiwan))	zh_TW	你好，我叫Grandpa。
Jester	en_US	Hello! My name is Jester.
Ioana	ro_RO	Salut! Numele meu este Ioana.
Jacques	fr_FR	Bonjour, je m'appelle Jacques.
Joana	pt_PT	Olá! Chamo‑me Joana.
Junior	en_US	Hello! My name is Junior.
Kanya	th_TH	สวัสดี! ฉันชื่อกันยา
Karen	en_AU	Hi my name is Karen
Kathy	en_US	Hello! My name is Kathy.
Kyoko	ja_JP	こんにちは! 私の名前はKyokoです。
Lana	hr_HR	Bok, zovem se Lana.
Laura	sk_SK	Ahoj, volám sa Laura.
Lekha	hi_IN	नमस्ते, मेरा नाम लेखा है।
Lesya	uk_UA	Привіт! Мене звуть Леся.
Linh	vi_VN	Xin chào! Tên tôi là Linh.
Luciana	pt_BR	Olá, meu nome é Luciana.
Majed	ar_001	مرحبًا! اسمي ماجد.
Tünde	hu_HU	Üdvözlöm! A nevem Tünde.
Meijia	zh_TW	你好，我叫美佳。
Melina	el_GR	Χαίρετε! Το όνομά μου είναι «Μελίνα».
Milena	ru_RU	Здравствуйте! Меня зовут Милена.
Moira	en_IE	Hello! My name is Moira.
Mónica	es_ES	¡Hola! Me llamo Mónica.
Montse	ca_ES	Hola! Em dic Montse.
Nora	nb_NO	Hei! Jeg heter Nora.
Organ	en_US	Hello! My name is Organ.
Paulina	es_MX	¡Hola! Me llamo Paulina.
Superstar	en_US	Hello! My name is Superstar.
Ralph	en_US	Hello! My name is Ralph.
Reed (German (Germany))	de_DE	Hallo! Ich heiße Reed.
Reed (English (UK))	en_GB	Hello! My name is Reed.
Reed (English (US))	en_US	Hello! My name is Reed.
Reed (Spanish (Spain))	es_ES	¡Hola! Me llamo Reed.
Reed (Spanish (Mexico))	es_MX	¡Hola! Me llamo Reed.
Reed (Finnish (Finland))	fi_FI	Hei! Nimeni on Reed.
Reed (French (Canada))	fr_CA	Bonjour! Je m'appelle Reed.
Reed (Italian (Italy))	it_IT	Ciao! Mi chiamo Reed.
Reed (Japanese (Japan))	ja_JP	こんにちは! 私の名前はReedです。
Reed (Korean (South Korea))	ko_KR	안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Reed입니다.
Reed (Portuguese (Brazil))	pt_BR	Olá, meu nome é Reed.
Reed (Chinese (China mainland))	zh_CN	你好！我叫Reed。
Reed (Chinese (Taiwan))	zh_TW	你好，我叫Reed。
Rishi	en_IN	Hello! My name is Rishi.
Rocko (German (Germany))	de_DE	Hallo! Ich heiße Rocko.
Rocko (English (UK))	en_GB	Hello! My name is Rocko.
Rocko (English (US))	en_US	Hello! My name is Rocko.
Rocko (Spanish (Spain))	es_ES	¡Hola! Me llamo Rocko.
Rocko (Spanish (Mexico))	es_MX	¡Hola! Me llamo Rocko.
Rocko (Finnish (Finland))	fi_FI	Hei! Nimeni on Rocko.
Rocko (French (Canada))	fr_CA	Bonjour! Je m'appelle Rocko.
Rocko (French (France))	fr_FR	Bonjour, je m'appelle Rocko.
Rocko (Italian (Italy))	it_IT	Ciao! Mi chiamo Rocko.
Rocko (Japanese (Japan))	ja_JP	こんにちは! 私の名前はRockoです。
Rocko (Korean (South Korea))	ko_KR	안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Rocko입니다.
Rocko (Portuguese (Brazil))	pt_BR	Olá, meu nome é Rocko.
Rocko (Chinese (China mainland))	zh_CN	你好！我叫Rocko。
Rocko (Chinese (Taiwan))	zh_TW	你好，我叫Rocko。
Samantha	en_US	Hello! My name is Samantha.
Sandy (German (Germany))	de_DE	Hallo! Ich heiße Sandy.
Sandy (English (UK))	en_GB	Hello! My name is Sandy.
Sandy (English (US))	en_US	Hello! My name is Sandy.
Sandy (Spanish (Spain))	es_ES	¡Hola! Me llamo Sandy.
Sandy (Spanish (Mexico))	es_MX	¡Hola! Me llamo Sandy.
Sandy (Finnish (Finland))	fi_FI	Hei! Nimeni on Sandy.
Sandy (French (Canada))	fr_CA	Bonjour! Je m'appelle Sandy.
Sandy (French (France))	fr_FR	Bonjour, je m'appelle Sandy.
Sandy (Italian (Italy))	it_IT	Ciao! Mi chiamo Sandy.
Sandy (Japanese (Japan))	ja_JP	こんにちは! 私の名前はSandyです。
Sandy (Korean (South Korea))	ko_KR	안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Sandy입니다.
Sandy (Portuguese (Brazil))	pt_BR	Olá, meu nome é Sandy.
Sandy (Chinese (China mainland))	zh_CN	你好！我叫Sandy。
Sandy (Chinese (Taiwan))	zh_TW	你好，我叫Sandy。
Sara	da_DK	Hej! Jeg hedder Sara.
Satu	fi_FI	Hei! Nimeni on Satu.
Shelley (German (Germany))	de_DE	Hallo! Ich heiße Shelley.
Shelley (English (UK))	en_GB	Hello! My name is Shelley.
Shelley (English (US))	en_US	Hello! My name is Shelley.
Shelley (Spanish (Spain))	es_ES	¡Hola! Me llamo Shelley.
Shelley (Spanish (Mexico))	es_MX	¡Hola! Me llamo Shelley.
Shelley (Finnish (Finland))	fi_FI	Hei! Nimeni on Shelley.
Shelley (French (Canada))	fr_CA	Bonjour! Je m'appelle Shelley.
Shelley (French (France))	fr_FR	Bonjour, je m'appelle Shelley.
Shelley (Italian (Italy))	it_IT	Ciao! Mi chiamo Shelley.
Shelley (Japanese (Japan))	ja_JP	こんにちは! 私の名前はShelleyです。
Shelley (Korean (South Korea))	ko_KR	안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Shelley입니다.
Shelley (Portuguese (Brazil))	pt_BR	Olá, meu nome é Shelley.
Shelley (Chinese (China mainland))	zh_CN	你好！我叫Shelley。
Shelley (Chinese (Taiwan))	zh_TW	你好，我叫Shelley。
Sinji	zh_HK	你好！我叫善怡。
Tessa	en_ZA	Hello! My name is Tessa.
Thomas	fr_FR	Bonjour, je m'appelle Thomas.
Tina	sl_SI	Živijo, ime mi je Tina.
Tingting	zh_CN	你好！我叫婷婷。
Trinoids	en_US	Hello! My name is Trinoids.
Vani	ta_IN	Hello! My name is Vani.
Whisper	en_US	Hello! My name is Whisper.
Xander	nl_NL	Hallo! Mijn naam is Xander.
Yelda	tr_TR	Merhaba, benim adım Yelda.
Yuna	ko_KR	안녕하세요. 제 이름은 유나입니다.
Zarvox	en_US	Hello! My name is Zarvox.
Zosia	pl_PL	Hi my name is Zosia
Zuzana	cs_CZ	Hi my name is Zuzana

Changelog

2025-06-25

• Add support for custom voice and speech rate.

2025-03-20

• Update minimum PopClip version due to compatibility issues with older versions on some machines.

2023-08-29

• Update to "modern" extension structure with JSON config, for documentation example purposes.
• Use stdin instead of shell variable for input.
• Update README to describe the new location of the default voice settings.
• Move CHANGELOG to its own file.
• Minimum PopClip version is now 4069.

2017-07-17

• Fix bug when input contained * character.

2012-01-08

• Initial release.

Info

• Updated
  Jun 25, 2025
• Version
  308
• Identifier
  com.pilotmoon.popclip.extension.say
• PopClip Version
  ≥2024.5.1
• Action Type
  Shell Script
• License
  MIT License
• Source
  pilotmoon/PopClip-Extensions/.../source/Say.popclipext/

Previous Versons

• Version 295 (Mar 20, 2025):Source, Download
• Version 100 (Aug 29, 2023):Source, Download