We're thrilled to announce the launch of Speechable, a powerful WordPress plugin that transforms your content into natural-sounding audio with AI-powered text-to-speech.

✨ What's New
Core Features:

🎤 AI-powered voices using Piper TTS neural network
🌍 12 language support (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean)
📍 Word highlighting during playback for better engagement
🎨 Fully customizable audio player with theme matching
⬇️ Download functionality for offline listening
🎛️ 12 voice presets (Radio, Stadium, Cave, Chipmunk, Robot, and more)
⚡ 100% browser-based processing - no external API keys needed
🔒 Privacy-first - all content processed locally
Performance Optimizations:

Parallel chunk processing for faster audio generation
Smart text chunking with sentence-aware splitting
WAV header parsing for accurate duration detection
Web Worker support for non-blocking generation
Audio normalization and silence trimming
User Experience:

One-click audio generation from the block editor
Auto-scroll toggle for word highlighting
Adjustable playback speeds (0.5x - 2.0x)
Responsive player design
Automatic theme detection for content areas
🚀 Getting Started
Install and activate Speechable from WordPress.org
Go to Settings → Speechable to configure your preferences
Edit any post and click "Generate Audio" in the sidebar
Your audio player appears automatically on published posts
🔐 Privacy & Security
Your content stays on your server. Text is processed locally in visitors' browsers using WebAssembly. Voice models are cached locally after first download.

📋 Requirements
WordPress 5.8+
PHP 7.4+
Modern browser with WebAssembly support
🙏 Credits
Built with Piper TTS - a fast, local neural text-to-speech system.