TinyReadAloud v1.0.1

What's New in v1.0.1

New Features

• Any-key stops playback — Press any key while text is being read aloud to stop playback instantly
• Any-key stops dictation — Press any key during dictation to stop listening and automatically trigger grammar check
• Auto grammar after dictation — Grammar check runs automatically when dictation ends (if grammar mode is enabled)
• Text field focus check — Dictation won't start unless a text field is focused; shows a notification if not

Improvements

• Added Win32 GUITHREADINFO-based focus detection for reliable text field validation
• Smarter hotkey debouncing to prevent accidental immediate cancellation

TinyReadAloud v1.0.0

Initial Release

• Global hotkey (default Ctrl+Alt+R) to read any selected text aloud; press again to stop
• Automatic language detection — switches between English and Spanish voices
• GPU acceleration — CUDA with fp16 model on NVIDIA GPUs; falls back to CPU with int8 automatically
• Settings window — configure hotkey, English/Spanish voices, and speed with live audio preview
• System tray — dynamic icon (red = idle, green = speaking) with right-click menu
• Auto-update — checks GitHub Releases for new versions on startup

Download

Download the portable zip, extract anywhere, and run TinyReadAloud.exe. Model files (~200 MB) download automatically on first launch to %LOCALAPPDATA%\TinyReadAloud\.