What Say does
Choose Say for the current selection. Existing Say preferences and customizations are preserved when upgrading.
Use local voices or optional Microsoft Edge online voices, with pause and resume. Online voices depend on internet access and Online Actions being enabled.
How to use it
- Select the text you want to hear.
- Choose Say from the widget or Language group.
- Use the playback controls to pause or resume.
Example
Read this paragraph aloud.
Settings
Open the action's settings from:
ActionClip → Actions → Say → gearVoice
Choose a local voice or enable online Microsoft Edge speech.
Changes are saved automatically.
You can also replace this action's icon from ActionClip → Actions. See change an action icon.
When ActionClip suggests it
Available for non-empty selected text when enabled.
Enabled actions remain available in your Actions list even when Smart Suggestions do not promote them for the current selection.
Requirements and privacy
- Built-in Say requires ActionClip 2.3.1 or later. Earlier releases can install Say from the Marketplace.
- Local speech stays on your Mac. Online Edge speech sends the spoken text directly to Microsoft and can be disabled.
- A local voice provides fallback when online speech is unavailable.
Related actions
Follow each spoken word
In ActionClip 2.3.6, Say presents a read-only reading view. During playback, the whole current word receives a rounded highlight in your accent color. The view scrolls to keep the spoken word visible.
Use Play, Pause and Resume to control reading. Local speech uses macOS word boundaries; online Edge speech uses the timing supplied by Microsoft. Voice availability and timing depend on the selected service. Edge voices require Allow online actions and send the spoken text directly to Microsoft.