ChatGPT Read Aloud missing on Mac? How to listen to answers

Short answerUsers on Reddit report the per-message Read Aloud option isn't in the new ChatGPT Mac app; OpenAI says the previous app, now ChatGPT Classic, can still be used. On any Mac, select the answer and press Option-Esc with Speak selection on, or copy it into TextEdit and choose Edit → Speech → Start Speaking. Aloud reads any selection with Control-Option-S, or text on screen with Control-Option-O.

The free built-in fix

1. Turn on Speak selection. System Settings → Accessibility → Read & Speak (called Spoken Content on macOS 14 and 15) → Speak selection.
2. Select the answer. Select the text of the reply.
3. Press Option-Esc. Press it again to stop.
4. If nothing happens. Copy the answer into TextEdit and choose Edit → Speech → Start Speaking.

The better fix: Aloud

If the built-in tools keep getting in your way, Aloud (ours, $19 once per Mac, macOS 14 or later) is made for this:

• Select text in any app and press Control-Option-S (or right-click → Services → Read with Aloud).
• Control-Option-O reads text on screen when an app won't pass the selection.
• A reading window with a word highlight and click-to-seek, so you can jump to any sentence.
• Speed from 0.75x to 2x, changed mid-sentence, and resume from the last sentence.
• .m4a export to save a long answer as audio.

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