Overview
What Say does
Say supports online Edge voices and local macOS speech. Edge voices default on for new installs and once on upgrade; later opt-outs are preserved. Online Actions must be enabled. Pause, resume, or replay speech in the result popup; closing it stops playback.
| Category | Conversions & Utilities |
|---|---|
| Action type | Built-in |
| Default result | Speak the selection |
| Internet | Required |
Example
Action and outcome
| Action | Outcome |
|---|---|
| SaySelected text: ActionClip can read this sentence aloud. | ActionClip speaks the selected sentence. |
Workflow
Use Say
Follow these steps to speak selected text with online Edge or local macOS voices with ActionClip.
- Select the text you want to use.
- Choose Say from ActionClip.
- ActionClip speaks the selection using the current macOS system voice.
Before you add it
Requirements and privacy
- Before you start: Edge speech requires internet access and Online Actions. An installed macOS voice is used for local speech and fallback.
- Your selected text: Online Edge speech sends spoken text directly to Microsoft. Turn Edge voices off in Say settings, or disable Online Actions, to keep speech local. Translation and OCR playback remain local.
Choose a speech voice
ActionClip includes shared voice preferences for Speak and translation. Search installed voices, preview them, or open Apple’s voice downloader. Automatic prefers Premium and Enhanced voices available to apps; some downloaded Siri voices cannot be used. Choose and download speech voices.
Inspect before installing
Action script
The script below is included so you can inspect how the action works before downloading it.
Built-in definition
say_selection