Listen to a document

Choose Edit → Speech → Start Speaking to read the rendered document aloud. If you select text in the document first, GlyphGlance reads only that selection. Choose Edit → Speech → Stop Speaking to stop immediately.

Use Pause Speaking and Resume Speaking in the same menu to take a break without restarting the reading. On macOS 27 or later, the document's title also appears in the system's Now Playing controls, where you can pause and resume reading. Media play/pause commands control the current reading; stop is supported on surfaces that offer it. A document without a heading uses its filename. The session disappears when reading finishes or stops. Speech has no seek bar or estimated duration.

Speech uses your macOS voice and speaking preferences from System Settings → Accessibility → Read & Speak. Active assistive technology can supply its own speech settings. GlyphGlance does not override these with a separate voice or speed setting.

For a higher-quality voice, select an Enhanced or Premium voice in the System voice menu. Use the adjacent info button to download a voice if needed; downloading it alone does not select it. Stop and restart reading after changing the system voice.

Starting speech in another document replaces the current reading. Closing the speaking document or changing its Markdown profile or content language stops it. These commands are available in opened GlyphGlance documents, not Finder Quick Look.