"Say" function is not working

PopClip
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Hi,

The “SAY” (text-to-speech) function isn’t working when I highlight text. What could be the issue?

MacBook specs:

  • Apple M1 Max
  • macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
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Can you tell me in more detail the point at which it is failing? Does the Say (speech bubble) icon appear in the PopClip bar?

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This has recently happened to me as well. Double-clicking on text brings up PopClip menu with actions. The text actions work but when I click on the speak bubble I sometime get a small gear that suggests it is speaking but no audio. If I use the mac context menu’s Speech->Start Speaking the text is spoken. I recently re-installed the app and restarted my computer I am using a MacStudio with 64Gb running Sequoia 15.1.1

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What happens if you go to Terminal and enter the command:

 say "hello this is a test"

Is that speaking out loud?

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Actually, no. typing say “this is a test” does not speak out loud

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Using your question as a clue, I went to System Setting and changed the Voice in Spoken Content and that seems to have fixed it.

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