Read Aloud keeps loading indefinitely

dstillman · 2026-04-28T02:54:45+00:00

This discussion was created from comments split from: Available for beta testing: Read Aloud.

j03x · 2026-04-28T02:54:18+00:00

[ISSUE] I'm trying to use the standard version for a first test on a research paper. I'm on a Linux system. After I click the read aloud button the feature keeps loading indefinitely (plus the drop down menu is frozen on premium selection)

dstillman · 2026-04-28T02:55:00+00:00

Can you provide a Debug ID for Zotero startup through reproducing this, using the Help → Debug Output Logging → "Restart with Logging Enabled…" option?

warwickmm · 2026-04-28T03:55:11+00:00

This sounds similar to

https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/130987/report-id-2058832750-log-d383104198-read-aloud-not-starting

j03x · 2026-04-28T05:20:11+00:00

Here's the debug ID : D1591670690 ; I've logged out, logged in to recreate the issue like the first time it happened after configuring the first subscription-selection popup (otherwise it wasn't showing anything related to tts in the debug report)

PS: I tried it on windows, works perfectly

AbeJellinek · 2026-04-28T15:15:11+00:00

Could you open Zotero Settings → Advanced → Config Editor and paste the value of "extensions.zotero.reader.readAloudVoices" here?

j03x · 2026-04-28T17:10:39+00:00

extensions.zotero.reader.readAloudVoices

{"en":{"region":null,"voice":null,"speed":0.9,"tierVoices":{"standard":"765061ed-en-US"}}}

T0b1 · 2026-04-29T21:47:46+00:00

I have the same problem (see link above), and for me the value is
extensions.zotero.reader.readAloudVoices {"en":{"region":null,"voice":null,"speed":1.1,"tierVoices":{"standard":"bdd0dcc3-en-US"}}}

AbeJellinek · 2026-04-29T21:55:30+00:00

Thanks, we're looking into this.