Recently, I explained how to use special paste options in several programs to remove rich-text formatting when you just want to paste the actual letters and symbols you’ve copied from one place to ...

Recorders in mobile devices make it possible for people to capture fleeting ideas before they fade, dictate quick todo lists and perform other useful tasks by speaking into their phones. While it's ...

If you've ever had to transcribe an audio file by hand, you know how time-consuming it can be. Luckily, with the advent of machine learning and the rise in popularity of AI, there are many options ...

TTSFox is a new Firefox add-on that allows users to hear any textual content that they highlight. The add-on is a WebExtension, suggesting it will be compatible with future browser versions. When you ...

There's still no getting around the fact that text-to-speech conversion doesn't sound quite, well, human. VozMe, a free text-to-speech web app, sounds better than you'd expect for a free web service, ...

Google Translate on the web can now convert text from images. It uses the same tech as the AR Translate tool for Google Lens, which performs real-time translations on smartphones. You'll find the ...

Google AdSense is debuting a new format for websites that converts existing text on a site into a shortcut for Google Search. Available starting today to site owners, “ad intents” in Google AdSense ...

Google will soon make it easier to interact with PDFs if you have low vision. The company is adding OCR (optical character recognition) technology to Chrome that can convert PDFs to text that makes ...

Each Microsoft Excel worksheet is broken up into cells. Each cell is part of a column. Excel's myriad formatting tools let you add colors, formulas and borders almost anywhere in a worksheet. You can ...