Soul School Academy

A VS Code extension that lets you dictate speech and play it back with espeak.

Features

• SmartNet Voice Panel – open the panel from the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P → SmartNet Voice Panel).
  Type, paste, or speak into your mic, then press Speak (or your chosen key binding) to hear the text instantly.

How to Use

1. Install the extension.
2. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and run “SmartNet Voice Panel”.
3. Type or paste your text → press Speak.
4. If you want to play a local audio file, the panel also offers an “Open File” button.

Requirements

• VS Code ≥ 1.80 (the package specifies this in engines.vscode).
• espeak installed and in your system PATH.
  • macOS: brew install espeak (or use the built‑in say command if you prefer).
  • Windows: download the executable from the official site and add it to PATH.
  • Linux: sudo apt install espeak (or your distro’s equivalent).

Extension Settings

// in settings.json
{
  "soulSchoolAcademy.ttsEngine": "espeak",
  "soulSchoolAcademy.voiceRate": 150
}