How to Rewind and Skip While Text to Speech is Reading
Theater mode is no longer available in Helperbird. Replay selected text with the current read-aloud controls, or find the instructions here for older versions.
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This feature has been removed. It is no longer part of Helperbird as of version 2026.9.16, so the steps below will not match what you see. This page is kept for reference.
Use the current read-aloud controls
Listen Again
Theater mode and its seek bar are no longer available.
- Choose Stop in the speech player.
- Select or paste the passage you want to hear.
- Choose Play.
Change the Voice and Speed
- Choose Text to speech settings, the sliders icon beside the speech controls.
- Open Select a voice.
- Choose a voice from its language group.
- Choose Play sample, the play button beside the sentence at the top, to hear your choice.
- Adjust Speed with the slider or the minus and plus buttons.
Changes save automatically. Settings saved confirms the change. Your choices also reach Helperbird's speech players that are already open. Voices marked Pro require Helperbird Pro and an internet connection. Other voices are free and depend on your browser and device.
See all Text to speech settings for voice search, previews and highlighting.
Printed from the Helperbird Help Center · Updated October 26th, 2026
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