Google can read your Docs to you now

• You can listen to your Google Docs documents read aloud.
• Control the playback and let other people listen to the document.
• Feature is available to Workspace, AI Pro, and AI Ultra users.

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Listening to your own documents is a helpful way to catch typos and other mistakes, and learn how your writing actually sounds. Now, you can hear your Google Docs documents read aloud courtesy of an AI-powered skill from Gemini AI.

Floating playback toolbar

On Monday, Google announced a new feature that essentially creates audio versions of your Google Docs documents. By activating this skill, you can hear the entire document read aloud from start to finish.

Using a floating, movable toolbar, you're able to pause and resume playback, move forward or backward in ...