voice-elements is a set of Web Components that wraps the Web Speech API to make speech synthesis (text-to-speech) and speech recognition (speech-to-text) easy to use via simple HTML tags. Instead of manually dealing with JavaScript APIs like SpeechSynthesis and SpeechRecognition, developers can drop custom elements such as <voice-player> and <voice-recognition> into their markup and configure them with attributes. Built originally with Polymer, it follows the early Web Components ecosystem patterns, integrating custom elements, templates, and data binding. The project includes demos that show how to autoplay spoken text or start listening for voice commands when the element loads, helping developers quickly grasp usage. Because it is based on the browser’s native Web Speech API, it does not require external services, although support can vary across browsers. voice-elements is particularly handy for prototypes, educational projects, and small apps.
Features
- Custom elements like <voice-player> for text-to-speech and <voice-recognition> for speech-to-text
- Simple configuration via HTML attributes such as text, autoplay, and language options
- Polymer-based implementation leveraging Web Components standards
- Live demos illustrating spoken messages and basic voice-control interactions
- Uses the native Web Speech API, avoiding extra server-side infrastructure
- Easy inclusion in existing web projects by just importing the component definitions