---
title: "ReadSpeaker"
slug: "readspeaker"
tags: ["admin", "candidate", "integration", "ReadSpeaker"]
updated: 2026-10-22T11:17:31Z
published: 2026-10-22T11:17:31Z
canonical: "help.cirrusassessment.com/readspeaker"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.cirrusassessment.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# ReadSpeaker

ReadSpeaker is a text-to-speech add-on for Cirrus, powered by the [ReadSpeaker](https://www.readspeaker.com/) service. Once enabled on your tenant, ReadSpeaker reads exam content aloud to candidates who have it activated on their profile. Use this article to understand what ReadSpeaker covers and how to activate it for a candidate.

Add-on, contact Cirrus first

ReadSpeaker is an add-on. Contact Cirrus through the [Customer Portal](/docs/customer-portal-intro) to enable it on your tenant.

## What ReadSpeaker reads

Cirrus uses two of ReadSpeaker's products:

- **webReader**: reads on-screen text in the candidate's exam, including question text, instructions, and answer alternatives.
- **docReader**: reads PDF and Word resource files attached to a question or to the assessment.

Which of the two is available depends on your licence.

## Enable ReadSpeaker for a candidate

ReadSpeaker is not an exam setting. It is enabled per user, on the candidate's profile.

1. Open **Admin > Users** and select the candidate.
2. Tick **Enable ReadSpeaker**.
3. Save.

The setting follows the candidate across every assessment they sit on your tenant.

## What the candidate sees

When the candidate signs in:

- **webReader**: the ReadSpeaker button appears in the top left, next to the logo. Selecting it reads the current page.
- **docReader**: open a PDF or Word resource file using **Source** and select **Listen**. The file opens in ReadSpeaker's reader so the candidate can navigate paragraph by paragraph.

The candidate can also adjust the playback speed and the highlighting style from the ReadSpeaker controls.

## Print Keycodes with ReadSpeaker note

From the 2026-05-26 release, the print keycode slip carries a ReadSpeaker availability note when the candidate has ReadSpeaker enabled (CR-25536). The candidate sees the note on the paper handed out at the start of the exam. See [Keycode](/docs/keycode).

## Related articles

- [Accessibility statement](/docs/accessibility-statement)
- [List of sub-processors](/docs/list-of-sub-processors)
- [Keycode](/docs/keycode)
- [How to add and use media elements](/docs/how-to-add-use-media-elements)
- [How to take an exam](/docs/how-to-take-an-exam)