Game text to speech
Text to speech for Europa Universalis V
Europa Universalis V is packed with small text: event popups, situations, estates and long modifier breakdowns in tooltips. Corvo Reader reads any of it aloud in a natural voice, whatever size it's drawn at.
- Free plan, no card
- Windows 10 & 11
- No mods
Text worth hearing in EU5
- Event popups
- Situations
- Estates
- Cabinet actions
- Modifier breakdowns
- Long tooltips
Press CtrlShiftE and draw a box round any of it to hear it read aloud.
Small fonts, huge tooltips
Players on the Steam forums report that EU5 fonts are too small even with the UI scale raised, and that turning the scale up crowds windows off the screen. The heaviest reading is in event popups, situations, estates, cabinet actions and the modifier breakdowns inside tooltips.
Hear it instead of squinting
Press Ctrl+Shift+E, draw a box round the event or tooltip, and hear it. Text size doesn't matter when you're listening.
Save the event window as a region and it reads with one key.
Long chains, summarized
On paid plans, Summarize gives you the short version of a long situation or tooltip breakdown, and Translate helps if you play in a second language.
Questions
EU5 and Corvo Reader.
Does EU5 have text to speech?
We haven't found a built-in option that reads events and tooltips aloud. Check the game's accessibility settings in case a patch adds one; Corvo Reader works either way.
Do I need mods?
No. Corvo Reader reads what's on your screen, so it doesn't install anything in the game or change its files.
Which display mode does EU5 need?
Borderless or Windowed. In exclusive fullscreen, Windows keeps the game's picture away from other apps, so Corvo Reader can't see the text. Where to look: Video settings: borderless or windowed. Check your game's display settings, as the exact label can change between versions.
Is it free?
Yes. The free plan needs no card: standard neural voices for 20 minutes of narration a week. Paid plans start at $6.99 a month and add weekly premium voice minutes, unlimited standard voices, Summarize and Translate.
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Hear EU5 instead of squinting at it.
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