Useful when the output is longer than your attention span.
Sorrel is for copied text you need to understand, review, or proofread, without opening a heavy reading platform.
AI answers
Listen to long Claude or ChatGPT replies after markdown and links are stripped.
Specs and notes
Turn dense plans, PRDs, issue summaries, or meeting notes into audio.
Email and docs
Paste copied client emails, policies, proposals, and internal docs.
Draft review
Hear what you wrote so repeated words and awkward phrasing stand out.
Copy, clean, listen.
Copy text from your work app
Use text from browsers, chat apps, docs, terminals, or PDFs when the text is selectable.
Paste or Replace & Play
Use the visible button, or set the optional hotkey if that fits your workflow.
Listen in your Mac's voice
System Voice playback happens on your Mac. Cloud voices are optional.
Small utility, clear boundaries.
Sorrel is a fit when
- You can copy the text you want to hear.
- You want cleanup before the text is spoken.
- You prefer a pay-once Mac utility.
- You want local System Voice playback by default.
Use another tool when
- You need team collaboration or shared libraries.
- You need OCR for screenshots, images, or scanned PDFs.
- You need production voiceover export.
- You need a full screen-reader workflow.
No app account. No subscription.
With System Voice playback, reading text stays on your Mac. Sorrel reads your clipboard only when you paste, click Replace & Play, press the optional hotkey, or invoke a command.
Purchase and license delivery use Gumroad and Sorrel's license service. Optional cloud voices send filtered text to the provider you choose over HTTPS, using your own key.
Work questions.
Does Sorrel connect to Claude, ChatGPT, or my browser?
No. You copy text yourself and paste it into Sorrel, or use Sorrel's optional command paths. Sorrel is not affiliated with Claude, ChatGPT, or browser vendors.
Does Sorrel monitor my clipboard?
No. It reads the clipboard only when you ask it to by pasting, clicking Replace & Play, pressing the optional hotkey, or invoking a command.
Can Sorrel read code?
It can read copied code, but Sorrel is usually better for prose around code: explanations, specs, comments, issue summaries, and AI answers.
Listen to the next answer instead of rereading it.
Free for 14 days. Then $9.99 once. No subscription.
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