Dashboard Guide
Your TTS Buddy dashboard is the central hub for generating audio, tracking usage, managing your subscription, and customizing your experience.
Dashboard Pages
The sidebar navigation gives you access to all dashboard pages:
| Page | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Dashboard | Usage statistics and overview |
| Text-to-Speech | Generate audio from text or PDF |
| Listen Link | Your Web Buddy audio library — play and download |
| Billing | Subscription management and usage tracking |
| Settings | Web Buddy voice preferences |
| Profile | Account details and security |
| Discord | Join the TTS Buddy community |
Dashboard (Home)
The home page shows your monthly usage statistics at a glance:
Text to Speech Usage
| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| Total Usage | Number of TTS requests this month |
| Characters | Total characters processed |
| Speech Time | Total minutes of audio generated |
| Downloads | Number of audio files downloaded |
| Languages | Number of TTS languages used |
Web Buddy Usage
Tracks your Chrome Extension activity:
| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| Web Buddy Requests | Chrome Extension page requests |
| Characters Analyzed | Webpage characters processed |
| Audio Generated | Web Buddy audio minutes created |
Statistics reset at the beginning of each billing cycle. Check your Dashboard regularly to stay within your plan's quotas.
Text-to-Speech Page
The main audio generation workspace. See Text-to-Speech for full details.
Key features on this page:
- Text input area — Paste or type text (up to 500,000 characters per request)
- Example buttons (Ex 1, Ex 2) — Load sample text to test voices
- Upload PDF — Extract text from PDF documents
- Full screen mode — Expand the text editor for longer content
- Generate Speech — Start audio generation
- Voice Settings — Select voice, language, and speed
- Results panel — Three tabs:
- Active — Currently processing requests
- Failed — Requests that encountered errors
- History — Previously generated audio files with play/download options
Listen Link
Listen Link is your webpage audio library — every page you convert with the Chrome Extension (Web Buddy), and supported webpage conversions started from the TTS Buddy ChatGPT app, is automatically saved here. This gives you a central place to replay, download, and manage webpage audio across devices.
How it works:
- Open a webpage you want to convert
- Start conversion from the TTS Buddy Chrome Extension or the TTS Buddy ChatGPT app
- TTS Buddy extracts the page, sends it for audio generation, and shows that audio is in progress
- The queued or processing item appears in your Listen Link dashboard
- When processing finishes, the item becomes a playable audio card
Listen Link auto-refreshes while items are queued or processing. You can also click Refresh manually if you opened the dashboard after starting a conversion elsewhere.
Private pages that require your browser login are best converted with the Chrome Extension because it can read the page you already have open. The ChatGPT app can convert public webpages that TTS Buddy can fetch server-side.
Processing statuses:
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Queued | Web Buddy accepted the page and is waiting to start audio generation |
| Processing | TTS Buddy is generating the audio file |
| Failed | Generation did not complete; use Retry to submit it again |
| Timeout | The task took too long; use Retry if you still need the audio |
Queued and processing cards show the source site, title, creation date, estimated time remaining, and attempt count. You can cancel a pending task with the delete button. Failed or timed-out tasks can be retried from the card.
Completed cards show:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Source | The website and favicon where the audio was generated |
| Title | Article or page title |
| Date | When the audio was created |
| Duration | Length of the audio file |
| Play | Listen directly in the browser |
| Download | Save the file for offline listening (shows file size) |
| Share | Create a listen link for someone else |
| Source link | Reopen the original webpage |
| Delete | Remove the audio file from your library |
Storage retention:
| Plan | Listen Link storage |
|---|---|
| Free | 1 day |
| Pro | 7 days |
| Ultimate | 30 days |
Expired files cannot be played or downloaded. Download anything you need offline before the retention period ends.
Convert articles on your laptop with Web Buddy, then listen from the dashboard on your phone — Listen Link keeps everything synced across devices.
Listen Link audio is separate from Text-to-Speech audio history. It tracks webpage audio generated through Web Buddy and the TTS Buddy ChatGPT app, and those conversions count against the plan limits shown on the Billing page.
Billing & Subscription
Manage your subscription and monitor usage against your plan limits. See Plans & Pricing for plan details.
Current Plan section:
- Shows your active plan (Free, Pro, or Ultimate)
- Subscription status and renewal date
- Upgrade button
Current Month Usage section — Progress bars for each quota:
| Metric | Free | Pro | Ultimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTS Minutes | 120 min | 1,200 min | Unlimited |
| STT Minutes | 30 min | 300 min | Unlimited |
| Downloads | 30 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Summaries | 10 | 100 | Unlimited |
| Languages | Up to 3 | All | All |
| Web Buddy Requests | 30 | 60 | 300 |
| Web Buddy Minutes | 10 min | 60 min | 300 min |
Choose Your Plan section:
- Compare plans side by side
- Upgrade or downgrade directly from the dashboard
Settings
Configure your Web Buddy Voice — the voice and speed used when the Chrome Extension (Web Buddy) converts pages to audio.
- Voice selector — Choose from any available voice and language
- Speed — Set playback speed for Web Buddy audio (0.5x to 1.5x)
These settings are separate from the Text-to-Speech page voice settings, allowing you to use different voices for each workflow. For example, you might prefer a faster, more conversational voice for browsing the web and a slower, clearer voice for longer document conversions.
Profile
Manage your account details powered by Clerk authentication:
- Profile — Update your name and profile picture
- Email addresses — View and manage email addresses, add secondary emails
- Connected accounts — Link or unlink social accounts (Google, GitHub)
- Security — Password management and two-factor authentication
Dark Mode
TTS Buddy supports dark mode for comfortable use in any lighting condition.
How to toggle:
- Click the theme toggle icon (sun/moon) in the top navigation bar, next to the language selector
- The entire dashboard switches between light and dark themes instantly
- Your preference is saved automatically
Dark mode applies to all dashboard pages including the text editor, voice selector, results panel, and billing page.
Dashboard Localization
The entire dashboard interface is available in 6 languages:
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Spanish | Español |
| French | Français |
| Chinese | 中文 |
| Portuguese | Português |
| Japanese | 日本語 |
How to change language:
- Click the globe icon in the top navigation bar
- Select your preferred language from the dropdown
- The entire interface updates immediately
- Your preference is saved for future sessions
All buttons, labels, menus, error messages, and tooltips are translated. Your language preference syncs across the dashboard and Chrome Extension.
Feedback
A Feedback button is always visible in the bottom-right corner of the dashboard. Use it to:
- Report bugs or issues
- Suggest new features
- Share your experience
The TTS Buddy team is notified immediately when you submit feedback.