diff --git a/gpt/index.html b/gpt/index.html
index e2ead0f..3f3734f 100644
--- a/gpt/index.html
+++ b/gpt/index.html
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@
     <button class="modal-tab" data-section="system">SYSTEM PROMPT</button>
     <button class="modal-tab" data-section="interface">INTERFACE</button>
     <button class="modal-tab" data-section="macros">MACROS</button>
+    <button class="modal-tab" data-section="voice">VOICE</button>
   </div>
 
   <!-- CONNECTION -->
@@ -744,6 +745,50 @@ Date|What is today's date?"></textarea>
     </div>
   </div>
 
+  <!-- VOICE -->
+  <div class="modal-section" id="section-voice">
+    <div class="toggle-row">
+      <span class="toggle-label">ENABLE VOICE READOUT</span>
+      <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="ttsToggle"><span class="toggle-slider"></span></label>
+    </div>
+    <div class="toggle-row">
+      <span class="toggle-label">READ USER MESSAGES TOO</span>
+      <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="ttsUserToggle"><span class="toggle-slider"></span></label>
+    </div>
+    <div class="cfg-group" style="margin-top:8px">
+      <label>VOICE</label>
+      <select id="ttsVoiceSelect"><option value="">-- Loading voices... --</option></select>
+    </div>
+    <div class="cfg-group">
+      <label>RATE (speed)</label>
+      <div class="range-row">
+        <input type="range" id="ttsRateRange" min="0.5" max="2.5" step="0.05" value="1">
+        <span class="range-val" id="ttsRateVal">1.00</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="cfg-group">
+      <label>PITCH</label>
+      <div class="range-row">
+        <input type="range" id="ttsPitchRange" min="0" max="2" step="0.05" value="1">
+        <span class="range-val" id="ttsPitchVal">1.00</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="cfg-group">
+      <label>VOLUME</label>
+      <div class="range-row">
+        <input type="range" id="ttsVolRange" min="0" max="1" step="0.05" value="1">
+        <span class="range-val" id="ttsVolVal">1.00</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div style="display:flex;gap:8px;margin-top:10px">
+      <button class="cfg-btn" onclick="ttsTest()">▶ TEST VOICE</button>
+      <button class="cfg-btn" onclick="ttsStop()">■ STOP</button>
+    </div>
+    <div style="font-size:11px;color:var(--t-fg-dim);margin-top:8px" id="ttsStatus">
+      Web Speech API — voices depend on your browser & OS.
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
   <div class="cfg-buttons">
     <button class="cfg-btn danger" onclick="resetConfig()">RESET</button>
     <button class="cfg-btn" onclick="closeConfig()">CANCEL</button>
@@ -780,6 +825,12 @@ const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   macroBar:     true,
   macros:       'Hello|Hello! Who are you?\nHelp|What can you help me with?\nDate|What is today\'s date?',
   enabled:      false,
+  tts:          false,
+  ttsUser:      false,
+  ttsVoice:     '',
+  ttsRate:      1.0,
+  ttsPitch:     1.0,
+  ttsVol:       1.0,
 };
 
 let cfg = { ...DEFAULT_CONFIG };
@@ -817,8 +868,90 @@ const sidebar      = document.getElementById('sidebar');
 const debugPre     = document.getElementById('debugPre');
 
 /* ══════════════════════════════════════════
-   INIT APPLY
+   TTS ENGINE
 ══════════════════════════════════════════ */
+let ttsVoices = [];
+let ttsSpeaking = false;
+
+function ttsLoadVoices() {
+  ttsVoices = speechSynthesis.getVoices();
+  const sel = document.getElementById('ttsVoiceSelect');
+  if (!sel) return;
+  sel.innerHTML = '<option value="">System default</option>';
+  ttsVoices.forEach((v, i) => {
+    const opt = document.createElement('option');
+    opt.value = v.name;
+    opt.textContent = `${v.name} (${v.lang})`;
+    if (cfg.ttsVoice && v.name === cfg.ttsVoice) opt.selected = true;
+    sel.appendChild(opt);
+  });
+}
+
+if ('speechSynthesis' in window) {
+  speechSynthesis.onvoiceschanged = ttsLoadVoices;
+  ttsLoadVoices();
+} else {
+  console.warn('Web Speech API not supported.');
+}
+
+function ttsSpeak(text, isUser = false) {
+  if (!cfg.tts) return;
+  if (isUser && !cfg.ttsUser) return;
+  if (!('speechSynthesis' in window)) return;
+
+  // Strip markdown-ish symbols so they don't get read aloud
+  const clean = text
+    .replace(/```[\s\S]*?```/g, 'code block')
+    .replace(/`[^`]+`/g, 'code')
+    .replace(/[*_#>\[\]]/g, '')
+    .replace(/https?:\/\/\S+/g, 'link')
+    .trim();
+  if (!clean) return;
+
+  const utt = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(clean);
+  const voice = ttsVoices.find(v => v.name === cfg.ttsVoice);
+  if (voice) utt.voice = voice;
+  utt.rate   = cfg.ttsRate;
+  utt.pitch  = cfg.ttsPitch;
+  utt.volume = cfg.ttsVol;
+
+  utt.onstart = () => { ttsSpeaking = true; updateTtsIndicator(true); };
+  utt.onend   = () => { ttsSpeaking = false; updateTtsIndicator(false); };
+  utt.onerror = () => { ttsSpeaking = false; updateTtsIndicator(false); };
+
+  speechSynthesis.cancel(); // stop any ongoing
+  speechSynthesis.speak(utt);
+}
+
+function ttsStop() {
+  if ('speechSynthesis' in window) speechSynthesis.cancel();
+  ttsSpeaking = false;
+  updateTtsIndicator(false);
+}
+
+function ttsTest() {
+  // Re-read config values from sliders directly so test is live
+  const rate  = parseFloat(document.getElementById('ttsRateRange')?.value  ?? cfg.ttsRate);
+  const pitch = parseFloat(document.getElementById('ttsPitchRange')?.value ?? cfg.ttsPitch);
+  const vol   = parseFloat(document.getElementById('ttsVolRange')?.value   ?? cfg.ttsVol);
+  const voice = document.getElementById('ttsVoiceSelect')?.value ?? cfg.ttsVoice;
+
+  const utt  = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance('Neural Net Terminal online. Voice readout active. All systems nominal.');
+  const v    = ttsVoices.find(v => v.name === voice);
+  if (v) utt.voice = v;
+  utt.rate = rate; utt.pitch = pitch; utt.volume = vol;
+  speechSynthesis.cancel();
+  speechSynthesis.speak(utt);
+}
+
+function updateTtsIndicator(active) {
+  const el = document.getElementById('ttsIndicator');
+  if (!el) return;
+  el.style.opacity  = active ? '1' : '0.3';
+  el.style.animation = active ? 'pulse 1s ease-in-out infinite' : 'none';
+}
+
+
 applyTheme();
 applyInterface();
 updateStatus();