Request:

Adobe Acrobat’s Read Aloud / text-to-speech feature currently caps playback speed at 2x. For users who rely on TTS as a serious reading and accessibility workflow, 2x is still too slow. Please allow higher playback speeds, ideally up to at least 5x, with fine-grained controls in 0.1x increments and the ability to save a default preferred speed.

Why this matters:

Many users do not use TTS only as casual narration. They use it to read long PDFs, academic articles, legal documents, reports, and accessibility materials at the pace their comprehension allows. A 2x cap unnecessarily limits experienced TTS users and makes Acrobat less useful for high-volume reading workflows.

Suggested implementation:

Add a numeric speed field or expanded slider for Read Aloud, with values such as 0.5x–5.0x, adjustable in 0.1x increments, plus a setting to remember the user’s preferred speed across documents.