Voice Reader: Read Aloud Text to Speech (TTS)

AI-powered text-to-speechе (TTS). Read aloud current web-page article, books and PDF files.
What is Voice Reader: Read Aloud Text to Speech (TTS)?
Voice Reader: Read Aloud Text to Speech (TTS) is an AI-powered Edge add-on that utilizes advanced deep learning techniques to synthesize natural human speech in over 40 languages. It offers a variety of text-to-speech voices, including those from browser and cloud service providers, and can read the content of web pages, PDFs, and ebooks with natural-sounding voices.
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Add-on stats

Rating: 4.30 (55)
Version: 1.1.5 (Last updated: 2024-08-01)
Creation date: 2022-02-21
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tts
  • ttsEngine
  • contextMenus
  • unlimitedStorage
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • sidePanel
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 2.29M

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Add-on summary

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Readme is a text-to-speech extension that uses advanced deep learning techniques to synthesize natural human speech in more than 40 languages.

With tons of text-to-speech voices, including those provided natively by the browser, as well as by text-to-speech cloud service providers such as Google WaveNet, you will be able to improve your productivity!

Readme can read aloud the content of any web pages, pdfs & ebooks with natural sounding voices.

How to use it?

Simply navigate to the web page you want to read, then click the Readme icon on the Chrome menu. In the sidebar that opens, click the play button, after which automatic playback of the text contained on the page will begin.

You may select the text you want to read before activating the extension. Right-clicking on the selected text will provide you with yet another context-menu option to activate read aloud.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Ability to view text in a side pane and control reading sentence by sentence
  • Fast reading compared to the built-in read aloud function
  • Large selection of voices available for text-to-speech
Cons
  • Difficult to find good American voices due to poor organization
  • Issues with functionality on PDF documents
  • Problems with the extension not working or crashing
Most mentioned
  • Problems with voice selection and organization
  • Technical issues leading to the extension malfunctioning
  • Desire for improved user interface, including text highlighting
User reviews
The best part is being able to view the text in the side pane and being able to start and stop it sentence by sentence. There's a huge selection of voices, which is good but is also not good because it's too hard to find the good American voices in the list. They could organize that better.
by Dathan, 2024-11-14
its faster than the read aloud function
by david, 2024-11-13
I think there is room for improvement. I like to see each word being highlighted when it is being read so it helps my eyes follow the text and help me better understand what I am reading. I like the feature that enables me to right click on the highlighted text and choose "read aloud." It would be helpful to use more generic and natural voices like what ChatGPT uses that mimics a real human being talking with the use of AI. I wish I could easily drag and drop texts in the window on the right side, but I have to trash the text first, click on the blue button then paste the text. Thank you for creating this free application.
by Ellie, 2024-10-30
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Voice Reader: Read Aloud Text to Speech (TTS) requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Voice Reader: Read Aloud Text to Speech (TTS) is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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