Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader

Read aloud the current web-page article with one click, using text to speech (TTS). Supports 40+ languages.

Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader for Edge

Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader is a browser add-on for Edge that converts webpage text into spoken words with just a click. It uses advanced text-to-speech technology, supporting 40+ languages while working seamlessly on diverse websites such as blogs, news sites, textbooks, and more. Users can select from a range of TTS voices and it can read PDF, Google Docs, Google Play Books, Amazon Kindle, and EPUB. Particularly useful for people who prefer listening over reading, people with dyslexia, and children learning to read.

Add-on stats

Version: 2.17.0 (Last updated: 2024-11-30)
Creation date: 2021-09-27
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • identity
  • offscreen
  • scripting
  • storage
  • tts
  • ttsEngine
Host permissions:
  • https://translate.google.com/
Size: 443.56K

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Add-on summary

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Read aloud the current web-page article with one click, using text to speech (TTS). Supports 40+ languages.

Read Aloud uses text-to-speech (TTS) technology to convert webpage text to audio. It works on a variety of websites, including news sites, blogs, fan fiction, publications, textbooks, school and class websites, and online university course materials.

Read Aloud allows you to select from a variety 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, Amazon Polly, IBM Watson, and Microsoft. Some of the cloud-based voices may require additional in-app purchase to enable.

Read Aloud can read PDF, Google Docs, Google Play books, Amazon Kindle, and EPUB (via the excellent EPUBReader extension from epubread.com).

Read Aloud is intended for users who prefer to listen to content instead of reading, people with dyslexia or other learning disabilities, and children learning to read.

To use Read Aloud, simply navigate to the web page you want to read, then click the Read Aloud icon on the browser menu. In addition, the shortcut keys ALT-P, ALT-O, ALT-Comma, and ALT-Period can be used to Play/Pause, Stop, Rewind, and Forward, respectively. 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.

To change the voice, reading speed, pitch, or enable text highlighting, go to the Options page either by right clicking on the Read Aloud icon and choose Options, or by clicking the Gear button on the extension popup (you'll need to stop playback to see the Gear button).

Read Aloud is an open-source project. If you wish to contribute bug fixes or translations, please visit the GitHub page at https://github.com/ken107/read-aloud

User reviews

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Pros
  • Great selection of voices and speeds
  • Helps with reading long paragraphs quickly
  • User-friendly and easy to use
  • Realistic voice quality after recent updates
Cons
  • Crashes frequently, requiring re-enabling or restarting
  • Does not work well with specific platforms like Khan Academy
  • Issues with reading certain formats or files
  • Difficulty adjusting settings like speed
Most mentioned
  • Excellent tool for reading text aloud
  • Frequent crashes and re-enabling required
  • Problems with reading complex texts (e.g., formulas, superscripts)
User reviews
Works perfectly! Smart extension! I love developers!
by Nguyen,, 2024-12-18

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by K, 2024-11-27

Amazing, no bugs, has great voices! Works perfectly okay! I use it when there is long paragraphs I have to read in school. It helps a lot and gets the job done quicker, if it makes sense!
by Ally, 2024-11-19
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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