Read aloud pasted text, PDFs, and documents with Claude voices. A free AI text-to-speech reader with playback and audio downloads.
Users
624
+153 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#39K
#33K among extensions
Version
1.2.7
updated 14 Oct 2026
Users
monthly, 3 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:624 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
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Latest, 15 Oct 2026:1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Claude Read Aloud: Free AI Text to Speech Reader
Read aloud text from documents, your own writing, or directly from live webpages with available Claude voices. Claude Reader turns the text you choose into natural audio that you can listen to in the extension or download for later.
Key features
• Add text from Google Docs, PDFs, or your own writing
• Read selected text from any webpage: highlight the text, double-click the selection, then choose the Claude Reader extension icon
• Choose from the Claude voices available to your account
• Listen immediately or download the generated audio
• Pause, resume, rewind, and adjust playback speed
• Use a simple, focused AI text-to-speech reader without unrelated browser tools
How it works
1. Sign in to Claude.
2. Paste or upload content, or highlight text on a webpage, double-click the selection, and choose the Claude Reader extension icon.
3. Choose an available voice and generate the audio.
4. Listen with the playback controls or download the result.
Claude Reader is useful for reviewing drafts, studying documents, listening to longer passages, checking the flow of written work, and making selected content easier to consume.
Platform scope
This extension uses the Claude voice workflow for text you paste or upload and for text you select directly on live webpages through the extension shortcut.
Claude Reader is an independent extension and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.