Echo: Read X, ChatGPT, Substack & Web Text Aloud icon

Echo: Read X, ChatGPT, Substack & Web Text Aloud

by studiobolden · echoreadaloud.com · Tools
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View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 21 Oct 2026

Reads X posts, Grok and ChatGPT answers, Substack articles, and any selected web text aloud.

Users
13
+5 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#182K
#152K among extensions
Version
0.2.1
updated 21 Jul 2026

Users

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0613Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 13 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

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001Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Echo: Read X, ChatGPT, Substack & Web Text Aloud

Text-to-speech for X, ChatGPT, Grok & Substack. Read any web text aloud with a private, on-device voice. Free, no account. SINGLE PURPOSE Echo's single purpose is to read X posts, Grok and ChatGPT answers, Substack articles, and selected web text aloud. Echo is a free text-to-speech extension that reads X posts, Grok and ChatGPT answers, Substack articles, and any text you select aloud — in a clear, natural voice generated on your own device. Turn your feed into a podcast. Listen while you cook, commute, or rest your eyes. HOW IT WORKS • On X, Echo adds a headphones button to posts and Grok answers. • On ChatGPT, Echo adds a headphones button to assistant answers. • On Substack, Echo adds a Listen button to the article action row. • On any other web page, select text, right-click, and choose "Read selection with Echo." Click it and the post, answer, article, or selection is read aloud. Controls live in a side-panel player. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Most read-aloud extensions ship your text to a cloud voice API. Echo doesn't. • Speech is synthesized locally, so the text you read is never sent to Echo. • Works offline after a one-time ~80 MB voice download. • No account, no API key, no sign-up. • Anonymous usage stats are optional and off by default. PLAYER & CONTROLS • Side-panel player with a live transcript you can click to jump around. • Scrub bar, adjustable speed, and previous/next sentence controls. • Pronunciation editor for tickers, acronyms, and finance shorthand, so names and symbols are spoken the way you mean them. GOOD TO KNOW • The voice is currently English only. • The first Listen downloads the voice model (~80 MB, once). Every play after that is instant and offline. • Requires Chrome 116 or newer. Great for catching up on long threads, reading AI answers hands-free, listening to Substack essays, or turning any article into audio while you do something else. Website: https://echoreadaloud.com Privacy policy: https://echoreadaloud.com/privacy Support: https://echoreadaloud.com/support Echo is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by X Corp., OpenAI, Substack, or Google.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+3+30.0%00.00
30 days+5+62.5%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
0.2.121 Jul 2026
0.2.016 Jul 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
16 Jul 2026
Size
6.0 MB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
echoreadaloud.com
Support
echoreadaloud.com
Extension ID
acmcamiebaibkbafoancpkdapcijoine

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
offscreenstoragesidePanelcontextMenusalarmsscripting
Site access
https://x.com/*https://twitter.com/*https://*.substack.com/*https://chatgpt.com/*https://chat.openai.com/*https://publish.twitter.com/*https://cdn.syndication.twimg.com/*https://*.aptabase.com/*https://huggingface.co/*https://*.huggingface.co/*and 1 more

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