Reads articles aloud using the toolbar popup controls.
Users
10
−1 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#192K
#160K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 28 Jan 2026
Users
monthly, 9 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:10 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 9 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Listen to Article
# Listing Copy
## Short description (store)
Read articles aloud with local text-to-speech, selection reading, and zero tracking.
## Full description
Listen to Article reads web articles aloud using your browser's built-in SpeechSynthesis. It works entirely on-device, with no tracking or data sent anywhere. Use it for accessibility, reducing eye strain, or staying productive while multitasking.
## Key features
- Article reading with play, pause/resume, and stop
- Jump to next/previous paragraph and repeat the last paragraph
- Read selected text from any page
- Voice selector and speed control
- Adjustable sentence pause between segments
- Multiple highlight styles and contrast presets
- Copy text and download .txt for offline reading
- Resume from the last position
- Progress indicator and optional highlight while reading
## How it works
1) Open a page with an article.
2) Click the toolbar icon to open the popup.
3) Press Play to start reading, or select text and use Read Selected Text.
4) Use Next/Prev/Repeat to navigate and Resume or Restart to continue where you left off.
## Permissions (plain language)
The extension needs access to the current page so it can extract visible text and read it aloud. It does not collect or send data.
Independently developed by Dhiraj Dixit (AirdropBuzz.com).
Growth
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
−1
−9.1%
0
0.00
30 days
−1
−9.1%
0
0.00
6 months
−4
−28.6%
0
0.00
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