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Local Reader: AI On Device Text-to-Speech

by Sambhav Gupta · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 18 Oct 2026

Read websites aloud with an AI model running in your browser

Users
99
+8 in 30 days
Rating
3.9 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
7
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#85K
#71K among extensions
Version
0.4.0
updated 24 Mar 2026

Users

monthly, 12 months
055110Oct 2025May 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 99 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 12 months
047Oct 2025May 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 7 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Local Reader: AI On Device Text-to-Speech

Local Reader is the first AI TTS extension which provides high quality AI voices directly in your browser at no cost. Powered by the extremely capable and efficient Kokoro TTS model, Local Reader dynamically converts your webpages into high quality speech completely on-device using WebGPU.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−3−2.9%00.00
30 days+8+8.8%00.00
6 months+56+130.2%+5+0.86

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Local Reader: AI On Device Text-to-Speech appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
device#56−31

Version history

4 versions recorded
0.4.024 Mar 2026
0.3.027 Dec 2025
0.2.05 Nov 2025
0.1.031 Oct 2025

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
31 Oct 2025
Size
6.3 MB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
sambhavg.github.io
Extension ID
fojpmmgbjcffadgoppmojnggkjhggimc

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 2
Permissions
activeTabscriptingstorage

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