Narrate web pages with natural voices, speed control, click to seek, and follow along highlighting.
Users
514
+95 in 30 days
Rating
4.8 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
6
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#43K
#36K among extensions
Version
0.4.0
updated 5 Oct 2026
Users
monthly, 9 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:514 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 9 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:6 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Orator — Web Narrator
Orator lets you listen to webpages and documents using natural sounding system voices with an interactive, reader controlled experience (not just “press play and hope”).
Unlike typical text to speech tools, Orator lets you jump, control, and follow along as content is spoken.
Highlights
• Click any sentence to start narration from that exact point
• Multiple system voices with a searchable voice picker
• Adjustable reading speed
• Smooth sentence by sentence highlighting
• Works on long articles, blogs, documentation, and PDFs
• Runs entirely on your device, no servers, no AI, no tracking
Privacy First by Design
Orator processes all content locally on your device using built-in browser and system speech capabilities. No text is sent to external servers. Nothing is recorded or stored remotely.
Permissions Explained
• activeTab — to read the page you explicitly activate Orator on
• scripting — to inject the narrator UI and sentence highlighting
• storage — to save your preferences (voice, speed, UI settings)
Orator is ideal for focused reading, learning, accessibility, and listening to long form content without distractions.