Read any webpage quietly with dark mode, artistic fonts or read it aloud with natural sounding voices 📖
Users
260
−24 in 30 days
Rating
4.2 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
4
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#57K
#48K among extensions
Version
2.8.2
updated 6 Oct 2026
Users
monthly, 2 years
Latest, 17 Oct 2026:260 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 2 years
Latest, 17 Oct 2026:4 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About PNL Reader: read quietly or read aloud
Main Features
1. Audio Player & Text-to-Speech 🔊: Select any text and have it read aloud with a natural-sounding audio player.
2. Multiple themes, including Dark and Light Mode 🎨: Switch between multiple themes—including Dark, Light, Solarized, Dracula, and more—to match your reading preference and reduce eye strain.
3. Paper-like Reading Page 📝: Enjoy a beautifully refined reading page with improved background, border, and shadow for a true paper feel.
4. PDF Reader with arXiv & More Support 📄: Seamlessly load and read PDFs from arXiv and many other sites, with integrated dictionary lookup.
5. Dictionary Integration 📚: Compatible with Dictionariez, allowing you to instantly look up any word on web pages by simply clicking on it.
6. Privacy First 🔒: PNL Reader respects your privacy by using the ActiveTab permission to create reader mode on the webpage you clicked on, only active when you click to activate the app.
7. Multiple Fonts 🖋️: Choose from handwriting and screen-friendly sans-serif fonts for your comfort. You can even add/mange custom fonts from your local computer.
8. Navigation Shortcuts ⌨️: Easily navigate to the previous or next page on popular web novel websites such as Wattpad, RoyalRoad and ScribbleHub with convenient keyboard shortcuts.
9. Open Source: https://github.com/pnlpal/pnl-reader
Dictionariez Integration
To look up any word on web pages, download and use Dictionariez: https://github.com/pnlpal/dictionariez#install
Feedback and Support
I'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions! If you encounter any issues or have any feedback, please reach out to me at Programming N' Language Community: https://pnl.dev/category/3/feedback