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Read Aloud: Text to Speech for Any Webpage

by moshikporat · Accessibility
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Read any webpage out loud with natural voices. Free text to speech (TTS) reader — articles, PDFs, selected text. Works offline.

Users
56
+4 in 30 days
Rating
3.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#103K
#86K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 16 May 2026

Users

monthly, 5 months
03263May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 56 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 5 months
012May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 2 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 Read Aloud: Text to Speech for Any Webpage

Read any webpage out loud — for free. One click and Read Aloud TTS turns articles, blogs, news, and selected text into natural-sounding speech in 40+ languages. ✓ One-click read — floating speaker button on every page ✓ Read selected text only — highlight + click Play ✓ 100+ natural voices included free (uses your system's built-in voices) ✓ 40+ languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, and more ✓ Speed control 0.5×–2.5× — perfect for speed-listening or learning ✓ Pitch control + voice picker per language ✓ Sentence-by-sentence highlighting so you can follow along ✓ Keyboard shortcut: Alt + R to play/pause anywhere ✓ Right-click any text → Read aloud ✓ Works offline — no account, no signup, no ads, no tracking PERFECT FOR • Students reading long articles or research papers • People with dyslexia, ADHD, or vision impairment • Multitaskers who want to "listen" while doing chores or commuting • ESL learners practicing pronunciation • Writers proofreading their own work by ear • Anyone with screen fatigue HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the extension 2. Open any webpage 3. Click the floating speaker icon (bottom-right) or press Alt + R 4. Click the icon again to pause, or right-click for full controls LANGUAGES SUPPORTED English (US, UK, AU, IN), Spanish, Portuguese (BR, PT), French, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean — plus any voice installed on your OS.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−2−3.4%00.00
30 days+4+7.7%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Read Aloud: Text to Speech for Any Webpage appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
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Version history

1 versions recorded
1.0.016 May 2026

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
16 May 2026
Size
16 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
calc-tech.com
Support
calc-tech.com
Extension ID
gpcgbgibifgjdpoemahepkjiannfmcco

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
storagecontextMenus

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