Listen to any text using podcast-quality voices, private, on-device, using speeds up to 3.5x.
Users
60
+16 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#102K
#85K among extensions
Version
1.0.10
updated 20 Sep 2026
Users
monthly, 4 months
Latest, 19 Oct 2026:60 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 4 months
Latest, 19 Oct 2026:2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About ReadAloud: Podcast-quality text-to-speech
ReadAloud reads any article aloud, right inside the page — using state-of-the-art podcast-quality voices that run entirely in your browser.
Simple and intuitive UI that doesn't get in the way. Full privacy.
HOW IT WORKS
Open an article. The player appears at the right edge of the page, and a "Listen" card with the estimated time appears under the title. Press play, and the main article is read aloud — not the clutter around it. The current sentence lifts in a soft teal tint; the spoken word flashes lime as it goes. Click any word to jump there, or rewind a sentence at a time — you never lose your place.
PRIVACY
Cloud text-to-speech tools send your page text to a server to generate the audio. ReadAloud doesn't — the voice is synthesized on your device, online or offline. Nothing you read leaves your device.
FEATURES
• In-page player that blends into light and dark pages — not a floating widget covering your content
• Podcast-quality voices that run on-device, even offline
• Follow-along highlighting, by sentence and by word
• Click any word to jump playback there, or rewind and skip a sentence at a time
• Listen at any speed from 0.5x to 3.5x
PRICING
• Free — podcast-quality voices,, follow-along highlighting, the in-page player, and speeds up to 2x.
• Premium — $6/month for more podcast-quality voices and speeds up to 3.5x.
GETTING STARTED
1. Install ReadAloud
2. Open any article
3. Press play