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ReadSmart: AI Summary & Text to Speech

by ig.tech Β· Communication
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

One-click AI summaries + text-to-speech for any article. Turn 20-min reads into 2-min listens. Free, no signup, privacy-first.

Users
7
+1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#223K
#187K among extensions
Version
1.0.1
updated 8 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 4 months
047Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 7 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 4 months
001Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 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 ReadSmart: AI Summary & Text to Speech

Save articles to "read later" β€” then never read them? ReadSmart fixes that. 🎯 WHAT IT DOES Open any article β†’ click the ReadSmart icon β†’ get an AI summary β†’ listen to it aloud. A 20-minute article becomes a 2-minute audio summary. ✨ KEY FEATURES β€’ AI-Powered Summaries β€” Uses Groq's fast LLM to extract key points from any article, blog, or news story β€’ Text-to-Speech β€” Listen to summaries with your browser's native voices (no cloud TTS needed) β€’ One-Click Operation β€” No copy-pasting, no tab switching. Works on the page you're already reading β€’ Privacy-First β€” Your API key stays in your browser. No accounts, no tracking, no data collection β€’ Free Tier β€” Uses Groq's free API tier (1M tokens/day). Optional: bring your own key for unlimited use β€’ Works Everywhere β€” News sites, blogs, Medium, Substack, Wikipedia, research papers, and more πŸ”’ PRIVACY & SECURITY β€’ All data processed locally in your browser β€’ API key stored in chrome.storage (never leaves your device except for API calls) β€’ No analytics, no tracking pixels, no third-party cookies β€’ Open source: github.com/igorusovich/readsmart-extension πŸš€ PERFECT FOR β€’ Commuters who want to "read" articles while driving β€’ Students researching papers quickly β€’ Professionals staying updated on industry news β€’ Anyone with a "read later" list that never gets read πŸ“‹ HOW TO USE 1. Install the extension 2. Open any article or blog post 3. Click the ReadSmart icon in your toolbar 4. Click "Summarize & Listen" 5. Press Play to hear the summary Optional: Add your own Groq API key in Settings for unlimited summaries. πŸ’¬ WHAT USERS SAY "Finally catching up on my saved articles during my commute." β€” Early user

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days+1+16.7%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where ReadSmart: AI Summary & Text to Speech appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
ai summarisation#94new

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.0.18 Jun 2026
1.0.03 Jun 2026

Details

Category
Communication
First seen
3 Jun 2026
Size
22 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
shqj667uay3pw.kimi.page
Support
shqj667uay3pw.kimi.page
Extension ID
lcnacaggnemeejdkohlnffjehjhbpepg

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
activeTabstoragescripting
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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