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
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:7 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 4 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About ReadSmart: AI Summary & Text to Speech
Save articles to "read later" β then never read them? ReadSmart fixes that.
π― 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.
β¨ 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
π 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
π 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
π 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.
π¬ WHAT USERS SAY
"Finally catching up on my saved articles during my commute." β Early user
Growth
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7 days
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30 days
+1
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Chrome Web Store search rankings
Where ReadSmart: AI Summary & Text to Speech appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change