Text Reader: Free Selected Text Reader icon

Text Reader: Free Selected Text Reader

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

Instantly read any selected text or full pages aloud. Free, no login, no data collected — works fully offline.

Users
647
+121 in 30 days
Rating
4.5 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
8
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#38K
#32K among extensions
Version
4.7.1
updated 29 Apr 2026

Users

monthly, 2 years
0324647Apr 2025Feb 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 647 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
048Apr 2025Feb 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 8 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 Text Reader: Free Selected Text Reader

Read selected text out loud with one click. No login. No data collection. No ads. Just free, built-in text-to-speech (TTS). Highlight any text on a webpage, click the extension, and it speaks. Full page Reading. Speed, pitch and volume change option.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+12+1.9%00.00
30 days+121+23.0%00.00
6 months+253+64.2%+1+0.07
1 year+514+386.5%+4−0.50

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Text Reader: Free Selected Text Reader appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
reader#27+37
selection#64new

Version history

7 versions recorded
4.7.129 Apr 2026
4.720 Apr 2026
4.114 Apr 2026
3.5513 Apr 2026
3.326 May 2025
3.212 May 2025
2.3.12 Apr 2025

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
2 Apr 2025
Size
112 KB
Languages
de, en, en-GB, en-US, fil, id, sw, ms
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Extension ID
mhcghjakflmhocjdmkhdflpikhjnembg

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
scriptingactiveTabstoragenotificationstabs

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