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Wavenet for Chrome

by Michael Poirier-Ginter · Workflow & Planning
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View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Text-to-Speech (TTS) extension that transforms highlighted text into high-quality natural sounding audio using Google Cloud's…

Users
10K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.4 / 5
−0.11 in 30 days
Ratings
92
−1 in 30 days
Store rank
#7,456
#6,331 among extensions
Version
12
updated 30 Jul 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years
3,0006,50010KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 10,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
205794Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 92 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 Wavenet for Chrome

Text-to-Speech (TTS) extension that transforms highlighted text into high-quality natural sounding audio using Google Cloud's Text-to-Speech. You need to create your own API Key in order to use this extension (see the included video for instructions). Features - Support for all Google WaveNet, Neural2, News, Studio voices and languages. - Adjustable pitch and speed. - Download selected text to an MP3 file. - SSML support - Shortcut to read aloud (Cmd+Shift+S on macOS and Ctrl+Shift+S on windows) - Shortcut to download selected text (Cmd+Shift+E on macOS and Ctrl+Shift+E on windows) - Chunk selected text into sentences to bypass the 5000 character limit and lower usage cost.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%−1−0.11
30 days0+0.0%−1−0.11
6 months0+0.0%−1−0.10
1 year0+0.0%+5−0.27

Version history

10 versions recorded
1230 Jul 2023
1127 Jul 2023
1026 Jul 2023
819 Jul 2023
722 Feb 2023
619 Feb 2023
51 Mar 2021
421 Feb 2021

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
15 Feb 2020
Size
4.6 MB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0
Permissions
contextMenusdownloadsstorageactiveTabscriptingoffscreen
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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