WebOutLoud - Text to Speech Web Reader
Listen to the web using text to speech. Perfect for dyslexia, low vision, students, researchers, kids, learning to read.
WebOutLoud: Text to Speech for Easy Web Listening
WebOutLoud - Text to Speech Web Reader is a Chrome extension designed to read website content aloud using your browser's built-in voices or premium options. It's ideal for individuals with dyslexia, visual impairments, those learning to read, or anyone looking to rest their eyes. With the ability to highlight text as it's spoken and remember where you stopped, it enhances comprehension and reading fluency. The new AI-Powered TLDR feature succinctly summarizes webpages, making information consumption faster and easier. The extension is free for basic browser voices, with a premium subscription offering enhanced voices, AI summaries, and cross-platform functionality with iOS and Mac.
Extension stats
Manifest V3
Permissions:
- storage
- activeTab
- contextMenus
Host permissions:
- https://weboutloud.io/
- https://wol.io.dev.weboutloud.io/
Size: 652.29K
Email: co*****@weboutloud.io
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works well with various types of content (emails, newsletters, PDFs, web pages)
- Highlighting words as they are read helps maintain focus
- Ability to skip sections while reading
- Natural sounding voice (in some reviews)
- Responsive developer support
Cons
- Requires registration and sign-up before use
- Forces users to download an iPhone app for full functionality
- Some voices sound unnatural or have mispronunciations
- Issues with reading text containing many links
- Limited options for language and voice selection
Most mentioned
- Need for sign-up and requiring the iPhone app
- Inconsistent voice quality and mispronunciations
- Utility for reading various types of content
- Highlighting feature to aid comprehension
- Developer responsiveness to user feedback
User reviews
trash , didn't even work.
by 
Manish Gupta, 2025-02-23
Manish Gupta, 2025-02-23No sirve
by 
Luciana, 2025-02-03
Luciana, 2025-02-03Works great! Amazing Job! So cleanl.
by 
Pizza Sauce, 2024-06-25
Pizza Sauce, 2024-06-25Extension safety
Risk impact
WebOutLoud - Text to Speech Web Reader requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of WebOutLoud - Text to Speech Web Reader. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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