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.

What is WebOutLoud - Text to Speech Web Reader?

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.

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Extension stats

By: https://weboutloud.io

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 3,000+

Rating: 3.38 (26)

Version: 2024.10.29.1 (Last updated: 2024-10-30)

Creation date: 2020-05-08

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
contextMenus

Host permissions:

https://weboutloud.io/
https://wol.io.dev.weboutloud.io/

Size: 651.26K

Email: co*****@weboutloud.io

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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# 17895 ▼ 53

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#88 in Education ▲ 1

#40 in text to speech keyword 70 ▲ 3

#54 in speech keyword 32 ▲ 9

#65 in give keyword 7 ▲ 14

#74 in reader keyword 89 ▲ 12

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Not available on Firefox

WebOutLoud - Text to Speech Web Reader (v2024.10.29.1)

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Extension summary

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Listen to the web using text to speech to assist with comprehension--to give your eyes a break.

New in 2024 - AI-Powered website summaries (otherwise known as TLDR). This feature allows you to generate a concise summary of any webpage with a click.

WebOutLoud reads websites out loud using the free voices that are already available in your web browser with the option to upgrade your experience to include Premium voices. No text selection is required. It will automatically continue reading paragraph after paragraph. Not only that, it will highlight words as it reads them and remember where you left off.

Give your eyes a break! Just navigate to any web page and hit play. WebOutLoud will read web pages using text to speech.

It reads pretty much any webpage you can throw at it.
Highlights words and paragraphs as it reads.
Summarize websites with AI (requires premium subscription).
Tell the app where to begin reading using Touch Assist, or enable the powerful Reader Mode to isolate readable content automatically.
Dozens of voices to choose from (selection of free voices is dependent on operating system and extensions.)

The WebOutLoud browser extension for Chrome is free to use with the voices that are built-in to your browser. Premium voices and the AI website summary feature require a premium subscription.

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