# Anything Reader

> Offline and fully private Text to Speech, read aloud any web page.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/anything-reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/anything-reader)

## Overview

- **ID:** `anything-reader`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Curious Cosmos
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,privacy-security,language-support
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-21
- **First published:** 2026-05-17
- **Size:** 80 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/anything-reader/)

## Description

Anything Reader

Private, offline AI text-to-speech for PDFs, articles, books & web pages.

Turn anything into immersive audio with beautiful natural AI voices.
Read PDFs, EPUBs, articles, research papers, blogs, and websites without distractions.

Unlike most readers, Anything Reader is built with privacy first:
- 🔒 Fully offline AI voices
- 🚫 No tracking of what you read
- ⚡ Fast local processing
- 🎧 Natural high-quality narration
- 🌙 Clean distraction-free reading mode

Features
<ul><li>Read web pages aloud instantly</li><li>Smart article extraction</li><li>Natural AI-powered offline voices</li><li>Word-by-word highlighting</li><li>Minimal modern reader interface</li><li>Dark mode support</li><li>Keyboard-friendly controls</li><li>Lightweight &amp; fast</li></ul>
Perfect For
<ul><li>Students</li><li>Researchers</li><li>ADHD-friendly reading</li><li>Multitasking</li><li>Accessibility</li><li>Long articles &amp; papers</li><li>Learning on the go</li></ul>
Privacy First

Anything Reader is designed to keep your reading private.
Your content stays on your device whenever possible.

No clutter. No noisy dashboards. Just reading that flows like liquid neon through a quiet midnight library. 📚✨

## Rankings

- #59,292 — Overall
- #200 — myth
- #248 — reader

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `unlimitedStorage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/anything-reader)