BriefCast – Summarize & Read Aloud

Name: BriefCast – Summarize & Read Aloud
Author: Shivani Aggarwal

Summarize any webpage in seconds and listen with karaoke-style highlights. Translate to 15 languages, control reading speed, and save your history — all offline.

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

Data as of 2026-07-26

Version:

1.2.0

Last updated: 2026-06-15

Features & Capabilities

BriefCast turns any webpage into a 90-second audio summary you can actually listen to.

Features: • Karaoke-style reading — each sentence highlights as it's spoken • Offline AI summarization — no API key, no server, no waiting • 3 summary depths: Short (80 words), Medium (160), Detailed (280) • Translate to 15 languages — voice auto-switches to match • Works on every page — news, Wikipedia, blogs, dynamic content • Reading history saved locally — re-read, replay, download as .txt • Font size control for accessibility • 14.5 KB total — no tracking, no subscription, no data leaving your device

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Shivani Aggarwal

Daily users:

Version:

1.2.0 Last updated: 2026-06-15

Version code:

6303971

Creation date:

2026-06-12

Risk:

Permissions:

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

26.17KB

Email:

S.*****@GMAIL.COM

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-26

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 132,992 ▲ 1,627

Other rankings

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Developed by:

Shivani Aggarwal

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/briefcast-summarize-read-aloud/

Email:

S.*****@GMAIL.COM

Is BriefCast – Summarize & Read Aloud Safe?

Risk impact

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BriefCast – Summarize & Read Aloud requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

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BriefCast – Summarize & Read Aloud is recently added, and hasn't been around long enough for us to gather enough data to accurately assess its risk level.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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