Selection Reader (Text to Speech)

High quality text-to-speech reader capable of seamlessly reading large amounts of text.
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Selection Reader (Text to Speech) is a lightweight and efficient Chrome extension designed for effortless text reading. Unlike other text-to-speech tools that falter with longer passages or demand excessive permissions, Selection Reader offers a streamlined experience. Simply highlight any amount of text and right-click to have it read aloud in high-quality voice.

Ideal for students, professionals, or anyone seeking an accessible and reliable reading companion, this extension delivers near-unlimited text-to-speech capabilities swiftly and securely. Say goodbye to character limitations and slow loading—Selection Reader makes text consumption easy and enjoyable directly from your browser.

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By:
David Heaney
Users:
200,000
Rating:
3.64
(719)
Version:
1.8.9 Last updated: 2018-09-10
Creation date:
2018-09-08
Risk:
Very low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
  • storage
Size:
32.20K
Full description:
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Source:
Chrome Web Store
Updated:
a day ago

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# 1,275 ▲ 10
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User reviews

Users appreciate that this text-to-speech extension is free with unlimited usage and works better than many alternatives, especially providing natural-sounding voices in multiple languages like Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and English. It's simple and effective for reading aloud selected text. However, several users have reported the extension stopping working or needing updates to remain compatible, voice setting bugs that reset language choices, mispronunciations of certain words, and slow reading speed. Additional feature requests include pause, continue, and text highlighting support.
Pros
  • Free with unlimited word limit
  • Works better than many other text-to-speech extensions
  • Good natural-sounding voice in Brazilian Portuguese
  • Simple, easy to use, and effective
  • Supports multiple languages including Russian, Spanish, English and performs well in those
Cons
  • Stopped working or stopped functioning for some users (needs updates)
  • Occasional bugs with voice settings resetting to English when changing speed
  • Errors in pronouncing certain words
  • Slow reading speed reported by some users
  • Lack of additional features like pause and continue or text highlighting
Recent reviews
toda esta basura que dicen que funcionan, ninguna hace nada
by Ro*****, 2025-05-11
dejo de fuscionas, pueden actualizalo ya esta aplicacion es muy util
by Jo*****, 2025-05-07
Deben actualizarla dejó de funcionar y era una delas mejores. Actualicenla para que sea compatible con google
by Ig*****, 2025-03-29
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Selection Reader (Text to Speech) does not require any sensitive permissions.

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    Risk likelihood

    Selection Reader (Text to Speech) has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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