Text Narrator
This extension narrates text on the page.
What is Text Narrator?
Text Narrator is an open source Chrome extension that uses Chrome's built-in Text-to-Speech API to narrate text on webpages. It has been tested on Windows 8 and OSX and is available on GitHub for source code and issue tracking.
Extension stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on
2022-06-12
By: Jeffrey Yang
Users: 50,000+ 
Rating: 2.94
(54)
Creation date: 2014-01-20
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- contextMenus
- tabs
- tts
- http://*/
- https://*/
Size: 19.24K
URLs: Privacy policy
Other platforms
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary
This is an open source simple text-to-speech narrator that uses Chrome's built-in Text-to-Speech API.
Tested on Windows 8 and OSX so far. Please report any issues.
Source code and issue tracking are available here: https://github.com/sajacy/textnarrator-chrome-extension
User reviews
Only thing I miss is to control read speed otherwise it is great. Don't read old reviews. Improvement has been done.
by 
Ninad N, 2021-01-19
Ninad N, 2021-01-19This was super helpful when writing my Wattpad story. I like to hear others read my stories to see how it sounds but I live alone and it was super late so this helped a lot!
by 
shoto todoroki, 2020-09-23
shoto todoroki, 2020-09-23Does exactly what I need it to. I have ADHD, which makes it difficult for me to focus on the words on the page. Listening to the text being spoken at the same time means that if I zone out and miss what I was trying to read, I have a fallback in being able to hear it too. What this does well for me in particular is that I can target which text I want it to read to me, letting me skip over things that are repetitive, irrelevant, and uninteresting, which are things that cause me to lose focus more often. Another benefit this has is that I can easily jump *backwards* too, letting me re-read text I lost focus on.
by Ella Threlfall, 2020-04-15
Extension safety
Risk impact
Text Narrator requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Text Narrator may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.
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