Read The Web

Text-to-speech for Web Content

What is Read The Web?

Read The Web is a popular Chrome extension by kurzweiledu.com. This extension has 265,386 weekly active users, an average user rating of 2.76, and is most similar to Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader and Select and Speak - Text to Speech. The latest version, 3.2.29, was updated 4 months ago.

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By: http://kurzweiledu.com

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Users: 265,386 ▼ -105,139

Rating: 2.76 (50)

Version: 3.2.29 (Last updated: 2023-02-06)

Creation date: 2020-07-02

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
tabs
storage
<all_urls>
nativeMessaging
http://*/*
https://*/*
identity

Size: 700.42K

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Read The Web (v3.2.28)

2 4,458

ChromeStats Rank

# 1138 ▼ 195

Other rankings

#1241 in Accessibility ▼ 57

#56 in text to speech keyword

#71 in speech to text keyword ▼ 1

#72 in web keyword ▼ 6

#75 in speech keyword ▼ 1

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Summary

Read The Web is free with a subscription to Kurzweil 3000. If you don’t have a subscription, sign-up for a 30-day free trial. You’ll get access to Read The Web, our web app, and much more.  Click “Website” to the right and Signup Free on the top right corner.  

Add the Kurzweil 3000 Read The Web Chrome Extension to read aloud web content. You can now listen to articles for that research project you’re working on, comments or directions on your school learning platform, or just catch up on news, all in 30 natural text-to-speech voices that read aloud in 17 languages and dialects.

•    Read efficiently with audio text-to-speech and moving highlights
•    Reduce reading fatigue with human-quality text-to-speech voices
•    Improve comprehension with instant access to 3 dictionaries
•    Customize reading rate and presentation to suit your preferences
•    Highlight key facts and extract them to a mind map or bulleted list


Each individual deserves tools that help them unlock their potential. Kurzweil Education offers proven, research-based, literacy solutions that address unique learning challenges and develop the literacy skills that lead to academic and personal success.

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Pros

Decent voice selection
Effective for TTS
Good for accessibility
Helpful for those with learning disabilities
Great for reading general web articles

Cons

Bug where it prevents images from loading
Buggy and clunky
Doesn't read PDFs
Doesn't integrate with main reader's word pronunciation
Popup can be annoying and get in the way
Login and credential issues
Can't be moved from upper right position
Doesn't hold settings and won't remember reading speed
Overlap with buttons displayed on other websites
Limited in use due to flaws

Most mentioned

Bug with images not loading
Buggy and clunky
Popup can be annoying
Login and credential issues
Doesn't read PDFs
Limited in use due to flaws
Good for accessibility
Effective for TTS
Decent voice selection
Helpful for those with learning disabilities

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Safety

Risk impact

Read The Web requires a number of risky permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Read The Web if you trust the publisher.

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Risk likelihood

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