ClaroRead Chrome

ClaroRead Chrome

Speaks aloud text in web pages

What is ClaroRead Chrome?
The 'ClaroRead Chrome' extension is designed to enhance the reading and writing experience for all types of users. It features intuitive functions that read aloud selected text on websites, Google Docs, and accessible PDFs. It speaks aloud your typing input, be it letters, words, or sentences. ClaroRead Chrome also offers useful tools like word prediction for better composition and enables an easy-read coloured overlay. Premium features include the ability to read aloud inaccessible images on screen, spelling checks, speech recognition for dictation, reading in Microsoft Office 365 Word, and additional online text-to-speech voices.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 200,000+
Rating: 3.22 (65)
Version: 35.3.1 (Last updated: 2024-01-05)
Creation date: 2020-04-09
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • identity
  • identity.email
  • tabs
  • tts
  • storage
  • contextMenus
  • nativeMessaging
  • downloads
  • clipboardWrite
  • clipboardRead
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Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 113.25M
Stats date:

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Summary
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Free extension with a few Premium features, see below.

Speak any text on a website by selecting it, point with the mouse to hear text and links and captions, or click Play to hear sentences read out with highlighting to let you keep track of where you are.

Read Google Docs documents back to you so you can proof your work and fix any errors.

Speak accessible PDFs opened in Google Chrome with highlighting by clicking the Play button.

Hear letters, words or sentences spoken back as you type. Simply type in to web pages and hear what you type as you type it. For letters, hear the letter names or sounds spoken back to you, whichever helps you understand better.

Turn on a coloured overlay so pages are tinted to the colour you find easiest to read - no more glaring black on white text.

Change the speed of the spoken voice, slower for comprehension, faster for efficiency.

Activate word prediction to help you with writing and composition - find that elusive word you want. Now includes subject-specific prediction dictionaries and larger base dictionaries!

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to use
  • Supports multiple languages
  • Frequently updated
  • Useful for dyslexic users
  • Reads text wherever the mouse points
  • Good range of voices
Cons
  • Recent updates removed some preferred features
  • Issues with browser compatibility
  • Doesn't work offline
  • Doesn't properly read web addresses
  • Intrusive play button pop-up
Most mentioned
  • Usefulness in aiding reading
  • Range of available voices
  • Compatibility issues
  • Missing features in recent updates
  • Clarity of voices
Recent reviews
it used to work just fine in just as just a chrome applecation but after it changed paret company or rebranding, idk dont care, it's just worthless now. have been useing it for close to 6 years and more and more things are just removed with no explonation. it just is not funktional anymore.
by Harper Sandner Harper Sandner, 2023-10-16

Ik heb de extensie tijdens mijn afstudeerproject gebruikt en had het echt niet zonder kunnen doen, nu missen er opeens een aantal features zoals het sneller lezen van tekst waar ik echt niet zonder kan. Als dit achter een paywall zit kan ik die niet vinden en wil ze graag terug hebben. Ik wil er best voor betalen, maar de site en extensie zelf zijn super onduidelijk.
by Selina Geboers Selina Geboers, 2023-08-29

herrlich.....
by ich schreiber ich schreiber, 2022-05-01
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Safety
Risk impact

ClaroRead Chrome is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive 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 ClaroRead Chrome if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

ClaroRead Chrome has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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