WebOutLoud - Text to Speech Web Reader

Name: WebOutLoud - Text to Speech Web Reader
Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Author: Bret W. Lester

Listen to the web using text to speech. Perfect for dyslexia, low vision, students, researchers, kids, learning to read.

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WebOutLoud is a powerful text-to-speech Chrome extension designed for effortless listening to web content. Ideal for individuals with dyslexia, low vision, students, researchers, kids, or anyone learning to read, it uses high-quality native voices or dozens of premium voices across multiple languages. Simply navigate to a webpage and click play—no text selection needed, as WebOutLoud automatically continues paragraph reading while highlighting words for enhanced comprehension.

Featuring a seamless 'Click Assist' for user-directed reading or a Smart Mode that isolates readable content automatically, this extension delivers a smooth and customizable listening experience. Built with Microsoft's advanced text-to-speech technology, WebOutLoud supports almost any webpage, improving accessibility and productivity with easy navigation and multilingual options.

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Version:

2025.2.19.1 Last updated: 2025-02-20

Creation date:

2022-03-11

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Permissions:

storage
activeTab
contextMenus

Host permissions:

https://weboutloud.io/
https://wol.io.dev.weboutloud.io/

Size:

630.89KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Edge Add-on Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-10

Ranking

# 4,529 ▲ 80

Other rankings

#1265 in Productivity ▲ 18

#26 in speech to text keyword 40

#27 in text to speech keyword 73 ▲ 4

#37 in listen keyword 14 ▲ 1

#38 in speech keyword 65

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WebOutLoud - Text to Speech Web Reader (v2025.2.19.1)

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User reviews

It has all the features I was looking for

by Mo*****, 2024-10-21

cannot use browser voices, that other TTS plugins can use.

by As*****, 2024-01-13

it's very helpful for my studies, thank you very much for create like this application.

by Ba*****, 2023-05-23

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WebOutLoud - Text to Speech Web Reader requires very minimum permissions.

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