Read&Write for Google Chrome™

Boost reading and writing confidence across all types of content and devices, in class, at work, and at home.

Read&Write for Google Chrome™ is a feature-rich Chrome extension designed to boost confidence in reading and writing. It enables users to interact with digital content in a way that suits their abilities and learning styles. It provides text-to-speech, text and picture dictionaries, speech-to-text, word prediction, summarizing and research tools, voice notes, and simplification of web pages. This extension is free for 30 days and teachers can obtain a free premium subscription.

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By:: https://texthelp.com
Users:: 14,000,000+ -2,000,000
Rating:: 3.49
(1,571) 1 new ratings
Version:: 2.1.535 (Last updated: 2025-04-14)
Creation date:: 2020-06-09
Risk:: High risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: activeTab
contextMenus
storage
tabs
identity
identity.email
scripting
management
offscreen
search
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Host permissions:: <all_urls>
Size:: 41.43M
Email:: in*****@texthelp.com
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 23 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#341 in Accessibility

#1 in chrome keyword 98

#1 in google chrome keyword 98

#4 in google keyword 95

#4 in writing tools keyword 59 ▲ 1

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User reviews

Pros

Helps with reading tasks, especially for educational work
Useful for skimming through documents
Required by some school districts, indicating a level of trust or utility for educational purposes

Cons

Many features are malfunctioning or unavailable
Random intrusive pop-ups that disrupt use
Misspells words and has pronunciation issues

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Read&Write for Google Chrome™ requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Read&Write for Google Chrome™ has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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