Human Reader, powered by ElevenLabs
Listen to any text in the web in a human voice. A simple extension powered by ElevenLabs to convert any text to speech.
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4.16
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25)Review summary
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- High-quality text-to-speech from ElevenLabs
- Saves time and is very helpful
- Works as advertised for most users
- Custom voices are supported
Cons
- Doesn't work on certain websites
- Frequent issues with audio playback and requiring browser restarts
- Inconvenient pricing model for users like those with dyslexia
- Shortcut conflicts with existing Chrome shortcuts
- Requires API key every time it's used
Most mentioned
- Audio playback issues
- Pricing concerns
- Shortcut conflicts
- Quality of text-to-speech
- Usability with custom voices
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Recent rating average:
3.30
All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-09 |  | | en | Use piper, or other.... want something free... use the elevenlabs reader app on mobile (it doesn't use your API key...) this i don't see the value in the app i am giving it a 1 star because you didn't figure out an option for free tts.... |
| 2024-10-18 |  | | en | For some reason, it doesn't work on certain sites. For example, when I try to get it to read any section of this article (https://darioamodei.com/machines-of-loving-grace), the play button just spins forever. Also, the built-in keyboard shortcut to get it to read selected text is 'Ctrl-h', which is ALSO the History shortcut in Chrome. Why would they choose a shortcut that is already in use for the very browser this extension is made for? Poorly planned, and buggy. |
| 2024-10-14 |  | | en | thanks for this grateful extension , it helps me a lot. |
| 2024-10-11 |  | | en | I tried this extension as I am a big fan of ElevenLabs' automated voices. For my use case this extension is completely unviable. As I have dyslexia I rely on screen readers to understand the text I'm reading. The pricing of this solution seems to be aimed at content creators producing videos and other exported assets. It costs $99 for 10 hours of audio - so this would cost me more than $1000 a month - hence my 1 star review. The pricing model for this extension needs to be lower than general pricing which is aimed at exports. If you adjust your pricing for this extension, please let me know I will revise my rating. Thanks, |
| 2024-10-02 |  | | en | Seems to be working great, thanks! |
| 2024-09-27 |  | | en | Extension not working, no play button showing, shortcut (ctrl+h) not working. The website is also not every helpful with errors. |
| 2024-09-06 |  | | en | Hey this is great! Adding keyboard shortcuts would be fantastic :) |
| 2024-07-28 |  | | ||
| 2024-07-24 |  | | en | Sometimes audio playback won't work at all. When that happens, you have to restarting your browser. The little button next to selected text is really nice. But if you start playing the voice, there's no way to stop it without restarting your browser. The fact that I have to restart my entire browser multiple times to use it is a serious offense. 2 stars! You asked for a positive review, but this app is half baked. |
| 2024-07-23 |  | | en | Does what it promises to do. Everything works as expected! |
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