ReadText (Text to Speech) by MagicLabs

ReadText (Text to Speech) by MagicLabs

Single-click text-to-speech magic directly in your browser. Multi-task and customize in 30+ languages, effortlessly and for free.

Merlin
Stats
Users: 264 ▲ 16
Rating: 4.83 (6)
Version: 1.6.1 (Last updated: 2024-02-02)
Creation date: 2023-09-27
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • tts
  • storage
Size: 103.42K
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Summary

Struggling to balance work emails, trending articles, and that eBook you've been meaning to finish? Transform your Chrome into a personal reading assistant with ReadText!

➤ Get new voices at no cost!

You can acquire new voices, languages, and accents for your operating system without charge, courtesy of sources such as Microsoft, Apple, and Google. Once installed correctly, ReadText will automatically recognize them.

☑ Windows 11: Navigate to Settings → Time & Language → Language & Region ☑ Windows 10: Navigate to Settings → Time & Language → Language ☑ macOS: Go to System Preferences → Accessibility → Speech → System voice → Customize... ☑ ChromeOS: Access Settings → Manage accessibility features → Text-to-Speech voice settings → Speech Engines

** Why ReadText is a Game-Changer **

➤ Multi-Task Like a Pro: Highlight text, and a control panel pops up instantly. Switch between your news article and work email without missing a beat.

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User reviews
by Vijay Ashok Vijay Ashok, 2024-01-18

Although its great, there is a major issue, in majority of the cases I don't see the play button and it doesn't read the text to me.
by flowiw ghar flowiw ghar, 2024-03-19

Good
by Vikram Senthilkumar Vikram Senthilkumar, 2024-02-02
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Safety
Risk impact

ReadText (Text to Speech) by MagicLabs is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

ReadText (Text to Speech) by MagicLabs has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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