ReadText (Text to Speech Reader)

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

ReadText - Your Personal Text-to-Speech Reader

Ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of text online? ReadText transforms your browser into an audiobook! With just a single click, you can turn any webpage into spoken words.

Key Features:

  • Instant Reading: Click the ReadText icon and listen to any text on your screen.
  • Interactive Navigation: Jump to specific sections with ease – no more scrolling frustration!
  • Customizable Sounds: Adjust reading speed and change voices to suit your mood.
  • Multi-Language Support: Access over 30 languages and 100 accents, plus add new languages on your own!
  • Completely Free: Enjoy all features without ads or premium limits.
  • Privacy First: Your data stays private, right on your device. Join the ReadText community today and make reading easier and more enjoyable!
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Manifest V3
Users: 581
-5
Rating: 4.17
(12)
Version: 2.0.5 (Last updated: 2024-10-11)
Creation date: 2023-09-27
Risk: Low risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • https://us.i.posthog.com/*
Size: 500.74K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Updated: a day ago

Ranking

# 37,942 ▼ 69
Other rankings
#292 in Education ▲ 2 #68 in text to speech keyword 62 ▲ 2 #165 in reader keyword 73 ▲ 7

User reviews

Pros
  • Free to use
  • User-friendly interface and straightforward functionality
  • Ability to select specific text for reading
  • Multiple voice options available including UK and German voices
  • No intrusive ads
Cons
  • Missing a play button in many cases
  • First word sometimes cut off when starting audio
  • Lacks support for the Ukrainian language
Most mentioned
  • Ability to select text for reading
  • Quality of voice options
  • Cut-off of the first word when audio starts
  • User satisfaction and helpfulness for multitasking
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
User reviews
It's really helpful, and totally free to use.
by Darian Mitchell, 2025-02-27
Very good. The UK male reader voice is my favourite so far.
by Florian, 2024-08-14
Dear developer, Vijay Ashok, thank you very much for your work on developing and making this useful extension available to the online readers! It is a big help to us! Many thanks again! Best reagrds, Kurdo.
by Kurdo Hasan, 2024-07-29
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Extension safety

Risk impact

ReadText (Text to Speech Reader) requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

ReadText (Text to Speech Reader) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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