Page to Speech

This extension will produce English speech to whatever text you highlight on a webpage.Highlight text and click the extension's icon
What is Page to Speech?
Page to Speech is a Chrome extension that allows you to convert highlighted English text on webpages to speech. Simply highlight the desired text and click on the extension's icon to listen. You can also use hotkeys for convenience.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-11-23
Users: 44
Version: 2.0.1 (Last updated: 2015-12-18)
Creation date: 2015-12-18
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • clipboardRead
Size: 50.25K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This tiny extension will produce English speech to whatever English text you highlight on a webpage.Highlight the desired text on the page or use Ctrl(Cmd)+A to select the entire page's contents and click on the extension's icon to listen to the text. You can also use the Shift+Y hotkey to produce speech. The extension will either try to produce speech from the text you highlighted on the page or from the clipboard (whatever you have currently copied in the clipboard, no matter whether it is copied from a page or from an external program)

Extension safety

Risk impact

Page to Speech requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Page to Speech may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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