Screen Reader for Google Chrome

This extension provides aid for the visually impaired people.

What is Screen Reader for Google Chrome?

Screen Reader for Google Chrome is a unique Chrome Extension that uses text-to-speech technology to read web page text aloud. Developed at Google Hackathon 2012, it provides indispensable assistance to visually impaired users by allowing them to select text to be read aloud. Users can choose their preferred voice and adjust settings from the configuration dialog. While the offering is a side project, issues and feature requests can be reported directly on the creator's GitHub page.

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By: Pawel Uchida-Psztyc

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 2.35 (55)

Version: 0.8.0 (Last updated: 2023-12-12)

Creation date: 2015-01-08

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
tts

Size: 199.68K

Email: ja*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 9052 ▼ 77

Other rankings

#1845 in Accessibility

#5 in screenshot reader keyword 56

#80 in reader keyword 90 ▲ 5

#118 in screen keyword 87 ▲ 8

#223 in speech keyword 34 ▲ 8

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Extension summary

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The extensions allow you to click on a text on a web page to read it aloud using the built-in text-to-speech (TTS) service. You can configure which TTS service to use by clicking on the extension's icon and selecting your favorite voice from the configuration dialog.

It is a Google Hackathon 2012 in Warsaw, Poland, Chrome extension. Each operating system has a text-to-speech service, so consider using them first.

If you need a new feature or spot an issue, you can report it on my GitHub page. I will respond as soon as possible. Remember that it is a side project, and I may have other priorities. But I will try to help as much as I can.

User reviews

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Pros

Works on certain pages
Can improve English reading skills
Underlines the text to be read

Cons

Doesn't work on all pages
Choppy and cuts out partway through a paragraph
Doesn't read everything

Most mentioned

Doesn't work

Recent reviews

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Jannis Giese, 2024-07-12

This chrome extension works very well. Thank you for this!

Fernando Estuesta, 2024-03-14

Works...sort of. Saw the ratings and wanted to see for myself. The main thing is that it works on CERTAIN pages, like Facebook, but not others, like Kindle. So my intended idea of having it read books to me won't work, at least with the Kindle Reader on Chrome for PC.