Screen Reader for Google Chrome

This extension provides aid for the visually impaired people.

Screen Reader for Google Chrome: Aid for the Visually Impaired

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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Extension stats

By: Pawel Uchida-Psztyc

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 2.32

(56)

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

Creation date: 2015-01-08

Permissions:

storage
tts

Size: 199.68K

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

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 7,997 ▲ 58

Other rankings

#1762 in Accessibility ▲ 27

#7 in screenshot reader keyword 57

#65 in reader keyword 46 ▲ 4

#74 in screen keyword 36 ▲ 5

#216 in configure keyword 38 ▼ 10

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works on certain pages like Facebook
Can read selected paragraphs or entire text
Provides a basic screen reading functionality

Cons

Does not work on all pages (e.g., Kindle)
Choppy reading experience, cuts out mid-paragraph
Difficult to activate and use without clear instructions
Lacks customization options for speed and content filtering

Most mentioned

Does not work at all
Need to click text to make it read
Inconsistent performance across different websites
Audio quality is outdated compared to modern text-to-speech technology

User reviews

can't even hear it, doesn't work. i tried highlighting text, clicking text, nothing. not even the settings tester worked.

Craig Jayson, 2024-12-22

schlecht gemacht

Jannis Giese, 2024-07-12

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

Fernando Estuesta, 2024-03-14

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Screen Reader for Google Chrome 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

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Screen Reader for Google Chrome. Use it at your own risk.

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