Text Reader (Text to Speech) TTS by Read me

Text Reader (Text to Speech) TTS by Read me

AI-powered text-to-speech. Compatible with webpages, e-books, PDFs, and more. Summarize any webpage or Youtube video using ChatGPT.

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What is Text Reader (Text to Speech) TTS by Read me?

Text Reader (Text to Speech) TTS by Read me is a popular Chrome extension by thereadme.com. This extension has 329,572 weekly active users, a good user rating of 4.38, and is most similar to Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader and Speechify Text to Speech Voice Reader. The latest version, 1.1.0, was updated 12 days ago.

Stats
Stats date:
Version: 1.1.0 (Last updated: 2023-05-21)
Creation date: 2020-09-18
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tts
  • ttsEngine
  • contextMenus
  • unlimitedStorage
  • storage
  • <all_urls>
  • webRequest
Size: 1.87M
Email: Click to see
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

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Text reader (text to speech)
Text reader (text to speech) (v1.1.0)
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Summary
Readme TTS is a comprehensive Chrome extension that provides a convenient and innovative solution for text-to-speech technology. With its advanced text-to-speech conversion features, it allows you to listen to articles, blog posts, and other written content with just a click of a button. Say goodbye to boring reading and hello to a more enjoyable and hands-free way to consume information. 
 
Readme integrate Summary function, using ChatGPT an advanced language model trained by OpenAI, that allows you to quickly and easily get a summary of any webpage you visit. With just a click of a button, this extension uses advanced natural language processing algorithms to analyze the content of the page and generate a concise summary of its main points.

Some of its key features include:
• Easy text-to-speech conversion.
• Support for multiple languages.
• Adjustable speaking speed.
• Ability to play/pause, skip forward/backward, and adjust volume.
• User-friendly interface.
• Option to choose a male or female voice for speech output.
• Ability to select specific text passages for text to speech conversion.
• Support for additional file formats such as PDF and eBooks.
• Summary text of any webpage you visit.
• Summary function is compatible with various video hosting platforms such as YouTube and Vimeo.
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User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Free
  • Good voice quality
  • Seamless integration
  • Enhances productivity and comprehension
Cons
  • Stops reading randomly
  • Doesn't work well with PDF
  • Pausar (Pause) function doesn't work well
  • Interruptive begging for review
Most mentioned
  • Useful
  • Free
  • Voice quality
  • Productivity
  • PDF
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Safety
Risk impact

Text Reader (Text to Speech) TTS by Read me requires a number of risky permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Text Reader (Text to Speech) TTS by Read me if you trust the publisher.

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypass your security settings, and access your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Risk likelihood

Text Reader (Text to Speech) TTS by Read me has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension, especially ones with higher risk impact and/or higher risk likelihood.

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