# Opaque-tts

> An extension to transcribe and view offline of articles from medium or other news outlets.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/opaque-tts](https://chrome-stats.com/d/opaque-tts)

## Overview

- **ID:** `opaque-tts`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Medusu
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,web-development,download-management
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-27
- **First published:** 2025-06-24
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/opaque-tts/)

## Description

Opaque is a browser extension that allows users to transcribe and save articles from Medium and other news outlets for offline reading and listening.
It,
1. Extracts content from articles while removing custom clutters like author highlights, and sidebar contents, 2. etc..
3. Narrates the article using built-in text-to-speech (TTS), with:
4. Play / Pause / Resume controls
5. Adjustable speech speed
6. Saves the article content offline, preserving both text and images in their natural reading order.
7. Exports articles as .html or .md files for personal archiving, note-taking, or research use.

## Rankings

- #130,387 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `https://medium.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `medium.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/opaque-tts)