Paper2Audio: Text to Speech Firefox

Paper2Audio: Text to Speech

Quickly add papers, articles, ebooks and other text to Paper2Audio. Paper2Audio reads your research papers, web articles, ebooks and other text to you. Fast, easy and free.

Features & Capabilities

Paper2Audio reads your papers, ebooks, PDFs, and web articles aloud, with a focus on research learning. It automatically skips clutter like page numbers, ads, and references, and it can summarize figures, tables, and math into plain language. Choose natural voices, adjust playback speed from 0.5x to 3.0x, and listen hands-free to turn commutes or workouts into productive study time.

Key features include support for PDFs, webpages, ebooks, .docx, and .txt; a table-of-contents navigation; an option to add context such as term definitions; original document and transcript views for reference; and a quick summarize option for overviews. The familiar podcast-like UI makes it easy to jump in, and the extension is free with no ads.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Paper2Audio
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/paper2audio/
Email:
co*****@paper2audio.com
Website:
https://www.paper2audio.com

Publisher Change History

2025-06-19: ch*****@perfectrec.com to co*****@paper2audio.com

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Permission Change History

2025-06-18: Version 1.2.1701 → 1.3.1802
Add Permissions: scripting unlimitedStorage
2025-05-06: Version 1.1.1604 → 1.2.1701
Remove Permissions: scripting
2025-04-22: Version 0.0.1 → 1.1.1602
Remove Permissions: http://localhost:4242/*

Is Paper2Audio: Text to Speech Safe?

Risk impact
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Paper2Audio: Text to Speech requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood
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Paper2Audio: Text to Speech is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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