Text Reader

Webpages reader

What is Text Reader?

'Text Reader' is a unique Chrome extension that assists you by reading selected texts from any webpage. Moreover, it comes with an editable window where you can type in your own words or sentences to be read out loud. The newest updates include performance bug fixes, the addition of voice options, and enhanced keyboard controls.

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By: [email protected]

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Users: 8,000+

Rating: 3.17 (30)

Version: 1.20 (Last updated: 2022-03-20)

Creation date: 2019-03-09

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

contextMenus
tabs
activeTab
tts
storage
clipboardRead

Size: 392.19K

Email: my*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 11370 ▲ 12

Other rankings

#4006 in Accessibility ▲ 12 #11 in reader keyword 84 ▼ 1

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Summary

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'Text Reader' is a chrome extension that Reads for you, texts you select from websites you visit. It also have an editing window where you can type your own words/sentences to be read out loud or even upload a text document to the window or use your mic to type.

New updates : performance bug fix and added :

List of voices to choose from Word or sentence selection on windows Mode Speech controller to speak desired sentence by using using your keyboard arrows and space

Please report any issue you encounter using our report button on windows mode , here in the review section or email us . We are always working on improving the Text Reader and keeping it free as always to help you reach your goals.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Easy to use, users can simply right click on the google screen, click the extension and paste what they want it to read
Highlights the text when reading in window mode
Has all the necessary features such as text highlighting that follows along as it reads

Cons

Poor quality and slow reading speed, with no function to speed it up
Inability to read certain documents correctly, such as two-column PDFs, McGraw Hill online textbooks, and long segments of text
Sounds robotic despite adjustments in pitch, speed, and voice

Most mentioned

Inability to read certain document formats or split columns properly
Robotic voice that isn't well AI-optimized
Highlights the text when reading

Recent reviews

poor quality, a lot of the buttons don't actually do anything and they reader is quite slow without a function button to speed it up. There are better screen readers that will be better with less hassle.

Trevor L, 2022-10-10

It accomplishes what you need it to. However, there's several issue. My biggest one was the fact that if you copy and paste a PDF article, which is split into two columns, it'll read that split as a space - So, the reader will pause after that break - even though it maybe halfway through the sentence. Wish this could have been worked into the code so this doesn't happen. So, it makes reading Medical Journals and Articles pretty much unbearable. Also, the voices are not that well a.i. optimized. It'll still sound like a robot, regardless of how much you change the pitch and speed, and voice. Overall, it's ok because it actually does what it claims. HOW WELL it does it is why I took off the 2 stars.

Ιερώνυμος Κόρακας (Ron), 2022-09-14

trash it does not work i tried everytime i highlight and do what it asks me it does not work

TamsonCat, 2022-09-13

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Safety

Risk impact

Text Reader is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive 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 if you trust the publisher.