PNL Reader: read quietly or read aloud

Name: PNL Reader: read quietly or read aloud
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: River Young

By: River Young

Read any webpage quietly with dark mode, artistic fonts or read it aloud with natural sounding voices 📖

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Features & Capabilities

PNL Reader transforms your browsing into a versatile reading experience. You can select text to hear it read aloud with natural voices via the built-in audio player, and switch between themes—from Dark to Solarized to Dracula—to match your mood and reduce eye strain. It also features a paper-like reading page, multiple fonts, and a PDF reader with dictionary lookup.

Privacy is central: the extension uses minimal permissions, activates on click, and respects your data. Plus, Dictionariez integration, keyboard navigation on popular sites like Scribble and RoyalRoad, and open-source code on GitHub invite transparency and collaboration.

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Version:

2.8.1 Last updated: 2026-03-22

Version code:

6191936

Creation date:

2025-02-26

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Content scripts matches:

pnl.dev

Size:

1.48MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-16

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Ranking

# 7,059 ▲ 34

Other rankings

#300 in Language Support ▼ 2

#53 in artist keyword 11 ▼ 1

#60 in reader keyword 71 ▼ 1

#90 in lead keyword 23 ▲ 1

#102 in header keyword 41 ▲ 1

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Developed by:

River Young

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pnl-reader/

Website:

https://github.com/pnlpal/pnl-reader

Permission Change History

2025-03-02: Version 1.0.1 → 1.0.2

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User Reviews

This reader is phenomenal!! I love the feature where you can add custom fonts and it just works flawlessly! I had some minor suggestions but I saw you already replied to someone else with the same suggestions on reddit(r/firefox). Thanks Young!!

by nw*****, 2025-11-03

This reading mode extension is exceptionally effective, delivering consistently smooth performance across all devices, not only new desktop but also older laptops. It features a diverse range of beautiful, eye-friendly, and easily switchable preset styles. Adjustments to line spacing and content area width are effortlessly managed. The MVP feature is `font customization`, ensuring seamless viewing for languages like Japanese and Chinese—a critical advantage over similar extensions."

by Au*****, 2025-11-02

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Is PNL Reader: read quietly or read aloud Safe?

Risk impact

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PNL Reader: read quietly or read aloud requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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PNL Reader: read quietly or read aloud is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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