Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader
By: LSD Software
Read out loud the current web-page article with one click. Supports 40+ languages.
English
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Features & Capabilities
User Growth & Download Statistics
- By:
- LSD Software
- Daily users:
- 209,385 -3,836
- Rating:
- 3.81 (1,264)
- Version:
- 1.81.1 Last updated: 2026-02-20
- Version code:
- 6143069
- Creation date:
- 2018-03-19
- Risk:
- Moderate risk impact Very low risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- Content scripts matches:
- piper.ttstool.com
- supertonic.ttstool.com
- piper.ttstool.com
- Size:
- 598.06KB
- Email:
- su*****@lsdsoftware.com
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Add-ons Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-06-23
- Compare stats and ranking:
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User Reviews
Many users praise the add-on for enabling TTS on web pages and as a helpful accessibility tool, but reliability is a major problem. It often fails to work, crashes, or stops partway through pages. When it does read aloud, the voice is robotic and the volume control is unreliable. Privacy concerns arise due to dependence on Google services and data sharing. Additional UX issues include needing to stay in the reading window and occasional incomplete text reading, with some users preferring Edge or built-in options. Pros
- Provides text-to-speech reading of web pages when functioning, enabling TTS in Firefox
- Useful accessibility aid for listening to content (e.g., when unable to read visually)
- Positive notes about TTS quality on open-source platforms
Cons
- Reliability issues: frequently nonfunctional, with crashes or pages loading halfway
- Voice quality and volume control problems: robotic voice and volume often unresponsive (only mute at extreme left)
- Privacy/data concerns: reliance on Google services (Translate/TTS) and potential data sharing
- UX limitations: must stay in the reading window to continue; inconsistent full-text reading; not always reading entire content
- Perceived poor voice-fetching/implementation and redirects to Google pages
Recent reviews
by *****, 2026-06-12
Amazing! Who needs Speechify when you can use OpenAI voices directly!
by Da*****, 2026-06-09
thank you!
by Fi*****, 2026-06-07
Is Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader Safe?
Risk impact
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Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Request access to the following domains: google.com, ttstool.com
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Risk likelihood
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Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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