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Decision brief
Read Aloud offers text-to-speech for web content across Chrome and Firefox, supporting various voices including some premium cloud-based options.
Good fit when
- Users with dyslexia or other learning disabilities seeking accessibility support.
- For reading online course materials where auditory processing is beneficial.
Avoid when
- If you require full privacy since some premium voices use external services.
- When you do not want to potentially make in-app purchases for certain voice features.
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Install
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Overview
ken107/read-aloud is a browser extension designed to read aloud webpage content with one click, enhancing accessibility by providing text-to-speech functionality.
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README
A Text to Speech Voice Reader extension for your browser!
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Reviews
First impressions are super. Natural flowing voice and very helpful for multitasking and also giving my eyes a rest.
Giuseppe
Thank you so much for this extension. I absolutely swear by it whenever I need to read any large chunk of text. The combination of hearing it in a clear voice (...) Its fantastic, thank you so much.
Abi
LOVE this extension. I remember better when i hear a story vs reading
David
This is a phenomenal extension. Better than anything else I tryed so far. Simple, easy, customizable (...) I would recommend this whole heartedly to anyone who has dyslexia like me, or any other reasons for not beeing able to read comfortably at all times.
Merlin
Overview
Read Aloud is a Chrome and Firefox extension that uses text-to-speech technology to convert webpage text to audio. It works on a variety of websites, including news sites, blogs, fan fiction, publications, textbooks, school and class websites, online universities and course materials.
Read Aloud is aimed at users who prefer to listen to content instead of reading, people with dyslexia or other learning disabilities, children learning to read, or simply to provide users with alternative way to consume web content.
Read Aloud allows you to select from a variety of text-to-speech voices, including those provided natively by the browser, as well as by text-to-speech cloud service providers such as Google Wavenet, Amazon Polly, IBM Watson, and Microsoft. Some of the cloud-based voices may require additional in-app purchase to enable.
Basic Usage
Extension Button
Right Click Menu
Advanced Usage
Shortcuts
ALT/Option + P : Play/Pause
ALT/Option + O : Stop
ALT/Option + Comma : Rewind
ALT/Option + Period : Forward
Customization
You can change the voice, reading speed, pitch, or enable text highlighting:
- Click the Read Aloud icon on the Extensions menu.
- Stop any text that m
For agents
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