Read Aloud Extension by realsanjeev
A Text-to-Speech extension that reads web pages aloud.A powerful Text-to-Speech (TTS) extension that extracts and reads web pages aloud with real-time sentence highlighting.
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Read Aloud Extension is a premium, privacy-focused Text-to-Speech (TTS) add-on that automatically detects and reads the main content of any web page aloud.
- 🧠 Intelligent Extraction: Built with Mozilla's
Readability.jsengine to accurately extract the main article and text content while stripping away distracting ads, navigation bars, and sidebars. - 🎤 Real-Time Karaoke Highlighting: Dynamically highlights each sentence as it is spoken, allowing you to follow along visually and improve reading comprehension.
- 🔄 Seamless Tab Switching: Clicking the extension icon on a new tab while reading another automatically stops the old tab and instantly starts reading the new one.
- 📄 Local PDF Reader: Built-in PDF extraction that allows you to read local PDF files directly in your browser without uploading them anywhere.
- 🔒 100% Offline & Private: All text extraction, sentence parsing, and speech generation happen completely offline in your browser using the native Web Speech API. No text or browsing data is ever sent to external servers.
- ⚙ Full Customization:
- Voice: Choose from any voice installed on your operating system or browser.
- Speed: Fine-tune reading rate from
0.5xup to3.0x. - Pitch: Adjust voice pitch to your preference.
- Keyboard Shortcuts: Control playback effortlessly using custom keyboard shortcuts (
Alt+Oto Play/Stop,Alt+Pto Pause/Resume,Alt+./Alt+,to skip sentences).
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- Version
- 1.0.1
- Size
- 1.64 MB
- Last updated
- 6 days ago (Jul 9, 2026)
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- MIT License
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Github repo: https://github.com/realsanjeev/read-aloud-extension