Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader

Read out loud the current web-page article with one click. Supports 40+ languages.

Total ratings

3.83 (Rating count: 1,101)

Review summary

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Pros
  • Natural female voices available, especially Google Wavenet voice
  • Helps with focus and productivity for users with ADHD or dyslexia
  • Easy to activate with manageable controls
  • Supports additional voice options, including downloading voices for better audio quality
  • Free extension offering significant functionality
Cons
  • Sounds are often described as robotic or mechanical
  • Some voices, particularly German options, sound annoying or unnatural
  • Issues with app usability on mobile devices compared to desktop
  • Permissions may be too intrusive or require permanent approval
  • Certain technical issues reported, such as escapeXml not defined
Most mentioned
  • Robotic and mechanical voice quality
  • Natural sounding voices available from Google Wavenet and Piper TTS
  • Usability issues, especially for seniors and mobile users
  • Need for enhanced control settings, including pause duration and skip options
  • General satisfaction with productivity improvements for reading tasks
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Recent rating average: 3.40
All time rating average: 3.83
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Date Author Rating Comment
2025-03-12 Firefox user 13913876 I have tried loading several times but always get the message in red, "Missing host permission for the tab". Cannot us it.
2025-03-11 Gian
2025-03-11 Jojo
2025-03-10 Stiekske
2025-03-10 user It's not ergonomic and intuitive on Android smartphone at all...
2025-03-07 SUNTIONAL After adding the plugin, I also linked it to Azure, and then I encountered: escapeXml is not defined, making it unusable.
2025-03-06 Gabriel
2025-02-26 远离中共邪教快退出党团队
2025-02-25 Schahriar
2025-02-24 DuflCoat Having to permanently give permission for Google Wavenet voice.
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