Description
Text to Speech (TTS) reads aloud text, PDFs & e-books with natural voices.
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Extension Rank
"Article" Keyword
"Web Page" Keyword
"Voice Control" Keyword
"Text To Speech" Keyword
"Speech To Text" Keyword
"Speech" Keyword
"Summarize Pdf" Keyword
"Summarize Website" Keyword
"Section" Keyword
"Reader" Keyword
"Listen" Keyword
"Choose" Keyword
"Complete" Keyword
"Custom Font" Keyword
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Review Summary
Users appreciate the extension's multilingual support, customizable voices, and utility for proofreading and long text reading. However, many face issues such as persistent ads, intrusive and inflexible sidebar placement, reading interruptions requiring multiple clicks, and bugs causing failure to read content properly. While functional and free with valuable features, stability and usability problems diminish the overall experience for some.
Pros
- Supports multiple languages including English, Spanish, and Portuguese, making it versatile for users.
- Offers customizable voice options including volume and reading speed adjustments.
- Helpful for proofreading scripts and reading long texts aloud.
- Free with multiple functionalities available without cost.
- Can read behind some paywalls, extending its usability.
Cons
- Frequent ads that disrupt user experience.
- Sidebar interface takes up excessive screen space and offers limited customization regarding size and placement.
- Stops reading prematurely, especially in long paragraphs or after each sentence, requiring repeated user interaction to continue.
- Has bugs causing it to stop working, including issues loading on some pages and breaking after updates.
- Triggers robot detection with UI elements overlapping, making it unusable until fixed.
Permissions
This extension can:
- tts
- ttsEngine
- contextMenus
- unlimitedStorage
- storage
- webRequest
- sidePanel
- scripting
This extension can access:
- <all_urls>
Additional Information
1.1.9
March 24, 2025
2.59 MB
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Developer Information
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