Don’t have time to read long articles, Wikipedia information, research pages, or news articles on the internet?
The best solution is the Read Aloud: Text-to-Speech Voice Reader Chrome extension.
It saves you time by reading any text out loud in your browser. It’s a Chrome extension that helps people with reading difficulties, students who want to learn, multitaskers, and everyone else.
🔎 What is the Read Aloud Chrome extension?
Read Aloud is a Chrome extension based on text-to-speech (TTS) technology. Audio reads text from any web page open on your computer.
🌐 You can read blogs, news sites, PDFs, Google Docs, eBooks, articles and blog posts all!
⭐ Key features of the Read Aloud Chrome Extension
🎙️ 1. Various vocal options
You can choose from voices like Google Text-to-Speech, Amazon Poly, Microsoft Azure DTS, and IBM Watson.
Male and female voices can also be modified as desired.
🗣️ 2. Multilingual support
It supports multiple languages like English, Hindi, Japanese, Spanish and Arabic.
The language is learned on its own and the text is read.
⏯️ 3. Simple navigation controls
All the controls like Start/Pause/Resume/Stop are available in the navigation bar.
The ability to change the reading speed of the voice and the pitch of the voice.
📄 4. Works on all web browsers
It works well on Wikipedia, MediaWiki, Google Docs, news sites, blog sites, and e-learning sites.
🔊 5. Accessibility friendly
A great learning tool for people with low awareness, learning difficulties and dyslexia.
📥 How to install Read Aloud Chrome Extension?
- Open the Chrome Web Store and search for “Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader.”
- Click the “Add to Chrome” button to install.
- The extension icon appears in the Chrome bar.
- Select the text you want to read and click the icon – it will be read to you!
🎯 Where can this be used?
- 📘 Students: You can learn by listening without reading the lesson.
- 📰 News readers: Listen to and absorb research articles
- 🎧 Multitaskers: Allows you to do other tasks and listen to content at the same time.
- 👓 People who have difficulty in studying: can take the course without stress.
⚙️ Advanced Options:
- 🔁 Auto scroll sync: highlights the text you are reading automatically.
- 🎛️ Custom Shortcuts: Control reading controls with keyboard shortcuts.
- 🎙️ Premium voice support: You can use advanced voice and natural TTS voice (Amazon Polly, Google Wavenet).
❗ Codes and things to look out for
- 🔸 Some webpages may not be readable due to content encryption.
- 🔸 Some API keys may be required to use the premium voice.
- 🔸 Some voice services may not work when there is no Internet connection.
Conclusion
The Read Aloud Chrome extension is a powerful tool that turns your reading journey into an auditory study experience with just one click.
- 🎧 No need to read – just listen and learn!
- 📈 A smart extension that helps increase productivity many fold!
- 📚 Chrome extension recommended for everyone from students to workers.
