100% Free. No registration. No ads. No data sharing. Reads with no selection required. Highlights one sentence at a time.
Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech Extension
This extension reads web pages with text to speech (TTS) and highlights one sentence at a time. It doesn't require you to select any text first. It doesn't launch a new weird web page. And it's totally free with no sign in or registration required. And it's ad free.
By default it reads the whole page, top to bottom. However, if you select any text, even just a word, it starts reading at your selection, but continues on from there until you stop it, or it reaches the end of the page. Now with better \"sentence\" identification.
# Use Cases
👓 Cramming for exams
👓 Vision impaired
👓 Multi-tasking
👓 Adult continuing education
👓 Learning a new language
👓 Cramming for technical interviews
👓 Relaxing with a good book and a cup of tea
# Features
😀 You can go forwards and backwards, skipping to the next or previous sentence. You can pause or resume, and you can repeat the current sentence. If it's reading, you can change where it reads next simply by highlighting another word.
😀 You can control the voice (i.e., nationality, gender), pitch, speaking rate and volume from the extension's control panel. It loads all the voices which are available to Chrome. You can also disable the voice and just have it highlight sentences (to keep you on pace or use it as a teleprompter)
😀 You can change the background color and the font color of the selected text. Try using some semi-transparent colors, those are nice!
😀 If you are reading / learning software development, you can have the reader skip reading sections of code
😀 You can control the scrolling behavior. It can page down when it get to the bottom, like humans normally do, or it can keep the sentence being read in the middle of the screen (and you can adjust where the \"middle\" is, put it anywhere between the top or the bottom.), or you can turn auto scrolling off (so you can scroll along manually or study another part of the page).
😀 You can control the reader entirely from the keyboard. See the keyboard image for key assignments. Learn to read entire pages with just your right hand on the arrow keys.
😀 The new Vocabulary feature isn't quite here yet, but it's coming soon. You'll be able to add custom dictionaries to change the pronunciation and / or see definitions of words you're trying to learn, without leaving the page.
# Installation
1. After adding this to Chrome
2. [Recommended] Click on the extension puzzle piece in the Chrome toolbar and pin the extension. Now you will see the tool in your toolbar.
3. [Optional] Click on this tool to open the control panel
4. Notice the control panel has four areas: the reader controls, the voice options, the reader options and the custom dictionaries (coming soon).
5. [Optional] Under options, set your desired voice and reader settings. Default values are already set for you. Do you boo!
# Usage
Note: All keyboard shortcuts only work when the web page has the mouse focus.
1. [Recommended] Select one word by double-clicking, where you want it to start reading. It will select that whole sentence for you and start reading from there.
2. Press the right arrow key to start reading. Alternatively, you can press Start from the toolbar.
3. It will just keep reading until it runs out of things to read. To skip forwards, press the right arrow key. Alternatively, you can press the Next button from the reader toolbar.
4. To go back, press the left arrow key once to pause, then again to go back. Alternatively, you can press the Previous button from the reader toolbar.
5. To repeat the current sentence, press Enter.
6. Adjust the volume with the + and - keys on your numeric keypad (see keyboard image). Changes take effect starting with the next sentence read. Alternatively, you can control the volume in the reader settings.
7. Adjust the speaking rate with the numbers 8 (faster) and 2 (slower) on your numeric keypad (see keyboard image). Changes take effect starting with the next sentence read. Alternatively, you can control the speaking rate in the reader settings.
8. Adjust the pitch (voice high or low) with the numbers 9 (higher) and 3 (lower) on your numeric keypad (see keyboard image). Changes take effect starting with the next sentence read. Alternatively, you can control the speaking pitch in the reader settings.
9. Pause by pressing the left arrow key. Alternatively, you can press the Pause button on the reader toolbar.
10. Resume by pressing the right arrow key. Alternatively, you can press the Resume button on the reader toolbar.
11. Stop by pressing Esc once to pause, then again to stop. Alternatively, you can press the Stop button on the reader toolbar.
12. You can press the Tab key over a hyperlink to set the focus on that link. Then you can stop reading, and hit Space to follow that hyperlink.
13. You can put Chrome in the background and it will keep reading if you like multi-tasking. If you go to another Chrome tab, it will pause and you can read something else. If you go back to a previous reading tab, just press the right arrow key to resume reading where you left off.
# Trouble-shooting
The current version should be stable. But please report any issues on the support tab or by visiting our website. Try each number solution one at a time, and if that doesn't work, try the next numbered solution.
😯 Issue: Not responding to keys
1. Make sure the web page has the focus for keyboard shortcuts to work
2. Refresh the page. Click on the page and retry.
😯 Issue: It won't stop reading
1. Click on the web page and press Esc key twice.
2. Click the Stop button in the toolbar on the extension control panel
3. Refresh the page
4. Look for another instance of Chrome running in the background where you may have started reading and forgot you had that open
😯 Issue: Voice lag. On the google online voices, which sound the best of just about any free voices, sometimes there is \"hesitancy\" or \"lag\", and sometimes there's not. I have done my best to eliminate it, but if it seems hesitant to read:
1. Try pressing the left arrow, then the right arrow again
2. Try pressing the Esc key twice, or clicking the Stop button on the reading toolbar, and starting reading again by pressing the Right Arrow key.
3. Try refreshing the page.
4. Use a \"local\" voice
😯 Issue: It won't start reading / highlighting
1. Test another website, like Wikipedia, to see if it's just that site or document. Some pdf viewers and website are doing some pretty inhospitable things in their scripting for accessibility.
😯 Issue: It highlights but no sound comes out
1. Use Chrome. I know this doesn't work in Brave. For other browsers, I'm not sure. (People understandably have privacy concerns about Chrome, so I have ensured the app will run just fine without being logged into Chrome.)
2. Go to the reader control panel and change the voice.
3. Ensure the tab isn't muted
4. Ensure sound is enabled in Chrome settings (test with Youtube). Enable sound by default or at least make sure the site your on is allowed sound.
5. Check the volume controls on your device
😯 Issue: My language isn't a choice
1. Russian language voices are currently disabled. 🇺🇦 Sláva Ukrayíni!
2. Check the Chrome Web Store for more voices in your language and add them to Chrome. Then check the Web Page Reader control panel again. If it doesn't show up, reinstall the extension (shouldn't be necessary but fyi it's something to try)
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How to download and manually install Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension file
Select and download the Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Web Page Reader TTS Text To Speech extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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