High quality text-to-speech reader capable of seamlessly reading large amounts of text.

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Selection Reader (Text to Speech) Extension

Other text to speech extensions are bloated, slow, and often critically flawed- they're unable to read out more than around 250 characters at a time without cutting out! Not to mention the shady permissions they require.

Selection Reader is simple, fast, and can read out near-unlimited text at once. Just select the text and right click!
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx","name": "__MSG_manifest_name__","short_name": "__MSG_manifest_shortname__","author": "David Heaney","description": "__MSG_manifest_description__","version": "1.8.9","permissions": ["contextMenus","activeTab","storage"],"background": {"scripts": ["read.js","buy.js"]},"icons": {"16": "icons/regular/icon16.png","48": "icons/regular/icon48.png","128": "icons/regular/icon128.png"},"browser_action": {},"default_locale": "en","minimum_chrome_version": "40","options_ui": {"page": "options.html","chrome_style": true},"offline_enabled": false,"manifest_version": 2}
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How to download and manually install Selection Reader (Text to Speech) extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Selection Reader (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 Selection Reader (Text to Speech) extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Selection Reader (Text to Speech) extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Selection Reader (Text to Speech) extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Selection Reader (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 Selection Reader (Text to Speech) Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Selection Reader (Text to Speech) extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Selection Reader (Text to Speech) extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Selection Reader (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 Selection Reader (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 Selection Reader (Text to Speech) extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Selection Reader (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 Selection Reader (Text to Speech) extension file

Select and download the Selection Reader (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 Selection Reader (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 Selection Reader (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 Selection Reader (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 Selection Reader (Text to Speech) extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Tiffany Top (ID: 0000008be5df88ae) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 04/30/2024 If you need assistance reading text on all websites this is the help you need. But this application does not always read the whole highlighted text will pause and then stop reading.

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Joshua R. Bartko (ID: 0000009312ec5097) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/21/2024 ╬ So far soooo good. simple and effective. my ONLY problem is that I'm having a hard time getting it to save settings and keep'em that way. I set rate of speech to 'fast' but it loves to constantly default back to 'normal'. If i could get it to stay on the 'fast' speech setting, then i would describe it as perfect. Less is more when it comes to certain tools and what you need from them. This one fits that category, as it does Exactly what you need, no more, no less. Works great & no unnecessary bloat included....something that's rare anymore. I could kiss the dev for being a decent human being on this spoken front. But since my kisses are for the misses, please settle for a well deserved...KUDOS! Kudos to the dev for getting it right! ╬ *(apprec, brodega!) **UPDATE**:(3.21.24) Still the best on(my) Win 11 PC(IMO of course), & light on resources too!

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Axel Nevil (ID: 00000005ad9266a2) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/05/2024 sin ventanas adicionales ni tonterías lo que subrayas te lo lee así de simple no como otras que se te abre una ventana y te sale como un traductor o blog de notas que lo que hace es molestarte este es simple y rápido y lo e usado durante años

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Lucas Homan (ID: 000000db596f6d0d) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/06/2023 A voz é muito feia

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Antônio Carlos de Souza Júnior (ID: 000000eacb7a6348) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/30/2023 Apesar do navegador Google Chrome ser excelente a extensão de voz do microsoft edge é bem superior contando com duas vozes diverentes ajuste de velocidade. em suma essa extensão é péssima apesar da proposta ser boa