Select text, right-click, and Microsoft's Immersive Reader will help you read it

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May 27, 2022
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2
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Use Immersive Reader on Websites Extension

After you install this [UNOFFICIAL!] extension, you'll be able to select text and right-click it to use Microsoft's Immersive Reader with it!

This extension is not published or endorsed by Microsoft in any way, and it's not supported by any company. But I'll keep it going for free as long as its useful!
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Use Immersive Reader on Websites", "description": "Select text, right-click, and Microsoft's Immersive Reader will help you read it", "icons": { "16": "book16.png", "48": "book48.png", "128": "book128.png" }, "version": "1.201", "permissions": ["activeTab", "contextMenus"], "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"], "persistent": false }, "browser_action": { "default_title": "Read text on this page" }, "manifest_version": 2}
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How to download and manually install Use Immersive Reader on Websites extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Use Immersive Reader on Websites 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 Use Immersive Reader on Websites extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Use Immersive Reader on Websites extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Use Immersive Reader on Websites extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Use Immersive Reader on Websites 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 Use Immersive Reader on Websites Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Use Immersive Reader on Websites extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Use Immersive Reader on Websites extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Use Immersive Reader on Websites 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 Use Immersive Reader on Websites 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 Use Immersive Reader on Websites extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Use Immersive Reader on Websites 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 Use Immersive Reader on Websites extension file

Select and download the Use Immersive Reader on Websites 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 Use Immersive Reader on Websites 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 Use Immersive Reader on Websites 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 Use Immersive Reader on Websites 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 Use Immersive Reader on Websites extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Remigio Ruberto (ID: 0000000100444794) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 04/18/2024 from time to time, always ... ip not found on newselaimmersivereader.cognitiveservices.azure.com.

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P Man (ID: 000000407a4850d1) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/03/2023 With MS now removing this essential tool from Edge, this is the only way to get the Grammar tools with the syllable splitter and the parts of speech highlighter. They are an amazing resource in the classroom especially with the focus now on phonics based reading.

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Tricia Louis (ID: 0000007099056b18) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/03/2023 A superb extension! I have shared this extension with hundreds of educators at various conferences over the last couple years and each time I share it, I get so many "oohs & aahs" of how powerful it is. Thank you so much for this extension - it is such a gift to anyone who needs that little bit of extra help reading web content!

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Олександр (ID: 000000a06d385d3a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/07/2023 Can you help me set and save a black background? Unfortunately, I have to set it up every time. I mean that for some reason, every time I click 'help me read this,' the previous settings are lost, and I get a white background again

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Doodle Bug (ID: 0000004a0f0aba67) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 01/29/2023 Covered my entire screen, making it impossible to actually select any text. Even fully zoomed out I couldn't find the option to make it smaller. The option to change text box size did show up on a different webpage so I'm unsure what caused this issues. Regardless, it's unusable for me.