Text-to-speech for Web Content

Latest Version

Version
4.0.2
Update
November 14, 2024
Size
695KiB
Developer
kurzweiledu.com
Category
Users
300,000+
Rating
2.64444 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
Français
Nederlands
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Permissions
ActiveTab
Scripting
Tabs
Storage
NativeMessaging
Identity
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Read The Web Extension

Read The Web is free with a subscription to Kurzweil 3000. If you don’t have a subscription, sign-up for a 30-day free trial. You’ll get access to Read The Web, our web app, and much more. Click “Website” to the right and Signup Free on the top right corner.

Add the Kurzweil 3000 Read The Web Chrome Extension to read aloud web content. You can now listen to articles for that research project you’re working on, comments or directions on your school learning platform, or just catch up on news, all in 30 natural text-to-speech voices that read aloud in 17 languages and dialects.

• Read efficiently with audio text-to-speech and moving highlights
• Reduce reading fatigue with human-quality text-to-speech voices
• Improve comprehension with instant access to 3 dictionaries
• Customize reading rate and presentation to suit your preferences
• Highlight key facts and extract them to a mind map or bulleted list


Each individual deserves tools that help them unlock their potential. Kurzweil Education offers proven, research-based, literacy solutions that address unique learning challenges and develop the literacy skills that lead to academic and personal success.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Read The Web extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Read The Web 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 Read The Web extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Read The Web extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Read The Web extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Read The Web 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 Read The Web Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Read The Web extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Read The Web extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Read The Web 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 Read The Web 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 Read The Web extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Read The Web 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 Read The Web extension file

Select and download the Read The Web 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 Read The Web 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 Read The Web 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 Read The Web 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 Read The Web extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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K T (ID: 000000c1f7e78b4c) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/26/2022 The app is supposed to work with the Kurzweill 3000 and at first I liked it but there are so many issues with this app. I hve to uninstall when i am finished using it and everytime I need the screen to read for me it glitches.

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Carol Mercau (ID: 00000036d5dc4d72) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 10/01/2022 At first, I really liked the extension. It was working for me. A couple of months ago, though, it started acting up. It will glitch when I enable the extension, not allowing me to press any of the buttons, so I can't make it read. If the buttons do work, sometimes it reads, other times it just highlights text and doesn't move the cursor from there. The Kurzweil cursor also randomly appears even though the extension is disabled.

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Adia (ID: 0000003eed53a6a0) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 06/13/2022 I didn't download this extension, my school did. The login thing just popped up on my school account a few days ago, and it is so damn annoying. I saw someone complaining about this years ago, how come they still haven't fixed it yet? I don't need this, but I can't remove it because my account is managed by the school. All I can do is move it to the less prominent upper left corner... And yes, I can't comment with my school account. I downloaded this extension using my personal account just to comment because of how much I hate it. I need help to remove this extension, google is not helpful at all.

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Cade Barrowes (ID: 0000005a8ddfc358) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 06/08/2022 This extension has been frustrating me for months; it took me that long to figure out that when this extension is installed, it will randomly move my typing cursor to the beginning of a text box after I've already started typing. I'd end up typing words like "isTh" instead of "This." The accessibility features of this app are on their way, but it is really painful and limited in its use as of now. The voices are probably the best thing about this; "Peter" is a decent voice to listen to. However, there is no way I can continue to have this extension installed when it is causing me frustration when I'm not even using it.

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watergod pro (ID: 0000002432e60703) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 12/21/2021 It don't work it keeps showing a red mark over it