Read aloud the current web-page article with one click, using text to speech (TTS). Supports 40+ languages.

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Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader Extension

Read Aloud uses text-to-speech (TTS) technology to convert webpage text to audio. It works on a variety of websites, including news sites, blogs, fan fiction, publications, textbooks, school and class websites, and online university course materials.

Read Aloud allows you to select from a variety of text-to-speech voices, including those provided natively by the browser, as well as by text-to-speech cloud service providers such as Google Wavenet, Amazon Polly, IBM Watson, and Microsoft. Some of the cloud-based voices may require additional in-app purchase to enable.

Read Aloud can read PDF, Google Docs, Google Play books, Amazon Kindle, and EPUB (via the excellent EPUBReader extension from epubread.com).

Read Aloud is intended for users who prefer to listen to content instead of reading, those with dyslexia or other learning disabilities, and children learning to read.

To use Read Aloud, navigate to the web page you want to read, then click the Read Aloud icon on the Chrome menu. In addition, the shortcut keys ALT-P, ALT-O, ALT-Comma, and ALT-Period can be used to Play/Pause, Stop, Rewind, and Forward. You may also select the text you want to read before activating the extension. Right clicking on the selected text will provide you with yet another option to activate Read Aloud via the context menu.

To change the voice, reading speed, pitch, or enable text highlighting, go to the Options page either by right clicking on the Read Aloud icon and choose Options, or by clicking the Gear button on the extension popup (you'll need to stop playback to see the Gear button).

Read Aloud is an open-source project. If you wish to contribute bug fixes or translations, please visit the GitHub page at https://github.com/ken107/read-aloud.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader 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 Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader 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 Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader extension file

Select and download the Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader 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 Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader 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 Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader 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 Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader 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 Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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(ID: ) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/20/2024 Wow, been using this extension for many years. The more tts tools the better. Very helpful to have tts on all devices. This one is great for desktop webpage reading :)

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Ember N (ID: 000000c6ebcd98f6) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 08/20/2024 UPDATE: Since Ai is coming out I need a better voice and intonation and speech. im going for Speechify now cz there's not much good and clear. it's very straightforward machine voice. OLD REVIEW: OMGOODNESSS!! FINALLY!! i have a Manual and i am so lazy to just read it so i want it to speak while i do my chores so i can be multitasking and not just glued to the screen. The best feature is that it starts visually where you placed the screen on. This does not work with other readers because they always start with the TOP =( i love RoadAloud because i can click any of the area where it reads and starts from there. i chose the british accent because my brain thinks it's BBC news LOL! i will now uninstall Text to Speech and Text to Mp3 because these apps are the same except for Read Aloud. I'm going to stick with this for now. i know there are issues but for now it's fluid and it can even read through tables. will update if there is an issues that can't be resolved at all. Problem that I have been encountering: - program will read on its own after it has been paused. this only happens when i use the pause via keyboard. but pause works when i have clicked the pause button in the app. just a heads up. and i hope devs can fix that glitch so i can pause and unpause wirelessly without me having to physically click the app button. (not resolved)

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Manolo (ID: 000000ae1b7c4a17) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/24/2024 Easily one of the best text-to-speech extension! However, I hope the developers would consider: Word highlighting. Currently only paragraphs are highlighted. This would be very useful as it would allow users to not only follow along what is being read (if they want to), but also, to immediately identify where they left off after a pause.

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zou (ID: 0000004334ae25b8) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 05/08/2024 webの500語ほどのテキストを選択して実行すると途中で止まります。止まる時と、止まらない時があります。段落があり、空行があるところで多く止まります。なので、何回も選択実行する必要があり、イヤになります。google translate japaneseを選択したときになるようです。

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Miki Fadli (ID: 000000a740f47cbc) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/21/2024 Far better than other. It will be more better if I can choose any speed. I'm waiting for that.