Readme - Text to Speech can read aloud text from any websites, eBooks and documents. Simply select and speak (TTS).

Latest Version

Version
1.0.0
Update
January 20, 2021
Size
250KiB
Developer
Category
Users
10,000+
Rating
2.47368 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
ContextMenus
Tts
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Readme - Text to Speech Extension

Readme - Text to Speech extension can read aloud text from any websites, eBooks, documents using TTS voices. Users can simply selected text and one click speak it. Text to Speech (TTS) works on any content of web pages, social sites, information channes or files as doc, pdf and more.

This extension can be very helpful small children, visually impaired people or people with a speech impediment. Also for people who learns a foreign language and can not correctly speak it.

Readme - Text to Speech includes functions like changes languages, volume, rate, pitch and voice gender. Speech languages are English, Spanish, German, French, Russian and Portuguese. Volume can change on lowest, normal and highest. Rate speaking can change slowest, slowly, normal, fast and fastest. Pitch are normal and high.

HOW TO USE
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* First select text which you want to read.
* Right click of the mouse to the selected text.
* Click to 'Readme - Text to Speech' in the context menu.

If you still do not know how to use extension:
* Look to the screenshots.
* Click to icon of extension and click to 'HELP ME!'.

Thank you for using our extension. Feedback is welcome. We will be happy for a great rating.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Readme - Text to Speech extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Readme - Text to Speech extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Readme - 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 Readme - Text to Speech Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Readme - 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 Readme - Text to Speech extension file

Select and download the Readme - 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 Readme - 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 Readme - 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 Readme - 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 Readme - Text to Speech extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Chris Vydas (ID: 000000a1b7cc9ce4) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 03/31/2023 Ought to have the option of reading entire pages in addition to only reading selected text. Yet author recommend this for ebooks!? That's absurd.... So I'm supposed to select all the text in the entire ebook. Not a viable option

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Shahrzad Golestani (ID: 0000008f221e3444) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 02/18/2023 Bad voices. Cannot read every PDF file, just some of them! But probably good for websites.

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シェルテッドキッド (ID: 00000074bad12173) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 02/17/2023 日本語非対応。テキスト選択をしないと読み上げしない。

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(ID: 000000d1c0ac0a04) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 12/24/2022 It doesent do anithing

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Vika Sirotenko (ID: 00000003f1e50d53) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 11/28/2022 Читает только 211 символов с пробелами :-(