Speaks aloud text in web pages

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Version
35.3.6
Update
November 12, 2024
Size
106MiB
Developer
Category
Users
200,000+
Rating
3.28571 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
Français
Nederlands
Norsk
Español
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Permissions
Identity
Identity.email
Tabs
Tts
Storage
ContextMenus
NativeMessaging
Downloads
ClipboardWrite
ClipboardRead
Management
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ClaroRead Chrome Extension

Free extension with a few Premium features, see below.

Speak any text on a website by selecting it, point with the mouse to hear text and links and captions, or click Play to hear sentences read out with highlighting to let you keep track of where you are.

Read Google Docs documents back to you so you can proof your work and fix any errors.

Speak accessible PDFs opened in Google Chrome with highlighting by clicking the Play button.

Hear letters, words or sentences spoken back as you type. Simply type in to web pages and hear what you type as you type it. For letters, hear the letter names or sounds spoken back to you, whichever helps you understand better.

Turn on a coloured overlay so pages are tinted to the colour you find easiest to read - no more glaring black on white text.

Change the speed of the spoken voice, slower for comprehension, faster for efficiency.

Activate word prediction to help you with writing and composition - find that elusive word you want. Now includes subject-specific prediction dictionaries and larger base dictionaries!

Read the contents of Google Docs extensions aloud so your support tools speak.

PREMIUM FEATURES!

Upgrade to a Premium subscription and also gain:

● Scan from Screen, so you can select inaccessible images like Google Books and hear them read aloud.

● Spelling and Homophone checking in Google Docs, Microsoft Office 365 Word Online and other editable text areas.

● Speech Recognition. Enter text in to documents and text areas of web pages through dictation.

● Reading with highlighting in Microsoft Office 365 Word.

● More online text-to-speech voices.

From the developers of ClaroRead for Mac and Windows and the ClaroSpeak and ClaroPDF Apps.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "__MSG_appName__", "default_locale": "en", "description": "__MSG_appDesc__", "icons": { "128": "images/icons/claroRead_128.png", "96": "images/icons/claroRead_96.png", "48": "images/icons/claroRead_48.png", "24": "images/icons/claroRead_24.png", "16": "images/icons/claroRead_16.png" }, "version": "35.3.6", "permissions": [ "identity", "identity.email", "tabs", "tts", "storage", "contextMenus", "nativeMessaging", "downloads", "clipboardWrite", "clipboardRead", "management", "scripting", "activeTab" ], "host_permissions": [ "" ], "storage": { "managed_schema": "schema.json" }, "author": "Claro Software", "homepage_url": "https://www.clarosoftware.com", "short_name": "ClaroRead", "content_scripts": [{ "all_frames": true, "js": [ "edge.js", "spellcheck/js/plugins/rangy/rangy-core.js", "spellcheck/js/plugins/rangy/rangy-textrange.js", "spellcheck/js/plugins/rangy/rangy-selectionsaverestore.js", "spellcheck/js/plugins/mark/mark.min.js", "claroview/js/claro-claroview.js", "audionote/js/claro-audionote.js", "globals.js", "background.js", "background_hunspell.js", "background_Prediction.js", "styles.js", "ck.js", "echo/js/echo.js", "mouse.js", "gmail.js", "optionswindow.js", "readWithHighlighting.js", "toolbar.js", "scanselection/js/claro-tesseract.js", "scanselection/js/claro-scanselection.js", "googledocs/claro-google-docs.js", "claro-google-slides.js", "claro-spellcheck.js", "claropdf.js", "claropdf/contentscript.js", "predictionHelperFunctions.js", "prediction.js", "ClaroMathReader.js", "mathML.js", "languagecodestonames.js", "clarocapture/claro-capture.js", "spellcheck/claro-spell-check.js", "PDFEvents.js", "wordonline/html_helpers.js", "wordonline/Reader.js", "wordonline/SelectionTextIterator.js", "wordonline/WordOnlineReader.js", "wordonline/ClaroWordOnline.js", "claroview/js/screenRuler-texthelp.js" ], "matches": [ "", "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "ftp://*/*", "file://*/*" ], "run_at": "document_end", "css": [ "css/default.css", "scanselection/css/default.css", "claroview/css/default.css", "claropdf/contentstyle.css", "clarocapture/css/styles.css", "spellcheck/claro-spellcheck.css" ] }, { "matches": [ "https://docs.google.com/*" ], "js": ["googledocs/content-script.js"], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": false }, { "matches": [ "", "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "ftp://*/*", "file://*/*" ], "all_frames": false, "js": [ "serverSpeechHandler.js", "sapi5websocket.js" ] }], "background": { "service_worker": "claroReadChromeSW.js" }, "web_accessible_resources": [{ "matches": [""], "resources": [ "spellcheck/CompoundWords_sv.xml", "scanselection/js/ocr.js", "traineddata/*.traineddata.gz", "ocr.html", "googledocs/google-docs-integration.js", "googledocs/texthelp-wrapper.js", "googledocs/canvas-docs.js", "options.html", "options.html.js", "jq.js", "images/icons/claroRead_16.png", "images/*", "claropdf/content/web/viewer.html", "googledocextension.js", "googledocspredictionevents.js", "tesseract/js/tesseract.min.js", "tesseract/js/worker.min.js", "tesseract/js/tesseract-core.wasm.js", "http:/*", "https:/*", "ftp:/*", "file:/*", "chrome-extension:/*", "blob:*", "data:*", "filesystem:/*", "drive:*", "prediction/*.json", "prediction/common corrections/*.json", "tesseract/traineddata/*.traineddata.gz", "tesseract/traineddata/*.traineddata", "spellcheck/js/claro-spellcheck-ui.json", "spellcheck/img/spelling.ico", "spellcheck/img/homophone.ico", "spellcheck/dict/*", "css/default.css", "audionote/control-words/en.json", "audionote/control-words/sv.json", "flags/languages.json", "clarocapture/img/*.png", "prediction/nextword/*.json", "wordonlinePrediction.js", "spellcheck/dict/*", "voicelist.json", "echo/*", "analytics/ClaroGoogleAnalytics.js", "clipboard.html", "clipboard.js", "echo/sounds/voiceGenderMap.json" ] }], "oauth2": { "client_id": "1018600226194-b99lphppdjmqvtl7ssc0lh05mrtl4guc.apps.googleusercontent.com", "scopes": [ "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.group", "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user", "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email", "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.userschema", "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chromewebstore.readonly" ] }, "action": { "default_icon": "images/icons/claroRead_24.png" }, "options_page": "options.html", "offline_enabled": true, "content_security_policy": { "script-src": "self unsafe-eval", "object-src": "self unsafe-eval", "extension_pages": "script-src 'self' 'wasm-unsafe-eval'; object-src 'none'", "sandbox": "sandbox allow-scripts; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval'; worker-src blob:" }, "sandbox": { "pages": ["claropdf/content/web/viewer.html"] }}
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How to download and manually install ClaroRead Chrome extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download ClaroRead Chrome extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a ClaroRead Chrome 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 ClaroRead Chrome Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install ClaroRead Chrome 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 ClaroRead Chrome extension file

Select and download the ClaroRead Chrome 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 ClaroRead Chrome 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 ClaroRead Chrome 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 ClaroRead Chrome 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 ClaroRead Chrome extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Harper Sandner (ID: 00000083c49dcc64) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/16/2023 it used to work just fine in just as just a chrome applecation but after it changed paret company or rebranding, idk dont care, it's just worthless now. have been useing it for close to 6 years and more and more things are just removed with no explonation. it just is not funktional anymore.

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Selina Geboers (ID: 00000037895bbc63) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 08/29/2023 Ik heb de extensie tijdens mijn afstudeerproject gebruikt en had het echt niet zonder kunnen doen, nu missen er opeens een aantal features zoals het sneller lezen van tekst waar ik echt niet zonder kan. Als dit achter een paywall zit kan ik die niet vinden en wil ze graag terug hebben. Ik wil er best voor betalen, maar de site en extensie zelf zijn super onduidelijk.

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ich schreiber (ID: 00000075cbddd99e) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 05/01/2022 herrlich.....

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Adrian Milic Nordström (ID: 0000003d03bfb0f0) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/09/2021 Thats so sussy

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ella renting (ID: 0000001389aacd3c) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 06/06/2021 You removed the voice that i was using for English :(, it was name Zira or something. Hope it return in the next update if that happens i will give it 5 stars.