Chrome TTS

Select text, right-click, and listen — powered by Chrome's built-in Natural voices. No API keys, fully private.

🔊 READING MODE TTS — Natural Voice Reader Turn any text on any webpage into natural speech — instantly, privately, and completely free. No accounts. No API keys. No data sent anywhere. ───────────────────────────────────────────── ✨ HOW IT WORKS ───────────────────────────────────────────── 1. Select any text on a webpage 2. Right-click → "🔊 Read Selected Text" 3. Sit back and listen That's it. No setup required for basic use. ───────────────────────────────────────────── 🌟 KEY FEATURES ───────────────────────────────────────────── ▸ Natural AI Voices Unlock Chrome's built-in high-quality Neural voices — the same voices used in Google's Reading Mode. Crystal-clear pronunciation that sounds human, not robotic. ▸ Auto Language Detection Paste text in Vietnamese, Japanese, French, or any of 30+ supported languages — the extension automatically detects the language and picks the best matching voice. ▸ Now Playing Panel A clean, built-in playback panel shows you live progress, chunk position, and full controls (play, pause, skip, stop) — right inside the extension popup. No floating widgets that get in the way while you browse. ▸ Reading Speed Control Adjust playback speed from 0.5× to 2.0× in real time — changes apply instantly to the current reading session. ▸ Voice Preview Hear a quick voice sample before committing to a reading session. Switch voices and preview until you find the one you love. ▸ Manual Language & Voice Selection Prefer to choose manually? Pick your exact language and voice from a searchable dropdown with country flags. ▸ Skip Forward / Back Jump to the next or previous paragraph chunk at any time during playback. ───────────────────────────────────────────── 🔒 100% PRIVATE — YOUR TEXT STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE ───────────────────────────────────────────── This extension uses ONLY Chrome's built-in APIs: • chrome.tts — for speech synthesis (runs locally) • chrome.storage — for saving your preferences • No internet connection required for reading • No text is ever sent to external servers • No accounts, no subscriptions, no tracking ───────────────────────────────────────────── 🌍 SUPPORTED LANGUAGES (30+) ───────────────────────────────────────────── English (US / UK / AU), Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Indonesian, Thai, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Sinhala, Khmer, Filipino, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Greek, and more. Language availability depends on which Natural voices are installed in your Chrome browser. ───────────────────────────────────────────── ⚡ UNLOCK HIGH-QUALITY NATURAL VOICES (One-time setup) ───────────────────────────────────────────── Chrome ships with basic TTS voices by default. To unlock premium Neural/Natural voices: 1. Open Chrome's Reading Mode (built-in feature) 2. Go to Settings → Voice Selection → Languages 3. Toggle ON the languages you want 4. Chrome downloads the high-quality voices automatically The extension includes a step-by-step visual guide inside the popup to walk you through this process. ───────────────────────────────────────────── 💡 TIPS ───────────────────────────────────────────── • Works on any webpage — articles, PDFs opened in Chrome, emails, documents • The "Read Selected" button in the popup also works if you prefer clicking over right-clicking • Adjust speed while reading — no need to restart from the beginning • Your voice and speed preferences are saved automatically across sessions ───────────────────────────────────────────── 📋 PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED ───────────────────────────────────────────── • contextMenus — adds "Read Selected Text" to the right-click menu • tts — accesses Chrome's built-in speech engine (local, offline) • activeTab — reads the current tab's selected text when you click the button • scripting — injects a small relay script to capture your text selection • storage — saves your voice, language, and speed preferences locally No broad host permissions. No access to your browsing history or personal data. ───────────────────────────────────────────── Enjoy reading — hands-free. 🎧