Read Aloud in British English

Select English text on any website and hear it read aloud in a British voice: right-click or press Alt+S.

Select an English word, phrase or paragraph on any website and hear it read aloud in a British voice. HOW TO USE • Select text → right-click → “Read aloud in British English”. • Or select text and press Alt+S. Press it again while it is speaking to stop. Alt+S with nothing selected repeats the last text. • Click the extension icon to open the popup: Again, Slower, Stop, voice and speed. VOICES • “Auto” picks the best British voice you have: the natural Microsoft voices Sonia, Ryan and Libby in Microsoft Edge, Google UK English in Google Chrome, then any British Windows voice. • You can choose any English voice your browser has — British voices come first in the list. • The default speed is 0.85, a little slower than normal, which is good for learners. Slower is 0.65. • Offline, a Windows voice finishes the text. WHO IT IS FOR English learners who want to hear how a word is pronounced, listen to a sentence from an article or practise shadowing — and anyone who would rather listen than read. PRIVACY The extension collects nothing and sends nothing anywhere: the selected text goes to your browser's own voice. You can change the shortcut at chrome://extensions/shortcuts. SUPPORT THE AUTHOR The extension is free. If it helps you, you can support the author: https://ko-fi.com/V2X129ZM6L