AI Voice Reader — Text to Speech

Listen to any web page or PDF aloud with neural AI voices. Runs on-device, no subscription, no signup.

Listen to any web page, article, PDF, or selected text aloud with high-quality neural AI voices. Runs on your own computer for the free tier, with no subscription and no usage cap. What it reads: - Articles, blog posts, documentation, and emails - PDFs opened in the browser - Any text you highlight on a page (right-click and choose "Read aloud") - The full page when you click the toolbar icon How it works: - Click the toolbar icon to read the current page - Or right-click selected text and choose "Read aloud" to read just the selection - Adjust speed, pitch, and voice in Settings Key features: - Neural AI voice that runs entirely on your own computer (free tier) - Unlimited reading, no daily cap, no account required - Works offline once the voice model is downloaded - Adjustable speed and pitch - Per-domain settings (your preferences are remembered per site) - Sentence-precise resume across page reloads - Skips code blocks and tables with an audible cue - MediaSession integration: control playback from your OS media keys Privacy first: - On the free tier, page text never leaves your computer. Voice synthesis runs locally in the browser - No analytics, no telemetry, no fingerprinting - No account required, no signup, no email collection - No subscription, no recurring billing Optional Pro upgrade ($29.99 one-time, lifetime, not a subscription): - Bring your own API key for a premium cloud voice provider of your choice - You pay the provider directly for what you use. We never charge per word - Any custom or cloned voices on your provider account show up automatically in the voice picker - Cross-device sync of reading position - Instant activation via license key - Yours forever. No renewal, no expiry Common use cases: - Listen to a long article while you do something else - Read long PDFs aloud without your eyes - Have your inbox read to you while you cook or commute - Convert reading fatigue into listening time - Make web reading accessible when your eyes are tired Works on most reading-focused web pages, plus PDFs opened in the browser. More Simple Capture tools: AI Voice Reader is the first AI-powered branch of the Simple Capture tools. The other extensions capture different content types: - Simple Audio Capture (simple-audio-capture.com). Tab audio to MP3 - Simple Video Capture (simple-video-capture.com). Tab video to WebM or MP4 - Simple Transcript Capture (simple-transcript-capture.com). YouTube and webpage transcripts - Simple Screenshot Capture (simple-screenshot-capture.com). Full-page screenshots - Simple Capture (simple-capture.com). All four capture modes in one extension