Readel Text To Speech — R

Readel is a free Text to Speech (TTS) extension for Chrome. Hold Alt over any text on any webpage to read aloud with natural AI voices. No sign-up, no account, no limits — the simplest text to speech voice reader on the web.

HOW TO READ ALOUD

▸ Hold Alt — hover over any paragraph and hold Alt (Option on Mac). Readel highlights the text and reads it aloud. Release to finish the sentence and stop.

▸ Double-tap Alt — starts reading from that paragraph straight through to the end of the article. Press Alt again to stop.

That's it. No buttons. No right-click menus. No floating widgets. One key, and any webpage reads itself out loud.

WHERE READEL WORKS

- Gmail — read aloud full email bodies without copy-pasting
- AI Chat Apps — listen to AI assistant responses out loud
- Substack, Medium — any reader-style layout
- Wikipedia, news sites, blogs, documentation
- Any article, anywhere on the web

If it's text, Readel will read it aloud.

NATURAL AI VOICES

Readel uses high-quality AI text to speech voices that sound genuinely human. 7 voices to choose from. No robotic TTS. No awkward pauses. Just natural speech that streams in real time so you can start listening immediately — no waiting for the whole page to load.

WHO READEL IS FOR

▸ Readers with dyslexia or ADHD who absorb content better by ear
▸ Accessibility users who need a lightweight screen reader for articles
▸ Students and researchers who want to listen to long papers
▸ Anyone who wants to listen to articles while cooking, walking, or commuting
▸ Writers and editors who proofread by hearing their drafts read aloud
▸ Anyone learning English who wants to hear natural pronunciation

FEATURES

- Free Text to Speech (TTS) for any webpage
- 7 natural AI voices
- Adjustable reading speed and volume
- Auto-scroll that follows along as it reads
- Read selected text or the whole page aloud
- Custom keyboard shortcut support
- Subtitle mode for caption-style display
- Works inside same-origin iframes (Gmail message bodies)
- Streams audio in real time — start listening instantly
- Press Alt to stop reading anywhere, anytime

FREE AND PRIVATE

- No sign-up. Ever.
- No character limits.
- No tracking, no analytics, no telemetry.
- No data collected.
- No account required.
- Completely free text to speech, forever.

Readel is a solo project built by one developer.

SETTINGS

Click the Readel icon in your toolbar to change voice, speed, and volume. Customize the keyboard shortcut in the same popup.

Feedback or ideas? Visit readel.app