Readthis Text To Speech R

ReadThis - Free Text to Speech Reader for Chrome

Transform any webpage into an audiobook with ReadThis, a powerful and privacy-focused text-to-speech extension for Chrome.

FEATURES:

Natural Text-to-Speech Reading
- Convert any webpage or selected text into natural-sounding audio
- Choose from 20+ voices in 15+ languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, and more
- Adjust speed (0.5x to 3x) and pitch to match your preference

Smart Content Detection
- Intelligent content extraction that identifies the main article on any page
- Filters out ads, navigation, and other distracting elements
- Advanced sentence detection with proper abbreviation handling (Dr., Mr., e.g., etc.)

Visual Reading Assistance
- Real-time sentence highlighting as text is read aloud
- Word-by-word highlighting mode for enhanced focus
- Auto-scroll keeps the current sentence in view
- Focus Mode dims the page and spotlights the current sentence

Bookmarks & Resume Reading
- Save your position on any page and resume later
- Never lose your place in long articles
- Bookmark management in the popup interface

Sleep Timer
- Set a timer to automatically pause reading
- Perfect for falling asleep to articles or podcasts

Customization & Accessibility
- Dark and light themes
- Keyboard shortcuts for hands-free control:
- Alt+R: Read entire page
- Alt+S: Read selected text
- Right-click context menu integration
- Export/import your settings for backup

SUPPORTED LANGUAGES:

ReadThis supports text-to-speech in 15+ languages (voice availability depends on your operating system):

- Arabic (العربية)
- Chinese (中文)
- Dutch (Nederlands)
- English (US, UK, AU)
- French (Français)
- German (Deutsch)
- Hebrew (עברית)
- Hindi (हिन्दी)
- Italian (Italiano)
- Japanese (日本語)
- Korean (한국어)
- Persian/Farsi (فارسی)
- Polish (Polski)
- Portuguese (Português)
- Russian (Русский)
- Spanish (Español)
- Turkish (Türkçe)
- Urdu (اردو)

PRIVACY FIRST:

- 100% local processing - your text never leaves your device
- No account required
- No data collection or tracking
- No external servers or API calls
- Open source and transparent

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS:

| Shortcut | Action |
|----------|--------|
| Alt+R | Read entire page |
| Alt+S | Read selected text |
| Space | Play/Pause |
| ← / → | Previous/Next sentence |
| F | Toggle Focus Mode |

PERFECT FOR:

- Students studying online materials
- Professionals consuming articles during multitasking
- Language learners improving pronunciation
- Anyone with reading difficulties or visual impairments
- Commuters who prefer listening to reading
- Researchers processing large amounts of text

PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED:

- activeTab: Read text from the current webpage
- storage: Save your preferences and bookmarks
- contextMenus: Add right-click reading options
- scripting: Inject reading functionality into pages

Get started in seconds - install ReadThis and click the extension icon on any webpage to start listening!

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ReadThis is free, open source, and committed to your privacy. No account needed, no data collected.