Read It For Me Chrome extension icon

Read It For Me

👥 11 users
📦 v1.0.3
💾 384KiB
📅 2026-02-04
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Overview

Read It For Me transforms any web text into natural speech with one click. Simply select text on any webpage and click the floating button to hear it read aloud.

Key Features:
• Smart language detection - automatically identifies and speaks 30+ languages
• Premium voice selection with quality indicators - choose from all system voices
• Customizable playback - adjust speed (0.5x-2.0x), pitch, and volume
• Floating mini-player - draggable controls that follow you across pages
• Reading queue - add multiple selections to read sequentially
• Collapsible settings - voice selection, playback controls, and advanced options
• 7-language interface - English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese
• First-run guide - helpful tips for new users
• Privacy-focused - all processing happens locally, no data collection

Perfect for accessibility, language learning, multitasking, or reducing screen fatigue

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🎉 Version 1.0.2 - Enhanced Reading Experience
✨ New Features
🎯 Word Highlighting

Real-time word highlighting as text is being read
Smooth animations that follow the speech progress
Visual feedback to keep you focused on the reading flow
👁️ Follow Highlight

Auto-scroll feature that keeps the highlighted word in view
Perfect for reading long articles without manual scrolling
Toggle on/off based on your preference
📖 Smart Read

Instantly detect and read full articles with one click
Intelligent content detection filters out ads, navigation, and clutter
Convenient floating button appears on article pages
🌍 Auto Language Detection

Automatically selects the best voice based on page language
Supports 7 languages with premium voice quality
Smart voice scoring for natural-sounding speech
🔧 Improvements & Fixes
Pause/Resume Enhancement: Fixed long pause timeout issue - now restarts seamlessly from the exact position
Memory Optimization: Resolved memory leaks in pause/resume functionality
Better Performance: Cleaned up background processes for smoother operation
UI Polish: Improved button animations and positioning
🛠️ Technical Updates
Streamlined message passing between components
Enhanced cleanup processes to prevent resource leaks.
Added new select for voices with better UI

Tags

Productivity/education productivity accessibility productivity/education

Privacy Practices

Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

🔐 Security Analysis

This extension hasn't been security-scanned yet.

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