# ken107/read-aloud

An awesome browser extension that reads aloud webpage content with one click

Repository: https://github.com/ken107/read-aloud
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/read-aloud
Homepage: https://readaloud.app
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: text-to-speech, chrome-extensions, accessibility, firefox-addon, page-reader, chrome-extension, browser-addon, browser-extension, webextension, webextensions, chromium-extension, edge-extension, firefox-extension, firefox-extensions
Last push: 2026-07-10T10:11:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3611, "days_push": 54, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1731, forks 297 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:28.745565+00:00)

## What it is
Read Aloud is a browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge that reads aloud webpage content using text-to-speech with one click. It works across many site types and targets users who prefer listening, including people with dyslexia or visual impairments.

## Use cases
- read web pages aloud with one click
- listen to articles and blogs instead of reading
- accessibility tool for dyslexic users
- convert webpage text to speech audio
- have news sites and textbooks narrated
- rest my eyes while consuming web content

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, free, open-source TTS extension across Chrome, Firefox, and Edge
- you need screen-free reading for accessibility or multitasking
- you read long-form web content like publications, fan fiction, or course materials

## When to avoid
- you need offline desktop document narration outside the browser
- you need to generate downloadable audio files from text
- you need TTS for non-browser apps or ebooks

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: tts, accessibility, browser-extension
- domain: accessibility, browser-extensions
- platform: browser, browser-extension, cross-platform
- tags: text-to-speech, page-reader, chrome-extension, firefox-addon, edge-extension, webextension, voice-reader, natural-language-processing

## Member repositories
- ken107/read-aloud (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.745565+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:31:42.846817+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ken107/read-aloud (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.745565+00:00, sha 6da4602c09d0)
  - homepage: https://readaloud.app (fetched 2026-08-29T11:08:46.086646+00:00, sha 61a3f76d5a89)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.