Reviews for Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader
Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader by LSD Software
Review by Doug S
Rated 5 out of 5
by Doug S, a year ago⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read Aloud: A Text-to-Speech Voice Reader – Listen to the Web with Ease
The Read Aloud Firefox extension is a fantastic tool for converting text into speech, making it perfect for multitasking, accessibility, or simply giving your eyes a break. It integrates smoothly with Firefox, allowing you to listen to articles, blog posts, or even PDFs with just a click.
Pros:
✅ Clear, natural-sounding voices: Offers a range of high-quality voices, including free and premium options.
✅ Flexible customization: Adjust the speed, pitch, and volume to suit your preference.
✅ Supports multiple languages: Great for multilingual users or language learners.
✅ PDF and eBook support: Reads directly from documents, making it versatile.
✅ Easy controls: Simple play, pause, and skip buttons for seamless listening.
Cons:
❌ Limited free voices: Some of the best, most natural voices require a premium subscription.
❌ Occasional mispronunciations: Like all TTS tools, it sometimes stumbles on unusual names or complex words.
💡 Overall, Read Aloud is an excellent Firefox extension for anyone who wants to consume written content through audio. Whether you're tackling long articles, studying, or enhancing accessibility, it’s a powerful and reliable companion. Highly recommended!
The Read Aloud Firefox extension is a fantastic tool for converting text into speech, making it perfect for multitasking, accessibility, or simply giving your eyes a break. It integrates smoothly with Firefox, allowing you to listen to articles, blog posts, or even PDFs with just a click.
Pros:
✅ Clear, natural-sounding voices: Offers a range of high-quality voices, including free and premium options.
✅ Flexible customization: Adjust the speed, pitch, and volume to suit your preference.
✅ Supports multiple languages: Great for multilingual users or language learners.
✅ PDF and eBook support: Reads directly from documents, making it versatile.
✅ Easy controls: Simple play, pause, and skip buttons for seamless listening.
Cons:
❌ Limited free voices: Some of the best, most natural voices require a premium subscription.
❌ Occasional mispronunciations: Like all TTS tools, it sometimes stumbles on unusual names or complex words.
💡 Overall, Read Aloud is an excellent Firefox extension for anyone who wants to consume written content through audio. Whether you're tackling long articles, studying, or enhancing accessibility, it’s a powerful and reliable companion. Highly recommended!
1,249 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Olga, 8 hours ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Wizsensei, 20 hours agoVery good. Only problem when i try in normal page it very slow loading or sometimes doesnt load at all. To fix this i open extension options and click test button.When test sound plays(which is very fast) then extension becames responsive and i can play other page i want without waiting or problem.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Mel, 3 days agoThe voice volume was so low I could not understand what it was reading. It was so low because the voice sound was coming through my Mac Mini M4 built in speakers and I was about 15 feet distant. There is no apparent means of choosing where the sound output goes.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Armo, 7 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by geewizzy, 11 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18899598, 13 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18285082, 18 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19796130, 18 days agoEXCELLENT! BEST WAY TO HAVE GOOD TTS ON THE OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORMS! THANK YOU!! <3
- Rated 5 out of 5by Laércio, 19 days ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Aarón Reyes, 19 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by jb, 22 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19434419, a month ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 19763228, a month ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by BaraGAx3, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Алекс,Аноним, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14153470, 2 months ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 19266537, 2 months agoread aloud works (and way too loud), but volume control has zero effect; only when slid to the extreme left does the volume mute (to zero).
Review added 2026-01-30 for Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS ; snap info firefox = 147.0.2-1 latest/stable - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 19710402, 2 months agoRouting you to the the Google TTS sales page and using the Demo box instead of hooking into the Google Cloud API is actually bananas. I can't believe that this thing still doesn't have proper voice fetching implementation after all these years.
- Rated 1 out of 5by RescuePaws, 3 months agoNot the best. Agree with other users that Edge is better for reading than this. Also I don't like that it automatically sets your setting to allow this developer access to ALL your data unless you change it but even then it piggies back off of google.translate. Also doesn't even read my full text book page just the title and then the page number. I don't like the reading in the extra window either. Idk why its a recommended extension.
- Rated 4 out of 5by Michael kim, 3 months ago