PNL Reader: read quietly or read aloud

Name: PNL Reader: read quietly or read aloud
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Author: River

Read any webpage quietly with dark mode, artistic fonts or read it aloud with natural sounding voices 📖

As of June 2026, PNL Reader: read quietly or read aloud has 185 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 3 reviews in the Productivity category.

River Productivity

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+16.4%

185

Rating0%

5.00

3 reviews

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Version

2.8.1

Manifest V3

History

11 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	159	5.00	3	2.8.1
Apr 11, 2026	168	5.00	3	2.8.1
Apr 21, 2026	176	5.00	3	2.8.1
Apr 26, 2026	173	5.00	3	2.8.1
May 3, 2026	176	5.00	3	2.8.1
May 9, 2026	189	5.00	3	2.8.1
May 14, 2026	232	5.00	3	2.8.1
May 20, 2026	254	5.00	3	2.8.1
May 27, 2026	204	5.00	3	2.8.1
Jun 3, 2026	186	5.00	3	2.8.1
Jun 8, 2026	207	5.00	3	2.8.1
Now	185	5.00	3	2.8.1

Permissions & access

Permissions: activeTabscriptingstorage
Host access: file:///*

Screenshots

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About

Main Features
1. Audio Player & Text-to-Speech 🔊: Select any text and have it read aloud with a natural-sounding audio player.
2. Multiple themes, including Dark and Light Mode 🎨: Switch between multiple themes—including Dark, Light, Solarized, Dracula, and more—to match your reading preference and reduce eye strain.
3. Paper-like Reading Page 📝: Enjoy a beautifully refined reading page with improved background, border, and shadow for a true paper feel.
4. PDF Reader with arXiv & More Support 📄: Seamlessly load and read PDFs from arXiv and many other sites, with integrated dictionary lookup.
5. Dictionary Integration 📚: Compatible with Dictionariez, allowing you to instantly look up any word on web pages by simply clicking on it.
6. Privacy First 🔒: PNL Reader respects your privacy by using the ActiveTab permission to create reader mode on the webpage you clicked on, only active when you click to activate the app.
7. Multiple Fonts 🖋️: Choose from handwriting and screen-friendly sans-serif fonts for your comfort. You can even add/mange custom fonts from your local computer.
8. Navigation Shortcuts ⌨️: Easily navigate to the previous or next page on popular web novel websites such as Wattpad, RoyalRoad and ScribbleHub with convenient keyboard shortcuts.
9. Open Source: https://github.com/pnlpal/pnl-reader

Dictionariez Integration
To look up any word on web pages, download and use Dictionariez: https://github.com/pnlpal/dictionariez#install

Feedback and Support
I'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions! If you encounter any issues or have any feedback, please reach out to me at Programming N' Language Community: https://pnl.dev/category/3/feedback