Read It For Me

Tracking since Apr 6, 2026.

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• May 26, 2026
  description

  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

  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
  
  ---
  
  🎉 [1.0.4] - Enhanced UI & Smart Features - 2026-05-19
  
  ✨ 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
  - **Component Consistency**: Unified utility classes across popup components for cleaner maintainability
  - **Voice Selector Enhancement**: Improved UI with better grouping and responsive design
  
  🛠️ Technical Updates
  
  - Streamlined message passing between components for better reliability
  - Enhanced cleanup processes to prevent resource leaks
  - Added optimized select component for voice selection
  - Standardized interactive button utilities for consistent behavior across UI
  - TypeScript and type safety improvements
  
  📦 Dependencies
  
  - React 18.3.1
  - TypeScript 5.5.3
  - Vite 5.4.21
  - Tailwind CSS 3.4.4
  
  🌐 Browser Support
  
  - Chrome 109+
  - Edge 109+
  - Firefox 79+
  
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