Readox – Read Aloud Text to Speech for Web Pages & PDFs
Read web pages, PDFs, and selected text aloud with word-by-word highlighting, OCR, and premium English voices on your device.
As of June 2026, Readox – Read Aloud Text to Speech for Web Pages & PDFs has 1,000 users and a 4.60/5 rating from 10 reviews in the Accessibility category.
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Version
0.2.5
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 3 version updates.
History
14 snapshotsTracking since Apr 2, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | 60 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.0.9 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 69 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.0.9 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 247 | 5.00 | 6 | 0.2.0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 379 | 5.00 | 8 | 0.2.1 |
| May 7, 2026 | 461 | 5.00 | 8 | 0.2.4 |
| May 11, 2026 | 585 | 5.00 | 8 | 0.2.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 658 | 5.00 | 9 | 0.2.4 |
| May 19, 2026 | 715 | 5.00 | 9 | 0.2.4 |
| May 23, 2026 | 786 | 5.00 | 9 | 0.2.5 |
| May 28, 2026 | 869 | 5.00 | 9 | 0.2.5 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 913 | 5.00 | 9 | 0.2.5 |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 929 | 5.00 | 9 | 0.2.5 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 975 | 5.00 | 9 | 0.2.5 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 1.0K | 5.00 | 9 | 0.2.5 |
| Now | 1.0K | 4.60 | 10 | 0.2.5 |
Changelog
- May 3, 2026description
Readox is a Chrome text-to-speech reader for web pages, PDFs, and selected text, with word-by-word highlighting, OCR, and premium English voices that run on your device. FEATURES Read web pages and PDFs aloud Listen to articles, blogs, docs, and many PDFs directly in Chrome. OCR for images and screenshots Extract text from screenshots or images and read it aloud. Useful for scanned content, screenshots, and image-based documents. Word-by-word highlighting Follow each spoken word in the transcript so you can keep your place and stay focused. Read only what you want Highlight any section on a page and play just that text, or read the whole page. Keyboard shortcuts and playback controls Play, pause, skip, stop, and change speed without leaving the page. Adjustable speed Choose a listening speed from 0.75x to 2x. Privacy-first Speech playback and OCR run locally. Premium voices run on your device. READOX PRO 28 premium English voices Choose from natural-sounding American and British English voices. Premium voices run on your device Premium voices run on your device for private listening with no character caps. Sign in only if you want Pro. AI summaries Get a short summary of a page or selected text when you want the key points fast. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Readox in the Chrome side panel. 2. Press play to read the page, or select text to read only that section. 3. Follow the highlighted transcript. 4. Use controls or keyboard shortcuts to navigate. Readox is built for focused reading, studying, proofreading, and accessibility. Free to start, no account required.
Readox is a Chrome text-to-speech reader for web pages, PDFs, and selected text, with word-by-word highlighting, OCR, and premium English voices that run on your device. FEATURES Read web pages and PDFs aloud Listen to articles, blogs, docs, and many PDFs directly in Chrome. OCR for images and screenshots Extract text from screenshots or images and read it aloud. Useful for scanned content, screenshots, and image-based documents. Word-by-word highlighting Follow each spoken word in the transcript so you can keep your place and stay focused. Read only what you want Highlight any section on a page and play just that text, or read the whole page. Keyboard shortcuts and playback controls Play, pause, skip, stop, and change speed without leaving the page. Adjustable speed Choose a listening speed from 0.5x to 2x. Privacy-first Speech playback and OCR run locally. Premium voices run on your device. READOX PRO 28 premium English voices Choose from natural-sounding American and British English voices. Premium voices run on your device Premium voices run on your device for private listening with no character caps. Sign in only if you want Pro. AI summaries Get a short summary of a page or selected text when you want the key points fast. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Readox in the Chrome side panel. 2. Press play to read the page, or select text to read only that section. 3. Follow the highlighted transcript. 4. Use controls or keyboard shortcuts to navigate. Readox is built for focused reading, studying, proofreading, and accessibility. Free to start, no account required.
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storageunlimitedStoragesidePanelscriptingactiveTabcontextMenustabsoffscreentts
- Host access
- https://api.readox.ai/*, <all_urls>
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About
Readox is a Chrome text-to-speech reader for web pages, PDFs, and selected text, with word-by-word highlighting, OCR, and premium English voices that run on your device. FEATURES Read web pages and PDFs aloud Listen to articles, blogs, docs, and many PDFs directly in Chrome. OCR for images and screenshots Extract text from screenshots or images and read it aloud. Useful for scanned content, screenshots, and image-based documents. Word-by-word highlighting Follow each spoken word in the transcript so you can keep your place and stay focused. Read only what you want Highlight any section on a page and play just that text, or read the whole page. Keyboard shortcuts and playback controls Play, pause, skip, stop, and change speed without leaving the page. Adjustable speed Choose a listening speed from 0.5x to 2x. Privacy-first Speech playback and OCR run locally. Premium voices run on your device. READOX PRO 28 premium English voices Choose from natural-sounding American and British English voices. Premium voices run on your device Premium voices run on your device for private listening with no character caps. Sign in only if you want Pro. AI summaries Get a short summary of a page or selected text when you want the key points fast. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Readox in the Chrome side panel. 2. Press play to read the page, or select text to read only that section. 3. Follow the highlighted transcript. 4. Use controls or keyboard shortcuts to navigate. Readox is built for focused reading, studying, proofreading, and accessibility. Free to start, no account required.
Technical
- Version
- 0.2.5
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 17.66MiB
- Min Chrome
- 113
- Languages
- 55
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- daipfoiakipdebhhklfongdfffepcffk
- Developer ID
- u2ce7efb73c0b2dd4005cc906b0a55599
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Mar 8, 2026
- Last Updated (Store)
- May 15, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 25, 2026
- Website
- readox.ai
- Support URL
- https://readox.ai
- Privacy Policy
- https://readox.ai/privacy
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