ABAIR Irish Web Reader - Léitheoir Gréasáin

About

ABAIR Léitheoir Gréasáin (Web Reader) reads web pages aloud in Irish using high-quality voices from ABAIR.ie.

FEATURES:
- Multiple reading modes: select text to read, read the full page, or navigate paragraph by paragraph
- Real-time highlighting: follow along as each sentence is read aloud
- Regional Irish voices: choose from Connemara, Donegal, Kerry, and Waterford dialects (7 voices)
- Adjustable reading speed and volume
- Keyboard shortcuts: fully keyboard-accessible (Alt+P play/pause, Alt+R read selection, Alt+F full page)
- Works offline: falls back to browser speech synthesis when needed

ACCESSIBILITY:
- Designed for users with visual impairments, dyslexia, cognitive fatigue, or ADHD
- Screen reader compatible with ARIA labels and live announcements
- Colorblind-friendly highlight presets
- Respects system preferences for high contrast and reduced motion
- Large controls option available

PRIVACY:
- Only sends text to ABAIR.ie for speech synthesis
- Never sends page URLs
- No tracking or data collection
- Local-only mode available (browser speech synthesis only)

Developed by the ABAIR project at Trinity College Dublin. Free to use.

Keyboard shortcuts can be customized at chrome://extensions/shortcuts