NVDA Screen Reader & Text to Speech (TTS)

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NVDA Screen Reader & Text-to-Speech (TTS)

Transform your browsing experience with an NVDA-style screen reader built directly into Google Chrome. Designed for visually impaired users, accessibility professionals, developers, and QA engineers, this extension brings powerful keyboard-driven navigation and real-time speech feedback to every website.

Powered by Chrome's native Text-to-Speech engine, it delivers fast, reliable, and uninterrupted speech without being affected by autoplay restrictions or browser limitations.

POWERFUL SCREEN READING EXPERIENCE

Navigate webpages efficiently using familiar screen reader shortcuts and structural navigation commands. Move instantly between headings, links, buttons, forms, tables, and landmarks without touching your mouse.

Browse Mode

Explore webpage content using screen-reader-style navigation commands and quickly jump to important sections.

Focus Mode

Automatically activates when entering text fields and forms, allowing you to type naturally without shortcut interference.

ADVANCED KEYBOARD NAVIGATION

Use familiar navigation keys:

• H / Shift + H – Next / Previous Heading
• 1–6 – Jump to Heading Levels H1–H6
• K / Shift + K – Next / Previous Link
• B / Shift + B – Next / Previous Button
• F / Shift + F – Next / Previous Form Field
• T / Shift + T – Next / Previous Table
• D / Shift + D – Next / Previous Landmark
• Arrow Keys – Navigate through content
• Enter – Activate the selected element

REAL-TIME SPEECH OVERLAY

Stay aware of your location on the page with a modern accessibility overlay that displays:

• Currently spoken text
• Active element role (heading, button, link, form field, etc.)
• Current mode (Browse or Focus)

The overlay is isolated using Shadow DOM technology to prevent website styles from interfering with the interface. It is draggable, collapsible, and supports high-contrast themes for low-vision users.

READ ON HOVER

Enable Hover Reading Mode to automatically hear content as you move your mouse across webpage elements.

AUTO START SUPPORT

Choose whether the screen reader starts automatically when a page loads or remains inactive until manually enabled.

AI-POWERED ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS (OPTIONAL)

Unlock advanced accessibility capabilities by connecting your Google Gemini API key.

AI Page Summary

Instantly generate concise, screen-reader-friendly summaries of lengthy webpages.

Smart Semantic Navigation

Use natural language commands such as:

• Go to the pricing section
• Find contact information
• Open the login form

The AI intelligently locates and focuses the most relevant content.

OCR & Image Understanding

Extract and read text from images, diagrams, screenshots, and other visual content that may not be accessible through standard webpage markup.

DEFAULT KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

• Alt + Shift + O – Toggle Screen Reader On/Off
• Alt + Shift + M – Switch Browse/Focus Mode
• Alt + Shift + S – Read Entire Page
• Alt + Shift + X – Stop Speech
• Alt + Shift + P – Pause Speech
• Alt + Shift + R – Resume Speech
• Escape or Control – Immediate Stop

PRIVACY FIRST

Your privacy is respected at all times.

• Settings are stored locally on your device
• Uses Chrome's native Text-to-Speech APIs
• Navigation and content processing occur locally within your browser
• No webpage content is transmitted to external services unless you explicitly use AI features
• AI requests are sent directly to Google's Gemini API using your own API key

PERFECT FOR

• Blind and visually impaired users
• Low-vision users
• Accessibility testers and QA engineers
• Web developers building accessible websites
• Educators and students
• Anyone who prefers spoken web content

Experience faster, smarter, and more accessible web navigation with powerful keyboard controls, intelligent speech feedback, and optional AI-enhanced accessibility tools—all inside Google Chrome.