ReadSmart: AI Summary & Text to Speech

Tracking since Jun 4, 2026.

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• Jun 9, 2026
  description

  Tired of saving articles to "read later" and never getting to them?
  
  ReadSmart uses AI to summarize any article in seconds, then reads the summary aloud with a natural voice. Turn 20-minute reads into 2-minute listens.
  
  HOW IT WORKS
  1. Open any article — blog post, news, research paper
  2. Click the ReadSmart icon in your toolbar
  3. Click "Summarize & Listen"
  4. Listen to the AI-generated summary
  
  WHY READSMART?
  • Unlike basic "read aloud" tools, we SUMMARIZE first — no fluff, just key points
  • Works on any website: Medium, Substack, news sites, blogs, Wikipedia
  • Bring your own AI key (free tier available) or use demo mode
  • Multiple voices to choose from
  • Your data stays local — articles are processed securely
  
  WHO IS IT FOR?
  • Busy professionals who want to stay informed without spending hours reading
  • Students researching topics quickly
  • Commuters who want to listen to articles hands-free
  • Anyone with a growing "read later" list that never gets shorter
  
  FREE & OPEN
  • Free to use
  • Optional: add your own Groq API key for unlimited AI summaries (free tier: 1M tokens/day)
  
  ReadSmart — read smart, listen faster.

  Save articles to "read later" — then never read them? ReadSmart fixes that.
  
  🎯 WHAT IT DOES
  Open any article → click the ReadSmart icon → get an AI summary → listen to it aloud. A 20-minute article becomes a 2-minute audio summary.
  
  ✨ KEY FEATURES
  • AI-Powered Summaries — Uses Groq's fast LLM to extract key points from any article, blog, or news story
  • Text-to-Speech — Listen to summaries with your browser's native voices (no cloud TTS needed)
  • One-Click Operation — No copy-pasting, no tab switching. Works on the page you're already reading
  • Privacy-First — Your API key stays in your browser. No accounts, no tracking, no data collection
  • Free Tier — Uses Groq's free API tier (1M tokens/day). Optional: bring your own key for unlimited use
  • Works Everywhere — News sites, blogs, Medium, Substack, Wikipedia, research papers, and more
  
  🔒 PRIVACY & SECURITY
  • All data processed locally in your browser
  • API key stored in chrome.storage (never leaves your device except for API calls)
  • No analytics, no tracking pixels, no third-party cookies
  • Open source: github.com/igorusovich/readsmart-extension
  
  🚀 PERFECT FOR
  • Commuters who want to "read" articles while driving
  • Students researching papers quickly
  • Professionals staying updated on industry news
  • Anyone with a "read later" list that never gets read
  
  📋 HOW TO USE
  1. Install the extension
  2. Open any article or blog post
  3. Click the ReadSmart icon in your toolbar
  4. Click "Summarize & Listen"
  5. Press Play to hear the summary
  
  Optional: Add your own Groq API key in Settings for unlimited summaries.
  
  💬 WHAT USERS SAY
  "Finally catching up on my saved articles during my commute." — Early user

• Jun 9, 2026
  short_description

  One click. Summarize any article, then listen to it. 20 min → 2 min.

  One-click AI summaries + text-to-speech for any article. Turn 20-min reads into 2-min listens. Free, no signup, privacy-first.

• Jun 9, 2026
  name

  ReadSmart — AI Article Summaries

  ReadSmart: AI Summary & Text to Speech

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