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Read Aloud
by Read Aloud
What Read Aloud is
Read Aloud converts webpage text into speech so you can listen with one click. The service is available on Android and as an extension, with support for more than 40 languages. Its extension can read webpages, PDFs, Google Docs, Google Play Books, Amazon Kindle, and EPUB content through EPUBReader. Voices include browser voices plus cloud options from Google Wavenet, Amazon Polly, IBM Watson, Microsoft Azure, and OpenAI. You can adjust the voice, speed, pitch, and text highlighting. The listing presents it for people who prefer listening, children learning to read, and people with dyslexia or other learning disabilities. Standard synthesis runs locally, while text sent to premium cloud voices may be temporarily cached and is not permanently stored. Read Aloud says it does not track browsing history and requests only required browser permissions. The free tier costs nothing with 100,000 characters per month. Premium Voices - 2M is $1 a month, billed as a one-off purchase of fixed credits for 2,000,000 characters.
Who it suits
It suits people who want spoken webpages or documents, including listeners, children learning to read, and people with dyslexia or other learning disabilities. Android and extension users can choose among listed voice and reading controls.
What it does well
- Supports more than 40 languages
- Reads PDFs and several document services
- Adjustable voice, speed, pitch, highlighting
- Local synthesis does not send text online
- Free tier includes 100,000 characters monthly
What to know first
- Commercial use is not available
- No voice cloning or API access
- Premium cloud voices may require purchase or API key
- Paid credits have one-off billing terms
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | 100,000 characters per month | Free |
| Premium Voices - 2M | One-off purchase of fixed credits · 2,000,000 characters | $1 a month |
| Read Aloud Free Tier | monthly credits for premium voices | Free |
| Paid Credits | One-off purchase of a fixed number of credits · credits apply toward premium voices | On request |
As readaloud.app lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Read Aloud combines broad content support, adjustable playback, and multiple voice sources in an Android and extension tool. Its free allowance and paid character credits give listeners defined usage options, while commercial use, voice cloning, and API access are excluded.
Facts from Read Aloud's own pages
- Accessibility audience
- The listing describes the extension as useful for people who prefer listening, children learning to read, and people with dyslexia or other learning disabilities. · chromewebstore.google.com, 12 Oct 2026
- API access
- No · readaloud.app, 22 Sept 2026
- Browsing data
- The privacy policy says Read Aloud does not track users' browsing history and requires only the minimum browser permissions needed to operate. · readaloud.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Commercial use
- No · readaloud.app, 22 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · readaloud.app, 22 Sept 2026
- Free usage
- The free tier provides a certain number of monthly credits for premium voices; exact credit quantities are not stated on the terms page. · readaloud.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- 158 Magellan Ave, San Jose, CA 95116, United States · readaloud.app, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The listing says cloud voices may require an in-app purchase or the user's own API key. · chromewebstore.google.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The extension listing says Read Aloud supports 40+ languages. · chromewebstore.google.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- chrome_extension · readaloud.app, 22 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says standard voice synthesis runs locally and its text is not sent to the internet, while premium voice text is sent to the cloud and may be temporarily cached but is not saved to permanent storage. · readaloud.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Read Aloud converts webpage text to speech so users can listen to articles with one click. · chromewebstore.google.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Reading controls
- Users can change voice, reading speed, pitch, and text highlighting. · chromewebstore.google.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says its servers are hosted on Amazon Web Services with subnet-level firewalls and per-instance security groups with strict access permissions. · readaloud.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users to its contact form for support requests and also lists [email protected] in its terms. · readaloud.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Supported content
- The extension listing says it can read PDFs, Google Docs, Google Play Books, Amazon Kindle, and EPUB through EPUBReader. · chromewebstore.google.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Voice cloning
- No · readaloud.app, 22 Sept 2026
- Voices
- Available voices include built-in browser voices and cloud voices from Google Wavenet, Amazon Polly, IBM Watson, Microsoft Azure, and OpenAI. · chromewebstore.google.com, 12 Oct 2026
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