How do I get Chrome to read a page out loud?

Install NeoReader Read Aloud and press Alt + Shift + A on any page, or open Chrome's Reading mode in the side panel and press play.

Why does text to speech stop after 14 seconds in Chrome?

Chrome's online Google voices stop long pieces of speech after about 14 seconds. NeoReader Read Aloud avoids it by reading in short sentence-sized pieces and checking that each one plays.

Is there a free text to speech extension with no word limit?

Yes. NeoReader Read Aloud is free, needs no account and has no daily or monthly word limits.

Can it read PDFs out loud?

Yes. Open the PDF in Read Aloud's own PDF page and it is converted to text on your device, then read with the same controls.

How fast can it read?

Anywhere from 0.5x to 3x, set in the player bar. Your speed is remembered for each site.

Does it highlight words as it reads?

Yes. The sentence being read is highlighted, with the current word marked inside it, and the page scrolls to keep up.

Can I choose a different voice?

Yes. Pick any voice installed in your browser or computer. Online voices are labelled so you know which ones use the internet.

Does it work on Firefox and Edge?

Yes, on Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Chrome and Edge use the browser's speech service, so reading continues in background tabs.

Is NeoReader Read Aloud free?

Yes, every feature is free with no account. Store links appear on this page as each listing goes live.

Read Aloud: Text to Speech Extension, Free, No Limits

Read aloud any page, article or PDF, free

Press Alt + Shift + A, or click the button, and NeoReader reads the article to you while highlighting each word. Change the voice, speed up to 3x or pitch, skip by sentence, or start from any paragraph. No account, no word limits, and no voice that stops after 14 seconds. Free for Chrome, Edge and Firefox.

Text to speech for the web, without the cut-offs

Many read aloud extensions use Chrome's online voices, which have a long-standing habit of stopping after about 14 seconds of speech. NeoReader Read Aloud splits the text into short sentence-sized pieces, queues them, and watches each one, so long articles are read from start to finish.

It reads the article, not the page: menus, sidebars, cookie banners and footers are left out, so you hear the story rather than the navigation.

What other readers charge for, free

Speed from 0.5x to 3x, and pitch.
Every word and sentence highlighted on the page as it is read.
Start from any paragraph: hover and press play, or Alt + click.
Read just the text you selected, or the whole article.
Skip forward and back by sentence, with keyboard shortcuts.
Read PDFs, converted to text on your device.
Your voice and speed remembered for each site, and the right voice picked for the page's language.
No account and no daily or monthly word limits.

How to use read aloud in Chrome

Add NeoReader Read Aloud to Chrome, Edge or Firefox.
Open an article and press Alt + Shift + A, or click the extension button and press play.
Use the player bar to pause, skip a sentence or change the speed.
Open the settings in the player to pick a voice or change the pitch.
To read only part of a page, select the text first, or right-click it and choose Read aloud.

Built-in read aloud in Edge, Chrome and your phone

Microsoft Edge has Read aloud built in: press Ctrl + Shift + U on a page. Chrome's Reading mode in the side panel can also read text out loud. On a Mac, Option + Esc reads selected text once Spoken Content is switched on, and phones have Speak Screen (iPhone) and Select to Speak (Android).

They work well for the pages and apps they support. NeoReader adds the same experience to every page in Chrome, Edge and Firefox, with word highlighting, speed up to 3x, PDF reading and per-site voices.

Voices, and what stays private

Read Aloud uses the voices already in your browser and computer. Most of them run entirely on your device. A few, such as Google and Microsoft online voices, are provided over the internet by your browser's maker, and they are labelled online voice so you can choose. Read Aloud itself is private by default: no account, no tracking, and your settings stay in your browser.