AltVoice Reader
Keep the words that matter. Listen in a voice you like.
A text reader that lets you take the story at your own pace.
For Chrome & FirefoxOn desktop
Not every article needs to be another open tab. Some are worth settling into: a new idea, a different point of view, a story that stays with you.
✓ Newsletter block left out of your reading
Keep the parts that brought you here. Give them your attention, or a voice, and take them one paragraph at a time.
That newsletter reminder. A repeated introduction. The ending you’d rather save for later. You decide what makes it into your reading.
Open Prepare text to review the extracted paragraphs. Skip a block or bring it back before listening. The original page stays exactly as it was.
How to start a readingThere is a quieter way to catch up. Choose one good article, put on your headphones, and give the story a little room.
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Keep the ideas that brought you here. Leave the interruptions behind. A few paragraphs can turn a spare moment into something worth listening to.
English — Southern England
No generation, account or microphone needed for these samples.
Turn a long article or a few selected lines into audio. Choose a library voice, set a comfortable speed, and listen while you follow along — or look away.
No microphone needed. Preview a few voices here, then choose the one you want in your reader.
Explore reading qualityA few useful controls, close to the text. Nothing to learn before your next good read.
Slow down a dense passage or move through a familiar one faster. Change playback speed without generating the audio again.
Follow highlighted paragraphs with optional automatic scrolling. Return to a saved paragraph when you reopen an article.
Replay prepared audio while your reading session stays open. A fresh generation is always a separate choice.
Use the reader on a supported web page. Read the full article, a selection, or start from a point you choose.
Open AltVoice on your page. Or select a passage and choose Read selection from the right-click menu.
Review the paragraphs if you want to skip anything. Choose a voice and an available reading quality.
Press play, follow along and pause whenever you need. The small player stays close to the article.
One AltVoice account, with your allowances in the reader.
No minute limit with a free account. Hourly text allowances and service limits still apply.
Try it with your available account trial. Paid plans include Middle access.
Use available Pro trial or paid minutes. Check your current balance before you read.
Upcoming sections prepared for playback count toward the applicable allowance, even if you stop before hearing them.
About the reader, your text and what happens when you press play.
Your text & privacyAltVoice Reader helps you review and listen to text from supported web pages. Read a full article, choose a passage, start from a selected point, or paste a short text. You can leave out paragraphs before listening and follow the text at your own pace. Some page layouts may not extract correctly.
AltVoice Reader supports Chrome and Firefox on desktop. Choose your browser in the installation section below. Each store link will appear here when its listing is published.
Yes. Choose Prepare text to see the extracted paragraphs in an editor over the page. Skip any block you do not want to hear, restore it if you change your mind, then choose Read selected. Skipped blocks are not submitted for generation, and the original page stays unchanged.
A free AltVoice account is required to generate audio. Library voices are ready to use without a microphone. Recording a personal reading voice is optional and lives in Account.
Lite has no minute limit, but hourly text allowances and service limits apply. Middle trial access may be available with a free account; paid plans include Middle access. Pro uses available trial or paid minutes. Check Account in the reader for your current access and remaining allowance.
Replay uses saved audio while the reading session remains open. Generate again creates new audio and uses the applicable allowance. Closing the reader or starting a different text clears the session audio. Upcoming sections prepared before you stop can still count toward your allowance.
An internet connection is required to generate audio. The extension works on supported HTML pages, not browser internal pages, extension stores or embedded PDF viewers.
The reader is an extension for Chrome and Firefox that opens on the page you are reading. Install through the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons link below when available. The previews here demonstrate text selection and play prerecorded voice samples; they do not read an arbitrary website or generate audio.
The selected reading text is sent to AltVoice’s voice service to generate audio, including upcoming sections prepared for playback. Reading position is stored locally. Preparing and skipping paragraphs in the editor does not itself generate audio.
Less skipping past. More getting into it.
Bring AltVoice Reader to the pages you already read.
For Chrome and Firefox on desktop. A free account is required to generate audio.
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