According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, the Chrome extension Google AI Text to Speech Reader has 7,000 users (+133.3% MoM), rated 4 (18 reviews) — ranked #659 of 9,324 AI browser extensions, and #40 of 333 in Audio.
Free Google text to speech for PDFs, documents, and pasted text. Read aloud with natural AI voices or download high-quality audio. Turn documents, pasted text, and text selected directly from live webpages into natural audio with available Google voices. Google Reader works with Google's text-to-speech demo page at https://www.gstatic.com/cloud-site-ux/text_to_speech/text_to_speech.min.html.
Key features
How it works 1. Click the extension icon or visit https://www.gstatic.com/cloud-site-ux/text_to_speech/text_to_speech.min.html. 2. Paste or upload content, or highlight text on a webpage, double-click the selection, and choose the Google Reader extension icon. 3. Choose an available voice and generate the audio. 4. Listen with the playback controls or download the result.
Use Google Reader for study material, proofreading, document review, accessibility support, and listening when reading on screen is inconvenient.
Platform scope This extension uses its Google voice workflow for text you paste or upload and for text you select directly on live webpages through the extension shortcut.
Google Reader is an independent extension and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.
Read aloud any text with realistic AI voices, compatible with webpages, kindle Ebooks, Google Docs, PDF, Emails, and more.
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+ CompareData month: 2026-09 · User counts and ratings come from public Chrome Web Store data, aggregated monthly. See methodology.