Data month 2026-09

Parlai

Audio

AI Voice

Free AI text-to-speech. Select text, right-click, and hear it read aloud. 14 voices, 4 languages. 100% local.

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According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, the Chrome extension Parlai has 21 users (+50% MoM) — ranked #7,292 of 9,324 AI browser extensions, and #295 of 333 in Audio.

Users · 2026-09

21+50%

Rating

Overall Rank (9,324)

#7,292

Audio Rank

#295/ 333

What is Parlai

From the Chrome Web Store

Free AI text-to-speech. Select text, right-click, and hear it read aloud. 14 voices, 4 languages. 100% local. **THE INSTALL IS LONG SO JUST BE PATIENT (go watch a few YouTube Shorts or something) -- IT IS DOWNLOADING AROUND 1GB OF AI VOICE MODELS LOCALLY FOR SPEED AND SO YOUR TEXT NEVER HAS TO TOUCH A SERVER**

Hear any text on the web read aloud by AI voices. Select text, right-click, and parley — everything runs locally in your browser. No servers, no accounts, no data leaves the ship.

How it works Highlight text on any webpage, right-click, and choose "Parlai — AI Text to Speech." Your text is spoken aloud by a natural-sounding AI voice, right there in your browser. No sign-ups, no API keys, no catch.

14 AI voices A full crew of voices at your command. Choose from 10 GPU-accelerated voices (powered by Supertonic 2) or 7 CPU voices (powered by Piper) that work on any machine. Each voice has its own character — from polished and authoritative to warm and conversational.

4 languages English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Pick a language and Parlai translates your highlighted text before speaking it — handy for navigating foreign waters.

Two engines

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GPU mode — High-quality speech synthesis using WebGPU. Fast and expressive.
CPU mode — Lightweight fallback using WebAssembly. Runs on any vessel, no GPU required.

Playback controls

Play, pause, skip fore and aft (10s and 30s)
Three speeds: Slow (0.8×), Normal (1×), Fast (1.4×)
Pitch-preserving speed changes — no chipmunk voice, even at full sail

100% local and private All AI models are bundled aboard the extension (~1 GB). Your text never leaves your browser for speech synthesis. The only network request Parlai ever makes is for translation — when you select a non-English language and Chrome's built-in local translator isn't available, Google Translate is used as a fallback. No data is ever sent to Parlai's servers — there are none. Your words stay on your ship.

Settings remembered per engine Switch between CPU and GPU freely — Parlai remembers your preferred voice, speed, language, and quality settings for each engine independently. No need to reconfigure when you change course.