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Best alternatives to Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader today

≈3K users3.7★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago6 permissions

Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Text-to-Speech Reader

    Reads selected text aloud using the Web Speech API.

    889 users3.5★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago3 permissions
    • About 3.4× fewer users than Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
    • Listed under Tools
  2. 2

    Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader

    Read aloud the current web-page article with one click, using text to speech (TTS). Supports 40+ languages.

    ≈6M users3.8★ from 3.7K ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago9 permissions
    • About 2000× more users than Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 6)
  3. 3

    Text to Speech Reader

    Use Text to Speech Reader app for seamless listening. Perfect for reading text aloud and enhancing accessibility with TTS Reader.

    ≈1K users3.9★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago7 permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 6)
  4. 4

    Text To Speech Reader Pro

    Convert selected text to speech with customizable voices and reading speed

    337 users4.0★ from 3 ratings5 permissions
    • About 8.9× fewer users than Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
  5. 5

    Free Text-to-Speech (TTS) Reader - VoiceRead

    Free text-to-speech (TTS) reader for selected text, webpages, and pasted content. Listen with browser voices and speed controls.

    789 users3.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago10 permissions
    • About 3.8× fewer users than Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 6)
    • Listed under Tools
  6. 6

    Voice Out: Read Aloud Text to Speech Reader

    Read aloud any webpage, PDF, Google Doc or ebook with natural AI voices. Free text to speech (TTS) in 30+ languages, 130+ voices.

    ≈50K users4.1★ from 191 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago13 permissions
    • About 17× more users than Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (13 vs 6)
  7. 7

    Gemini Reader: AI Text to Speech with Google Voices

    Free Gemini AI text to speech for PDFs, documents, and pasted text. Read aloud with Google voices or download the audio.

    ≈4K users4.3★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago5 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader
    • Rated 0.6 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
  8. 8

    AI Voice — Text to Speech

    Use AI Voice Text to Speech to read aloud in Chrome with natural voices, adjustable speed, and sentence highlighting.

    365 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 4 days ago5 permissions
    • About 8.2× fewer users than Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
    • Listed under Tools
  9. 9

    Google AI Text to Speech Reader: Free Natural Voices

    Free Google text to speech for PDFs, documents, and pasted text. Read aloud with natural AI voices or download high-quality audio.

    ≈7K users4.1★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago6 permissions
    • About 2.3× more users than Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader
    • Updated more recently
  10. 10

    TTSReader | Text to Speech In Page Reader

    TTSReader Text To Speech Chrome Extension - Listen to Web Pages with AI Voices

    ≈60K users3.4★ from 197 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago6 permissions
    • About 20× more users than Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader
    • Rated 0.4 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning

Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader?

By users, the most popular alternative is Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader with ≈6M users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Text-to-Speech Reader.

Which Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader alternative has the best rating?

Voice Out: Read Aloud Text to Speech Reader has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 191 ratings.

Is there a Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Text-to-Speech Reader asks for 3 permissions, against 6 for Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader.

How many alternatives to Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Edge Text to Speech Voice Reader on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.