Skip to content

Best alternatives to Readify – AI Text to Speech & Read Aloud (2026)

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

Readify – AI Text to Speech & Read Aloud today

≈2K users4.2★ from 30 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago11 permissions

Readify alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Claude Read Aloud: Free AI Text to Speech Reader

    Read aloud pasted text, PDFs, and documents with Claude voices. A free AI text-to-speech reader with playback and audio downloads.

    761 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 2 days ago8 permissions
    • About 2.6× fewer users than Readify
    • Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 11)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  2. 2

    CastReader — Text to Speech, Read Aloud + AI Explain

    Read webpages, PDFs and EPUBs aloud with synced highlights and auto-scroll. Get AI explanations on the page.

    ≈5K users4.6★ from 92 ratingsUpdated in the last day37 permissions
    • About 2.5× more users than Readify
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Asks for more permissions (37 vs 11)
  3. 3

    Read Aloud - Text to Speech AI Voice Generator

    Text to speech (TTS) reads any text aloud using human-like, context-aware AI voices, with 30+ natural voice options.

    806 users3.8★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago4 permissions
    • About 2.5× fewer users than Readify
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 11)
  4. 4

    Text to Speech TTS AI | Readvox

    Read aloud Web articles, Google Docs, Kindle, PDF with natural, lifelike voices. Beautiful text to speech AI TTS.

    ≈50K users4.0★ from 277 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago9 permissions
    • About 25× more users than Readify
    • Rated 0.2 stars lower
    • Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 11)
  5. 5

    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 3000× more users than Readify
    • Rated 0.4 stars lower
    • Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 11)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  6. 6

    Read Aloud TTS: Text to Speech AI Voice Generator

    Text to speech (TTS) with natural AI voices: read aloud web pages, PDFs & e-books. Free AI voice generator & text reader.

    ≈600K users4.2★ from 3.2K ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago9 permissions
    • About 300× more users than Readify
    • Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 11)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  7. 7

    Read It To Me: Text to Speech, Read Aloud

    Read It To Me reads aloud web pages and PDFs in 50+ languages. Free, no sign-up, no word limit.

    ≈30K users4.3★ from 99 ratingsUpdated 11 days ago9 permissions
    • About 15× more users than Readify
    • Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 11)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  8. 8

    Speak It: Text to Speech & Read Aloud

    Speak selected text and read aloud instantly. Text to Speech (TTS) reader with natural voices.

    ≈1K users4.2★ from 10 ratings4 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Readify
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 11)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  9. 9

    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 25× more users than Readify
    • Asks for more permissions (13 vs 11)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  10. 10

    Article Audio - Read Aloud with AI Text to Speech (TTS)

    Read out loud selected text with a keyboard shortcut. AI-powered text to speech (TTS) with natural voices

    946 users4.7★ from 37 ratingsUpdated 7 days ago6 permissions
    • About 2.1× fewer users than Readify
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 11)
    • Listed under Education

Readify alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Readify?

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 Claude Read Aloud: Free AI Text to Speech Reader.

Which Readify alternative has the best rating?

CastReader — Text to Speech, Read Aloud + AI Explain has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 92 ratings.

Is there a Readify alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Read Aloud - Text to Speech AI Voice Generator asks for 4 permissions, against 11 for Readify.

How many alternatives to Readify are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Readify 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.