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Reading is good for you, but when you sit in front of a monitor all day, your eyes and brain start to think of it as less than an enjoyable activity. That doesn’t mean your ever-active brain isn’t hungry for information, though. Scientists at Softpedia’s Institute for Fictional Diseases call this phenomenon “why are you scrolling when it’s past bedtime” syndrome.

In any c ase, if for some reason you find yourself in a situation where you want to know the information contained in a web page that you don’t actually want to read, then you can try using a cross-browser called Read aloud.

This add-on uses one of many speech engines to read words in any web page that contains text, and it does it very well. Now, don’t expect to hear a charming Attenborough-esque voiceover while reading a Wikipedia entry, but you still get what’s probably the best quality text-to-speech available.

A window pops up when you click on the extension, giving you basic playback controls but also highlighting the text you’re reading. If you want to take a break and just listen to the words, you can disable the latter feature; also, the design of the window is not pretty, so you’re better off just using the playback controls.

You can choose from a number of voices, which are basically speech engines developed by companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft (although not all of them are free). You can even use the Google Translate engine to have the extension read articles in multiple languages ​​other than English and pronounce each word correctly.

All in all, Read Aloud is a great tool for people who are too tired to read web content (or just don’t like reading), and it’s also great for people with reading difficulties such as dyslexia or other learning disabilities. It’s also a great tool for people who use it. Of course, this add-on is a great way to enhance their learning process.