ListenPage: an accessibility reader for any web article
A browser extension that reads the article you're actually looking at out loud, locally, in a voice you choose — built for readers with dyslexia, ADHD, visual impairments, or anyone who just prefers listening.
Readers with dyslexia, ADHD, low vision, or anyone who prefers listening to long-form articles
- Click to read any article aloud from the current page, with sentence highlighting that follows the audio
- 50+ voices including slower, clearer narrators tuned for comprehension
- Dyslexia-friendly OpenDyslexic font toggle and focus mode that strips ads and images
- Works fully offline once installed — no content leaves the device, important for sensitive health or financial articles
Local high-quality TTS removes the last objection to a screen-reader-quality experience — privacy, cost, and waiting for cloud round-trips — for a large underserved audience
Speechify's Chrome extension alone has 4.9 stars across ~276,000 Chrome Web Store reviews, demonstrating massive existing demand for read-aloud extensions serving students, dyslexic readers, and commuters.Speechify Chrome Extension: TTS Setup & Pricing ↗
Market is crowded with well-funded incumbents: Speechify (276k reviews), NaturalReader, Helperbird (40+ accessibility tools), Read Aloud, Cozy, and ADHD Reader — the local-TTS privacy angle is novel but the category itself is saturated.Helperbird – Reading & Accessibility Assistant ↗Read Aloud vs Speechify vs NaturalReader ↗
Speechify proves willingness to pay at $11.99–$99.99/month with subscription tiers, and NaturalReader Plus/Premium plans confirm a paid accessibility-TTS market exists; however, local-TTS economics undercut recurring cloud-revenue models.Speechify Chrome Extension: TTS Setup & Pricing ↗Plans & Pricing (Personal Version) | NaturalReader ↗
Local-first AI is a durable trend (Kokoro 82M model with ONNX, 9 languages, quality 9.2/10) and accessibility needs are chronic and growing; the privacy/offline angle aligns with both regulatory and user shifts.Kokoro TTS local TTS: quality, speed and setup ↗
Building a read-aloud extension is straightforward (HTML5 speechSynthesis or cloud APIs), but loading Kokoro locally inside a browser extension requires ONNX/WASM plumbing and ~82MB model download — doable but heavier than incumbents.How to Run Kokoro TTS Locally ↗