Highlight text.
Hear it instantly.
Highlight & Read turns selected webpage text into speech. Select text with your mouse and listen instead of reading long AI responses, articles, emails, documentation and webpages.
Simply use your mouse to highlight the text you want to hear and Highlight & Read will read the selected content aloud while you continue working, browsing or listening.
From text to speech in seconds
No copying text into another app and no complicated setup. Highlight what you want to hear and let your browser read it.
Select text
Drag your mouse over any readable text on a normal webpage.
Release your mouse
Highlight & Read detects your selection automatically.
Listen
The selected content is immediately converted into speech.
A simpler way to consume text
Built for people who want to listen to information without constantly reading every line on screen.
Automatic reading
Select text with your mouse and speech starts automatically.
Voice selection
Choose from compatible voices available through your browser and system.
Reading speed
Slow things down or speed them up based on how you prefer to listen.
Pause and resume
Control longer passages without losing your place.
Instant stop
Stop speech immediately from the extension controls or shortcut.
Keyboard shortcuts
Press Alt + R to read selected text and Alt + S to stop speech.
Listen when reading becomes too much
Highlight & Read is especially useful when a webpage contains more text than you want to read manually.
AI responses
Listen to lengthy responses from AI tools and web applications.
Articles
Turn selected sections of blogs and articles into audio.
Emails
Select longer email content and hear it without reading line by line.
Documentation
Listen to instructions, technical documentation and research material.
Your voice. Your pace.
Pick a voice, adjust reading speed and control playback without leaving your browser.
Built to do one job, without unnecessary complexity
Highlight & Read is designed around a focused purpose: turning text you select into speech.
Your selected text has a purpose
Text selected on a webpage is processed for the user-requested text-to-speech functionality. Highlight & Read does not operate an advertising or user profiling system.
Questions about Highlight & Read
What is Highlight & Read?
Highlight & Read is a Chrome extension that converts text selected on a webpage into spoken audio.
How do I use it?
Install the extension, open a normal webpage and select the text you want to hear using your mouse.
Can I use it with AI tools?
Yes. If text on the webpage can be selected normally, Highlight & Read can be used to read that selected text aloud.
Can I change the voice and speed?
Yes. The extension includes voice selection, reading speed, pause, resume and stop controls.
Do I need an account?
No. Highlight & Read does not require a user account to use its core text-to-speech functionality.
Who develops Highlight & Read?
Highlight & Read is developed and maintained by Techlithic.
Select less.
Listen more.
Highlight the text you want to hear and let your browser take care of the reading.
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