---
title: "Readox – Read Aloud Text to Speech for Web Pages & PDFs – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "8,000 users, rated 4.36 by 11 people. Version 0.2.5, updated 2026-05-15. Requests 11 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/daipfoiakipdebhhklfongdfffepcffk"
---

# Readox – Read Aloud Text to Speech for Web Pages & PDFs

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 8,000
- Rating: 4.36 from 11 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-26 23:28 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #8,318 of 264,702 live extensions
- Rank in Accessibility: #501 of 7,982

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Read web pages, PDFs, and selected text aloud with word-by-word highlighting, OCR, and premium English voices on your device.

- Extension ID: `daipfoiakipdebhhklfongdfffepcffk`
- Developer: [Readox](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u2ce7efb73c0b2dd4005cc906b0a55599)
- Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Accessibility](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/accessibility)
- First published: 2026-03-08
- Last updated: 2026-05-15
- Version: `0.2.5`
- Size: 17.66 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 113
- Languages (55): Deutsch, English, English (Australia), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Filipino, Indonesia, Kiswahili, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, español (Latinoamérica), français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, العربية, فارسی, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ไทย, አማርኛ, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `readox.ai`
- Support page: `https://readox.ai`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/readox-%E2%80%93-read-aloud-text/daipfoiakipdebhhklfongdfffepcffk>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Peek: <https://crxpeek.com/?id=daipfoiakipdebhhklfongdfffepcffk>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-26 | 8,000 | 4.36 | 11 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `<all_urls>`: Every website
- `https://api.readox.ai/*`: api.readox.ai

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://docs.google.com/*`: docs.google.com
- `<all_urls>`: Every website

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu
- `offscreen`: Open a hidden page for background work
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `sidePanel`: Show a side panel
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs
- `tts`: Read text aloud
- `unlimitedStorage`: Store more data than the usual limit

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-26 23:28 UTC; next check around 2026-09-28.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Readox – Read Aloud Text to Speech for Web Pages & PDFs” (daipfoiakipdebhhklfongdfffepcffk). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/daipfoiakipdebhhklfongdfffepcffk. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_daipfoiakipdebhhklfongdfffepcffk,
  title   = {Readox – Read Aloud Text to Speech for Web Pages & PDFs (daipfoiakipdebhhklfongdfffepcffk)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/daipfoiakipdebhhklfongdfffepcffk},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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