---
title: "Text to Speech for Google Chrome™ – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "70,000 users, rated 2.87 by 321 people. Version 4.0.0, updated 2026-06-16. Requests 6 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ihjphbgdciilclbpcmagkacpohgokpep"
---

# Text to Speech for Google Chrome™

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 70,000
- Rating: 2.87 from 321 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 03:03 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #2,064 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Workflow & Planning: #694 of 44,474

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Want to listen to text being read out to you?

- Extension ID: `ihjphbgdciilclbpcmagkacpohgokpep`
- Developer: [Quick Simple Apps](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u4f5be619e4d414d1d212bb4cf74c28b9)
- Category: [Productivity › Workflow & Planning](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/workflow)
- First published: 2019-07-22
- Last updated: 2026-06-16
- Version: `4.0.0`
- Size: 6.05 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 138
- Languages (41): Deutsch, English, Filipino, Indonesia, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, اردو, العربية, فارسی, हिन्दी, ไทย, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `https://texttospeech.freebusinessapps.net/`
- Support page: `https://texttospeech.freebusinessapps.net/contact`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/text-to-speech-for-google/ihjphbgdciilclbpcmagkacpohgokpep>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fihjphbgdciilclbpcmagkacpohgokpep>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 70,000 | 2.87 | 321 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### 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
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tts`: Read text aloud

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Screen Recorder for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eclbecdgdoahkliaijlpkigldlkojjdn) | 600,000 | 4.18 | 18,075 | Workflow & Planning |
| [ePub Reader for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fnplkbhndemgbopkkpmpnfklkhphpneg) | 300,000 | 3.22 | 417 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Volume Control for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hnlfnonibbbggmlaacojkhhppaonibdp) | 100,000 | 4.47 | 2,870 | Accessibility |
| [Incognito This Tab for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jajmadiegnbnkgolmlpkdpfdibjckblp) | 100,000 | 4.38 | 21 | Workflow & Planning |
| [History & Cache Cleaner for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fidcileobejjkcaoalcnedmgmnegmoic) | 40,000 | 4.63 | 903 | Accessibility |
| [Free Download Manager for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/foghpgkpmafaojbgpdnaelhaidlpmigi) | 40,000 | 3.90 | 224 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Cool Cursors for Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/empjidjbllcmlgaobahepkijkfmfkjdb) | 20,000 | 3.19 | 331 | Just for Fun |
| [Reader Mode for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ipjogfeblagoilekmobpdocdbfdedgdp) | 20,000 | 4.66 | 170 | Workflow & Planning |
| [SQLite Manager for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/aejlocbcokogiclkcfddhfnpajhejmeb) | 10,000 | 3.40 | 45 | Developer Tools |
| [Block Websites for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jdbliieklfhihjpmhhekcoldpcemlafj) | 10,000 | 4.09 | 135 | Workflow & Planning |

All 14 extensions by [Quick Simple Apps](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u4f5be619e4d414d1d212bb4cf74c28b9).

## 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 2026-09-27 03:03 UTC; next check around 2026-10-03.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Text to Speech for Google Chrome™” (ihjphbgdciilclbpcmagkacpohgokpep). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ihjphbgdciilclbpcmagkacpohgokpep. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_ihjphbgdciilclbpcmagkacpohgokpep,
  title   = {Text to Speech for Google Chrome™ (ihjphbgdciilclbpcmagkacpohgokpep)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ihjphbgdciilclbpcmagkacpohgokpep},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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