--- title: "Article Audio - Read Aloud with AI Text to Speech (TTS) – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions" description: "947 users, rated 4.68 by 37 people. Version 1.16.3, updated 2026-11-10. Requests 6 permissions." url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/indidhcbchofjbdjegpgkgbgedjhnepm" --- # Article Audio - Read Aloud with AI Text to Speech (TTS) Live in the Chrome Web Store. - Users: 947 - Rating: 4.68 from 37 ratings - Last checked: 2026-11-11 05:45 UTC - Users gained in 7 days: +26 - Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history) - Rank by users: #25,347 of 292,125 live extensions - Rank in Education: #739 of 12,901 ## The listing What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check. Summary from the listing: > Read out loud selected text with a keyboard shortcut. AI-powered text to speech (TTS) with natural voices - Extension ID: `indidhcbchofjbdjegpgkgbgedjhnepm` - Developer: [Article Audio](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u51de31ac05d27974c55e7f76e7e77063) - Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing)) - Category: [Productivity › Education](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/education) - First published: 2025-12-21 - Last updated: 2026-11-10 - Version: `1.16.3` - Size: 408 KiB - Minimum Chrome: 88 - Languages (1): English - Website: `articleaudio.com` - Support page: `https://articleaudio.com/contact-us` - Chrome Web Store: - View its code or download CRX: - Search Google for the ID: ## Users over time One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store. | Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 2026-11-11 | 947 | 4.68 | 37 | | 2026-11-10 | 947 | 4.68 | 37 | | 2026-11-04 | 921 | 4.68 | 37 | | 2026-11-03 | 918 | 4.67 | 36 | | 2026-10-30 | 1,000 | 4.67 | 36 | | 2026-10-28 | 2,000 | 4.67 | 36 | | 2026-10-26 | – | 4.67 | 36 | | 2026-10-23 | 7,000 | 4.71 | 35 | | 2026-10-22 | 7,000 | 4.71 | 35 | | 2026-10-21 | 7,000 | 4.71 | 34 | | 2026-10-18 | – | 4.69 | 32 | | 2026-10-17 | – | 4.69 | 32 | | 2026-10-16 | 8,000 | 4.77 | 30 | | 2026-10-01 | – | 4.75 | 28 | | 2026-09-29 | – | 4.75 | 28 | | 2026-09-28 | – | 4.75 | 28 | | 2026-09-27 | 8,000 | 4.75 | 28 | ## What changed Every change found on a check, newest first. - 2026-11-10: New version `1.16.3`, replacing `1.16.0`. - 2026-11-04: New version `1.16.0`, replacing `1.15.6`. - 2026-11-04: Added the permission `scripting`. - 2026-11-03: New version `1.15.6`, replacing `1.15.4`. - 2026-10-30: New version `1.15.4`, replacing `1.15.1`. - 2026-10-28: New version `1.15.1`, replacing `1.14.8`. - 2026-10-26: New version `1.14.8`, replacing `1.14.6`. - 2026-10-23: New version `1.14.6`, replacing `1.14.5`. - 2026-10-22: New version `1.14.5`, replacing `1.14.3`. - 2026-10-21: New version `1.14.3`, replacing `1.14.0`. - 2026-10-18: New version `1.14.0`, replacing `1.13.0`. - 2026-10-17: New version `1.13.0`, replacing `1.12.8`. - 2026-10-16: New version `1.12.8`, replacing `1.12.7`. - 2026-10-01: New version `1.12.7`, replacing `1.12.5`. - 2026-09-28: New version `1.12.5`, replacing `1.12.3`. ## Developer history Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first. No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27. We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/). ## 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 - `http://*/*`: Every website - `https://*/*`: Every website ### Sites where it runs scripts - `http://*/*`: Every website - `https://*/*`: Every website ### Browser features - `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 ## 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 2026-11-11 05:45 UTC; next check around 2026-11-17. How the data is collected: . ## Cite this page Extension Tracker. “Article Audio - Read Aloud with AI Text to Speech (TTS)” (indidhcbchofjbdjegpgkgbgedjhnepm). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-11. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/indidhcbchofjbdjegpgkgbgedjhnepm. Accessed 2026-11-13. ```bibtex @misc{extensiontracker_indidhcbchofjbdjegpgkgbgedjhnepm, title = {Article Audio - Read Aloud with AI Text to Speech (TTS) (indidhcbchofjbdjegpgkgbgedjhnepm)}, author = {{Extension Tracker}}, year = {2026}, note = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-11}, url = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/indidhcbchofjbdjegpgkgbgedjhnepm}, urldate = {2026-11-13} } ``` --- From Extension Tracker, a public record of the Chrome Web Store: . It isn't affiliated with Google. The data is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (), crediting Extension Tracker. 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