---
title: "Hearald — Read Aloud for Pages & PDFs – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "349 users, no ratings yet. Version 0.4.5, updated 2026-09-17. Requests 5 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jfbbnaekknlpahhgalobmjmmgkjjfahc"
---

# Hearald — Read Aloud for Pages & PDFs

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 349
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 03:35 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #39,634 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Accessibility: #1,854 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 Google Docs aloud with natural voices on your device. Word-by-word highlighting. Free, private, offline.

- Extension ID: `jfbbnaekknlpahhgalobmjmmgkjjfahc`
- Developer: [Hearald](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ud881fa327bd6259eacf216ce2ae8fc52)
- Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Accessibility](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/accessibility)
- First published: 2026-08-24
- Last updated: 2026-09-17
- Version: `0.4.5`
- Size: 370 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Privacy policy: `https://forgehouse.app/hearald/privacy/`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hearald-%E2%80%94-read-aloud-for/jfbbnaekknlpahhgalobmjmmgkjjfahc>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fjfbbnaekknlpahhgalobmjmmgkjjfahc>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 349 | – | – |

## 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

### Asked for later, if you agree

- `<all_urls>`: Every website

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-27 03:35 UTC; next check around 2026-10-03.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Hearald — Read Aloud for Pages & PDFs” (jfbbnaekknlpahhgalobmjmmgkjjfahc). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jfbbnaekknlpahhgalobmjmmgkjjfahc. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_jfbbnaekknlpahhgalobmjmmgkjjfahc,
  title   = {Hearald — Read Aloud for Pages & PDFs (jfbbnaekknlpahhgalobmjmmgkjjfahc)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jfbbnaekknlpahhgalobmjmmgkjjfahc},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

---

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