---
title: "Herald Beta: Text to Speech Reader – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "362 users, rated 5.00 by 11 people. Version 1.0.17, updated 2026-09-25. Requests 5 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jnchlbdjpliafjnppcmhfjogpajfejjl"
---

# Herald Beta: Text to Speech Reader

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 362
- Rating: 5.00 from 11 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 03:54 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #38,999 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Accessibility: #1,828 of 7,982

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Reads web pages aloud using your device's built-in voices. No account, no cloud, no data leaves your browser.

- Extension ID: `jnchlbdjpliafjnppcmhfjogpajfejjl`
- Developer: [Proctorio](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u4a09ed3681da3c88f05f117532221b34)
- Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Accessibility](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/accessibility)
- First published: 2026-08-18
- Last updated: 2026-09-25
- Version: `1.0.17`
- Size: 379 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 99
- Languages (1): English
- Website: `proctorio.com`
- Support page: `https://github.com/proctorio/herald/issues`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/herald-beta-text-to-speec/jnchlbdjpliafjnppcmhfjogpajfejjl>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fjnchlbdjpliafjnppcmhfjogpajfejjl>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 362 | 5.00 | 11 |

## 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
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tts`: Read text aloud

### Asked for later, if you agree

- `webNavigation`: Follow your browsing, page by page
- `file://*/*`: Every website
- `http://*/`: Every website
- `https://*/`: 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 03:54 UTC; next check around 2026-10-23.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Herald Beta: Text to Speech Reader” (jnchlbdjpliafjnppcmhfjogpajfejjl). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jnchlbdjpliafjnppcmhfjogpajfejjl. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_jnchlbdjpliafjnppcmhfjogpajfejjl,
  title   = {Herald Beta: Text to Speech Reader (jnchlbdjpliafjnppcmhfjogpajfejjl)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jnchlbdjpliafjnppcmhfjogpajfejjl},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

---

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