---
title: "ReadText (Text to Speech Reader) – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "532 users, rated 4.17 by 12 people. Version 2.0.5, updated 2024-10-11. Requests 4 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/nbponmdleleejbojmgdcfbihmndlalle"
---

# ReadText (Text to Speech Reader)

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 532
- Rating: 4.17 from 12 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 06:00 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #32,882 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Education: #980 of 11,063

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Single-click text-to-speech magic directly in your browser. Multi-task and customize in 30+ languages, effortlessly and for free.

- Extension ID: `nbponmdleleejbojmgdcfbihmndlalle`
- Developer: [Cody](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u16f5737218c65a44322c0544dcdbcae5)
- Category: [Productivity › Education](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/education)
- First published: 2023-09-26
- Last updated: 2024-10-11
- Version: `2.0.5`
- Size: 489 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Website: `readtextonline.com`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/readtext-text-to-speech-r/nbponmdleleejbojmgdcfbihmndlalle>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnbponmdleleejbojmgdcfbihmndlalle>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 532 | 4.17 | 12 |

## 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.

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

### Sites

- `https://us.i.posthog.com/*`: us.i.posthog.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://*.wwnorton.com/*`: wwnorton.com and its subdomains
- `<all_urls>`: Every website

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `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 month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-27 06:00 UTC; next check around 2026-10-02.

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

## Cite this page

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

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

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