Read Aloud for Firefox

Read Aloud for Firefox is a neat extension that transforms text from any website into speech. Sometimes, you want just to lay in bed and have an article or a story read to you. Also, this extension might be useful for users with light sensitivity or other eye issues.

Depending on the website's layout you can approach the operation from two different perspectives. For example, if you have to isolate a segment of text to listen to, without picking up ad content or other unrelated information, you should select the paragraphs and open the context menu. After adding the extension, the context menu should have the Read Aloud entry. Use that to begin the reading.

In case you have a cleaner page, like an e-book or an online PDF document, you can access the extension's icon and hit the play button. This method picks up everything on a page, including ads, dates, descriptions and more. In essence, this method is better for clean, singular content.

To reach the menu from where you can change the voice effect might be a little tricky. Access the icon and click on the Stop button (the square one) in order to reveal the settings menu.

You can set up the voice's speed, pitch, and volume. If you collapse the voice menu, you can choose to run the extension with a language-specific voice, or, in case you have the time, you can create a custom one.

To sum it up, Read Aloud for Firefox can prove to be an adaptive little tool, as it can be employed for different reasons. You can use it to boost school presentations, to help users with eyesight problems or even for relaxation purposes, in case you prefer to stay in bed and just listen to stuff.