Is Read Aloud: Text to Speech (TTS, Listen to Text) safe?

Low risk

Text to Speech is low risk. The rating reflects signals from our analysis that have not yet been published as detailed findings.

Readmev2.1.13Chrome Web Store
19Risk
Who publishes it

Readme - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
Readme

Shared hosts - 1 hostname

Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.

webostv.developer.lge.com
Also called by 4 other listings, including Bright Data, Paraphrase Tool

AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.

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What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 2.0.28. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to. The current listed version is 2.1.13, which we have not unpacked yet.

  • Read and change your data on every site you visit

    <all_urls>

  • Speak text aloud

    tts

  • Add items to the right-click menu

    contextMenus

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

  • Show a panel beside the page

    sidePanel

  • Run its own code inside the pages you visit

    scripting

  • See the address and title of every tab you have open

    tabs

  • Run hidden pages in the background

    offscreen

  • Watch every request your browser makes

    webRequest

ttsEngine
Updated 15 October 2026npdkkcjlmhcnnaoobfdjndibfkkhhdfn