Read It Out is a browser extension designed to read any webpage or selected text aloud using natural AI voices. It offers a seamless experience for users who prefer auditory content consumption or require accessibility features.

Key Features:

• Floating Dock: Provides controls for playing, pausing, stopping, setting timers, and adjusting the reading speed directly on the page.

• Selection Mini Player: Allows users to highlight text and have it read aloud via a compact inline control.

• Current-Item Highlighting: Automatically scrolls the active reading item into view for better focus.

• Multiple Speech Engines: Supports various text-to-speech providers including Browser Speech, Kokoro Local (ONNX), ElevenLabs, OpenAI, Sarvam AI, and Smallest AI.

• Local TTS Support: Offers the option to run the Kokoro ONNX model locally within Chrome builds, enhancing privacy and offline capabilities.

• Adjustable Speed: Users can select reading speeds from 0.75x to 2x.

• Customizable Controls: Toggles are available to enable or disable the selected-text popup and the floating dock.

• Secure Key Storage: API keys for third-party services are stored locally in the browser's extension storage.

Supported Speech Engines:

• Browser Speech: Free, utilizes the browser's native Web Speech API.

• Kokoro Local: Free, runs an ONNX model locally in Chrome builds.

• ElevenLabs, OpenAI, Sarvam AI, Smallest AI: BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) options, integrating with popular AI voice services.

The extension is built with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, and supports modern web technologies like WebGPU for enhanced performance.