Browser Extensions
Recommended free browser extensions for Chrome, Brave and Edge: a video speed controller, a volume booster, text to speech (read aloud) and a web page archiver, plus an Android reader app.
Recommended browser extensions & apps
Free add-ons that make the web faster to use. The extensions work in Chrome, Brave, Edge and other Chromium browsers: open the link, then press Add to Chrome (Brave and Edge install from the same page).
- Video Speed ControllerSpeed any HTML5 video up or down (YouTube, Rumble, Odysee and most other sites) from 0.1x to 16x with keyboard shortcuts.
- Play Videos at Faster (or Slower) Speeds on Any WebsiteVideo tutorial and notes on using the Video Speed Controller.
- Volume BoosterTurn up the audio of a quiet video or tab above the browser's normal maximum.
- Read Aloud: Text to SpeechReads the page you are on out loud in natural voices, highlighting as it goes.
- Read Aloud for AndroidThe same text-to-speech reader as an Android app.
- Archive PageSave a copy of any web page to an archive in one click, so it can still be read if the original disappears.
More from MES
Reading rather than watching? Try the Speed Reader and Read Aloud tool, or browse all MES tools. Looking for a short address to one of these? They are all in the short links list.