Hearline reads any
webpage out loud.

Yes, 100% free. There are no hidden fees, subscriptions, or premium tiers. Hearline is an open-source project designed to be accessible to everyone.

Yes! Hearline injects directly into the DOM of the page you are viewing. It will natively read and highlight text on blogs, articles, Wikipedia, and almost any text-heavy webpage.

Absolutely. Hearline runs entirely on your local device. It utilizes your browser's built-in Web Speech API, meaning no text or data is ever sent to an external server.

It requires minimal permissions (like 'activeTab'). This simply allows the extension to read the text of the specific tab you currently have open when you click it. It does not monitor your broader web history.

Yes, Hearline supports all Chromium-based browsers including Google Chrome, Brave, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Vivaldi.

Hearline utilizes the Text-to-Speech engine built directly into your operating system (Windows/Mac/Linux). To change the voice, you can install new voice packs within your computer's OS accessibility settings.

Yes! You can either highlight a specific section of text before pressing play, or simply hover over a paragraph and click the contextual play button to start reading exactly from that point.

Yes! Because it relies entirely on your browser's local Web Speech API and does not need to send text to a cloud AI, it will function perfectly without an active internet connection.

Extensions are restricted from running on special browser system pages (like the Chrome Web Store, or chrome:// settings pages). Try opening a standard webpage or blog to see the player.

We are always looking to improve based on user feedback. Hearline is open source, so anyone can contribute! Let us know what features you want to see via our GitHub repository.