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WebRICE chrome extension

This is a chrome extension inspired by WebRICE

The extension enables Icelandic audiences to listen to the web instead of reading it.

Development

The code used is pure javascript, HTML and CSS.

Instructions on how to debug, test and develop chrome extensions see Chrome Extensions

The extension is using manifest version 3.

Usage

This extension allows you to convert any text in icelandic into speech. The usage is simple. Select the text you wish to convert, open the extension pop-up and click play. The player also has the basic controls of pause, stop and playback speed.

The player:

Player

The speed rate dropdown:

Dropdown

License

This project is licensed under Apache 2.0.

Authors/Credit

Reykjavik University

Acknowledgements

This project was funded by the Language Technology Programme for Icelandic 2019-2023. The programme, which is managed and coordinated by Almannarómur, is funded by the Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.

We use icons created from Material Design.

We are using an API provided by Tiro to generate the speech.

This project has taken some inspiration from an unfinished firefox extension developed by:

  • Smári Freyr Guðmundsson
  • Safa Jmai