Version 1.1.2
Built-in voice files download from Hugging Face when you prepare or use a voice. Speech still runs on your device. Successfully cached files can be reused offline for the same voice and processing mode; clearing the cache can require another download. English OCR remains included in the extension.
Version 1.1.1
Makes toolbar controls and saved settings more reliable. Starts PDF reading from your chosen page, improves document titles and page tracking, and keeps highlighting in step with speech. Updates the website and product screenshots.
Version 1.1.0
Prepares upcoming sections ahead of time for smoother playback. Brings back optional custom voices from your own server, API, or model files. Makes resume more reliable and improves PDF page rendering and layout, tested on a set of 1,000 PDFs. While the voice gets ready, the player now shows the page title, real setup progress, and a Stop button.
Version 1.0.9
Simplifies PageNarrator to ten bundled English Kokoro voices and removes the Piper, browser/system, and custom voice options.
Version 1.0.8
Removes custom voice connections, turns off scripts inside PDFs, and updates bundled dependencies.
Version 1.0.7
Moves playback, setup, and settings into the toolbar player. PDFs stay visible in their own viewer while you control playback from the toolbar.
Version 1.0.6
Removes the old Standard and Pro tiers. Every feature is now free.
Version 1.0.5
Combines PageNarrator into a single free build.
Version 1.0.4
Behind-the-scenes quality checks.
Version 1.0.3
Behind-the-scenes release and testing improvements.
Version 1.0.2
Opens long PDFs faster by rendering only the pages around the one you are reading. Simplifies highlighting in dense, small-print PDFs.
Version 1.0.1
Adds keyboard shortcuts for play or pause, previous, next, and stop.
Version 1.0.0
First release: reads webpages, selected text, and PDFs, with synchronized highlighting, custom colors, playback up to 3×, and toolbar controls.
Voices and privacy
PageNarrator offers ten built-in Kokoro voices for English. Built-in narration stays on your device and needs no account. Imported model files run locally. Optional endpoint voices send text to the provider you choose.