Best read aloud plugins for WordPress
The most popular read aloud plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget leads with 800+ active installs, ahead of Ondoku (10+) and Podcast-Style Text to Speech (10+). All 11 plugins tagged “read aloud” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.
Research this niche or see all plugins.
Top 10 read aloud plugins
- 1.
SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech WidgetThe most installed read aloud plugin, with 800+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 9 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 2.
Ondoku10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
Podcast-Style Text to Speech10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
KudoMetrics AI Text to SpeechFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 days ago.
- 5.
HearpostFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 6.
AudileoFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
ColbassFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 8.
C2TW Listen to ArticleFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 9.
WeDispatch Audio Text to SpeechFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.
Auvrenth Text-to-Speech ReaderFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 11 plugins tagged “read aloud”
SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget
Down in the last 7 days:40#7,594by ken10728 days ago
Let your users listen to your content with the SiteNarrator text-to-speech widget
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.1(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Ondoku
#34,573by ondoku318 days ago
Text to Speech (TTS) plugin. Automatically convert posts to MP3 audio. 音読さん - ブログ読み上げ・音声化プラグイン。
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Podcast-Style Text to Speech
#46,017by himoose7 months ago
Text to speech audio player for WordPress with podcast-style audio, visible transcripts, structured data, and read aloud playback.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
KudoMetrics AI Text to Speech
#55,906by kudometricsllc5 days ago
Turn your written blog posts into natural audio so visitors can listen with one click. 100% Free forever with zero setup or API keys needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 45/day
Hearpost
Up in the last 7 days:12,519#60,824by Pathmaka Galappaththi29 days ago
A floating "Listen to this article" widget powered by the visitor's own browser. No API keys, no external services, no ongoing cost.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Audileo
Up in the last 7 days:2,784#66,416by Audileo2 months ago
Add a floating "Read Aloud" button to your site. Intelligent content extraction reads only the meaningful content using the browser's built-in voices.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Colbass
Down in the last 7 days:4,195#67,608by colbass1 year ago
Enjoy the first month free! No commitment required, cancel anytime. A read-aloud player will be added to every article.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
C2TW Listen to Article
Down in the last 7 days:21,967#71,529by Come2theweb13 days ago
Lightweight free “Listen to this article” button. Browser text-to-speech for Hindi and English posts. No API, no audio files, no cost.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WeDispatch Audio Text to Speech
Down in the last 7 days:22,470#71,703by toutestfaisable1 month ago
Your articles read aloud the moment you publish. Natural voices, accessible player, nothing to do. Free for your first articles.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Auvrenth Text-to-Speech Reader
#71,803by Auvrenth Studio7 days ago
Let visitors listen to your posts with one click. Free, no API key, no audio files.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day