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Play (for Medium) - Listen to Medium Stories with a Chrome Extension

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Play.ht (for Medium) is a Free Chrome Extension to Listen to any article on Medium as an Audio Narration.

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I love this. I can create a Medium Podcast of my favorite articles. Now If I can just increase the speed... Then it should be nominated for the
Maker
yes speed and accents is something we thought about too! We shall definitely add them! Thanks for the feedback!
honestly I can't believe this doesn't exist already, I was brainstorming on this about 2 weeks ago. .... random idea: is it possible to have it shown on the main screen (homepage) with Play Next option?
Maker
Even us didn't believe that no one has made it before :) And regarding your homepage idea, yes it is possible, we've been thinking of a feature like this actually, that will turn your homepage into a playlist.
well, to be fair, there are already some "read it aloud" extensions in the Chrome Extensions store, but they're all terrible, esp. in comparison to this. :)
This exists already (exactly!) in
Would be a great mobile app.
Maker
Yup, we are working on it! Listening to articles on the go and creating your own playlists is something we really want!
There is already a mobile app for iOS for turning news sites (including Medium) into podcasts. It's called NewsBot. Disclaimer: I am the author of this app.
offers both Android and iOS mobile apps with even greater flexibility!
Came here to say this. The use case for desktop listening is pretty thin compared to mobile.
Hunter
If you write on ... this should interest you.
Maker
thanks for sharing PLAY! We couldn't have done it with you!!
Hunter
... More than welcome! It's a great Plug-in - and you guys did all the hard work ;)
Hunter
I also see you finally got the credit for being the MAKER!! Time get update your description, answer questions and keep the ball rolling!
Hunter
The two gentlemen are the Makers of PLAY ... check them out. and They deserve all the credit for the very cool Chrome Extension.
Hunter
... trying to get them approved as the "makers" ... until then, message for questions.
This is life changing. I only ask for a female voice!
Maker
And you shall have it! ;) We are working on it.. We'll share the next version as soon as it's ready.
This is available already with
Dope!
This is great! Now I can listen to more than NPR while I work :) Medium is full of rich content and advice. Now for a Morgan Freeman voice.
Really like the idea behind this. Look forward to trying it. Are there any plans to go beyond Medium articles?
Maker
Yes! We have a couple of websites in mind. Which one are you thinking?
Hmm good question. From the sites I read, I would say Mashable, Inc, Entrepreneur etc
If you're looking beyond Medium right now, check out and
Wow, this actually works quite well!
YES! As a Medium contributor and consumer this is awesome.
Love it - great job, wish it was an App already , could listen to some articles at the gym or out a run
Maker
Wouldn't that be great?! Being able to create playlists and listen to articles on the go is what we are working on now :)
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