Proso
No liveness check has reached it yet; it is registered on Firefox Add-ons and has been in the index since 2 Oct 2026. How this is checked
Proso is a Firefox extension that extracts article text or selected passages and reads them aloud using configurable synthesis services. It provides synchronized sentence and word highlighting, playback controls, voice switching, local audio caching, export, and a listening queue.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Listening to web pages and selected text without manually reading them on screen.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: Firefox users who want text-to-speech for web pages
Inferred · not functionally tested
Functions: voice_synthesis
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Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown
Recorded constraints: pricing: unknown · license: Proprietary · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser
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Record sources: addons.mozilla.org. These links do not verify the individual claims.
Proso is a Speech to text project. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on listening to web pages and selected text without manually reading them on screen. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as a consumer product for firefox users who want text-to-speech for web pages. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the web.
It is developed by Pedro Balbino. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are article extraction, text selection reading, and word highlighting. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include a public API.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Article extraction
- Text selection reading
- Word highlighting
- Sentence highlighting
- Voice switching
- Playback controls
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
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Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about Proso
- What does Proso do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Proso focuses on listening to web pages and selected text without manually reading them on screen. It is catalogued under Speech to text on PulseGate.
- Who should use Proso?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Proso is a consumer product built for firefox users who want text-to-speech for web pages.
- What platforms does Proso run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Proso runs on the web.
- Is Proso still active?
- Unverified. Proso has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- Who makes Proso?
- Proso is developed by Pedro Balbino.
- Does Proso have an API or integrations?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Yes — Proso exposes a public API.
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