Who is Spotlight Reader for?

Spotlight Reader is an open-source project built for web readers and users who benefit from text-to-speech accessibility.

Is Spotlight Reader free?

Yes — Spotlight Reader is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Spotlight Reader run on?

Spotlight Reader runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Spotlight Reader still active?

Unverified. Spotlight Reader 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.

What projects are similar to Spotlight Reader?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Mms Tts Eng, ToucanTTS, and Stable Audio 3 Medium.

Who makes Spotlight Reader?

Spotlight Reader is developed by luc42ei.

How long has Spotlight Reader been around?

Spotlight Reader first shipped in 2026.

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Spotlight Reader

Name: Spotlight Reader
Author: luc42ei

github.comText to speech

Spotlight Reader is an open-source browser extension that reads webpage content aloud with one click and highlights the text being spoken. It is intended for web readers and users seeking hands-free or accessibility-focused reading support.

Open SourceWebEmbeddable

Visit github.com

Overview

5 features

Spotlight Reader is a Text to speech project. It focuses on reading lengthy webpage content hands-free or with visual highlighting. Spotlight Reader is an open-source project aimed at web readers and users who benefit from text-to-speech accessibility. The project is open source (Open Source). Spotlight Reader is available on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind Spotlight Reader is luc42ei, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include text-to-speech, one-click reading, and text highlighting.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Text-to-speech
One-click reading
Text highlighting
Webpage support
Browser extension

Built with & integrations

Connectors

chrome

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed12 Sept · 18:04 UTC
Spotlight Reader: Text-to-Speech & Highlighting verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Spotlight Reader

What does Spotlight Reader do?: Spotlight Reader focuses on reading lengthy webpage content hands-free or with visual highlighting. It is catalogued under Text to speech on PulseGate.
Who is Spotlight Reader for?: Spotlight Reader is an open-source project built for web readers and users who benefit from text-to-speech accessibility.
Is Spotlight Reader free?: Yes — Spotlight Reader is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Spotlight Reader run on?: Spotlight Reader runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Spotlight Reader still active?: Unverified. Spotlight Reader 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.
What projects are similar to Spotlight Reader?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Mms Tts Eng, ToucanTTS, and Stable Audio 3 Medium.Mms Tts Eng ToucanTTS Stable Audio 3 Medium
Who makes Spotlight Reader?: Spotlight Reader is developed by luc42ei.
How long has Spotlight Reader been around?: Spotlight Reader first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 12 Sept 2026
Built for: web readers and users who benefit from text-to-speech accessibility
Model: Open source
Solves: Reading lengthy webpage content hands-free or with visual highlighting.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: spotlight-reader

Developer

luc42ei

Index record

Indexed: 12 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 12 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: spotlight-reader-text-to-speech-highlighting-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 12 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 12 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 12 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/luc42ei/spotlight-reader

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