Read&Write by Texthelp

Name: Read&Write by Texthelp
Author: Texthelp

by Texthelp

Literacy support toolbar with TTS, dictation, and word prediction across browsers.

TL;DR

Literacy support toolbar with TTS, dictation, and word prediction across browsers.

Best for k-12 and higher-ed accessibility programs — combines dictation, TTS, dictionary, screen masking. Pricing: free trial / Premium (institution-licensed).

What it is

Read&Write is Texthelp's flagship literacy toolbar deployed across schools worldwide. The Chrome and Edge extensions bring talk-and-type, read-aloud, and study tools into Google Docs, Sheets, web pages, and PDFs.

Best for: K-12 and higher-ed accessibility programs — combines dictation, TTS, dictionary, screen masking.
Watch out for: Dictation uses cloud STT; institution license required for full premium features.

Install / use

open https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/readwrite-for-google-chro/inoeonmfapjbbkmdafoankkfajkcphgd

Features

Speaker diarization	No
Word-level timestamps	No
Streaming / real-time	Yes
Languages supported	50
HIPAA eligible	No

Read&Write by Texthelp vs Whipscribe

Feature	Read&Write by Texthelp	Whipscribe
Category	Products	Transcription APIs
Pricing	free trial / Premium (institution-licensed)	free beta
Speaker diarization	No	Yes
Word timestamps	No	Yes
Streaming	Yes	No
Languages	50	99
Platforms	Chrome, Edge, Windows, macOS	Web, API, MCP

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