Reading support that fits every learner — and every classroom.
Readable for Chrome is an accessible reading toolbar built for Google Workspace for Education. Text-to-speech, colour tints, a tracking ruler, dyslexia-friendly fonts, OCR and predictive typing — all on every web page, every PDF, every Google Doc.
Built for schools, designed for learners.
Every feature exists because real students asked for it — and every design decision keeps classroom realities in mind.
Privacy by design
Text-to-speech, OCR, predictive typing and the PDF viewer all run locally on the device. No student data leaves the browser. Suitable for FERPA, COPPA and GDPR environments.
Built for managed deployment
Full Google Admin Console support. Pre-configure every setting, lock the ones you need to, scope policy by year group or school. No per-device setup.
Works where students work
Every web page, every Google Doc, Slide, Form, Classroom item, Gmail message and PDF. Hover-to-speak, select-to-speak, the reading ruler and colour tint — everywhere.
OCR for pictures of text
Scanned worksheets, photos of pages, screenshots of textbooks — drag a rectangle and Readable extracts the text and reads it aloud. Runs entirely on-device.
Predictive typing with symbols
Next-word suggestions in any web text field, with optional symbol support for emerging readers. Word frequency from a 20,000-word table; runs in the browser.
Calming background sound
Sixteen bundled ambient tracks — brown noise, river, fire, birds, more — with independent volumes for speaking and idle. Helps focus on long reading tasks.
The same proven approach, now on Chromebook.
Sensory App House has built accessible reading software for schools and learners for over a decade. Readable for Chrome brings that same approach to the Chromebook fleet — designed from the ground up for Google Workspace, not retrofitted from a desktop product.
Sensory Readable for Windows
The original desktop reading toolbar. Text-to-speech, visual aids, dyslexia-friendly fonts and writing support across every Windows application — not just the browser.
Readable Toolbar for Mac
Sensory Readable's accessibility approach on macOS. The same toolbar idiom, working system-wide across documents, browsers, and creative tools on Mac.
Sensory PDF
Focused on PDF accessibility — read scanned worksheets, textbook chapters and exam papers aloud, with OCR for pictures of text and the same reading aids found across the family.
One toolbar, every reader.
Learners with dyslexia
OpenDyslexic and Atkinson Hyperlegible fonts, adjustable letter / word / line spacing, colour tints to soften visual stress, and a tracking ruler that follows the line being read.
Learners with low vision
Forced high-contrast palette, scalable text size, full-screen colour overlays, and text-to-speech with the device's full voice library.
Learners with EAL needs
Hover or select any word for a quick definition with phonetic pronunciation. OCR works in six built-in languages — more available via managed deployment.
Emerging readers and writers
Symbol-supported predictive typing, hover-to-speak by word or line, and ambient sound to help maintain focus during long reading.
Students who need autonomy
The toolbar lives on every page. Students decide when to use which feature — no need to ask a teacher to enable anything, no per-document setup.
Teachers and TAs
Same tool everywhere — Google Docs, Forms, Classroom, Gmail, the open web, PDFs. One thing to learn, one thing to support.
See what Readable can do in your school.
Install from the Chrome Web Store for individual users, or request an evaluation for managed Chromebook fleets.