Any image.Read aloud. Peech is a Chrome and Edge extension that reads text from images, worksheets, and textbook scans using on-device AI — privately, no cloud upload required.
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Fully private OCR and speech run entirely on your device. Images are never uploaded to any server.
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Karaoke highlight Words highlight in sync with speech so students can follow along word by word.
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English & Afrikaans Natural-sounding voices in English and Afrikaans, with automatic mixed-language detection.
How it works Step 1
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Hover any image The "Read with Andrew" button appears as an overlay on any image on the page.
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On-device AI reads it PaddleOCR extracts the text directly in your browser — nothing is uploaded to any server.
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Words light up A karaoke-style highlight sweeps word by word in sync with Andrew as he reads.
See it in action A Grade 8 science worksheet — click the button to hear it read aloud.
Demo — Grade 8 worksheet
Read with Andrew What you're seeing 🗣️ A real AI voice
Andrew is one of four natural voices — two English, two Afrikaans — reading actual text recognised from the image.
✨ Word-perfect highlighting
The karaoke sweep tracks every word as it's spoken, so readers can follow along letter by letter.
🎨 Your colours
Pick any of the six highlight colours below the worksheet — even mid-sentence, it switches instantly. In the extension, a full colour wheel lets you customise all six slots and the highlight opacity.
⏯️ Full playback control
Pause, resume, or stop anytime. The extension also lets you jump between sections with Prev / Next.
📄 Reads the whole page
Headings, paragraphs, figure captions, numbered activities — everything in natural reading order.
🔒 Private, and yours to control
Text recognition and speech run on your device — images never leave your computer. A site filter lets you lock Peech to only the websites you choose.
This demo replays real extension output. Installed in your browser, Peech does this live on any image you hover — worksheets, textbook scans, photos of notes.
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