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Browser extension

Send any article to your podcast feed with one click from your browser toolbar.

Install from the Chrome Web Store

Click install, then pin PodRead to your toolbar so it's one click away.

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PodRead Extension

chromewebstore.google.com
Connect your account

The first click on the extension icon opens a PodRead tab that connects your account. The tab waits for the extension to answer, then reports one of two results.

PodRead

Connecting Extension

Waiting for the PodRead extension to answer...

PodRead

Extension Connected

Open any article and click the PodRead icon to send it to your feed.

PodRead

Extension Not Connected

The PodRead extension did not answer. Install it, then open this page again.

Extension Not Connected means the extension never answered. Install it, or turn it on in chrome://extensions. Reload the page to try again.
Click the icon on any article

Open the article you want to listen to and click the PodRead icon in your toolbar. A green checkmark on the icon means the article was sent.

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Article sent to your feed
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Episode appears in your feed

Once you click the extension icon, audio is ready in your feed in a few minutes. Whether it shows up in your podcast app right away or ten minutes later depends on how often your app checks for new episodes — in many apps you can pull-to-refresh if you want it sooner.
PodRead

The article you just sent
7:18

Get the extension Back to your episodes

Icon badge states

The extension shows a small badge on the icon to indicate status.

-- No badge — ready to send an article
... Blue dots — sending article
✓ Green checkmark — article sent to your feed
! Red exclamation — something went wrong (page may not be an article)

Disconnecting

Two ways to disconnect the extension from your account:

Right-click the extension icon and select Disconnect from PodRead.
Disconnect from your extension settings.

Troubleshooting

"This page does not appear to be an article"

The extension works best on article pages with substantial text content. It may not work on:

Home pages or index pages
Pages with mostly images or video
Pages behind paywalls or login walls
PDFs or non-HTML content

Extension shows error state

Try refreshing the page and clicking the icon again. If the problem persists, the page content may not be extractable.

Need to reconnect?

If you're logged out or need to reconnect, just click the extension icon — you'll be redirected to the connect page automatically.