Stay focused
Trade a distracting voice, accent, or backing track for one clean, consistent voice. The content stays exactly the same; your attention finally gets to rest on the ideas instead of fighting the delivery to keep up.
A Chrome extension for focused listening
Hear any YouTube video in a voice you can actually focus on.
VoiceFocus reads a video's captions aloud in a clear, steady voice, so the whole lesson comes through even when the original audio keeps pulling your attention away.
Launching soon on the Chrome Web Store. The button goes live the moment the listing is published.
Free Private No account needed
Works on any YouTube video that has captions.
How it works
Up and running in about a minute.
No setup, no sign-in, no learning curve. Add it once and it's there whenever you need it.
Install it
Add VoiceFocus to Chrome with one click. There's no account to create and nothing to configure.
Open any YouTube video
Find something worth learning: a lecture, a talk, a tutorial. Anything with captions works.
Hit play
VoiceFocus reads the video to you in a clear, even voice. Switch back to the original anytime.
Why people use it
Built for focus first, and then for everything that protects it.
Completely private
Everything runs on your device. No uploads, no accounts, no servers, nothing logged. The video you watch and the way you listen stay with you.
No waiting
It uses the captions YouTube already has, so there's nothing to upload and nothing to process. Press play and listen.
Free to run
Powered by Kokoro, an open-source (Apache 2.0) speech engine that runs locally. No subscription, no API bills, no limit on how much you listen.
Personal voice
Soon you'll be able to bring a voice you find easy to listen to and have every video read in it.
Privacy by design
Nothing leaves your browser.
VoiceFocus has no backend. There is no server to send your activity to, because there isn't a server at all. The captions are read aloud right on your device, and then they're gone. No account, no analytics, no record of what you watch.
- On-device only
- No accounts
- No tracking
- No uploads
FAQ
Good to know
Does it work on every video?
It works on any video that has captions, whether the creator wrote them or YouTube generated them automatically. VoiceFocus reads those captions aloud, so if a video genuinely has none, there's nothing for it to read. In practice, most educational content is covered.
Is my data safe?
Yes. VoiceFocus runs entirely on your device and never sends your viewing anywhere. There are no accounts, no servers, and no tracking. Nothing about what you watch or how you listen leaves your browser.
How much does it cost?
It's free. VoiceFocus uses Kokoro, an open-source speech engine that runs locally, so there are no API costs to pass on and nothing to subscribe to. Install it and use it as much as you like.