Yes, it uses the ChatGPT website to an extent, similar to how hundreds of other extensions use the ChatGPT API, but it has features that make it possible to take advantage of the ChatGPT website in a manner that a regular human simply would not be able to.

For example:
1- ChatGPT does not allow you to toggle audio for your specific text, this extension allows for that by making ChatGPT repeat back user provided text and then toggling the audio accordingly
2- This extension allows you to choose the voices instead of going all the way to settings, making it easy and convenient for users
3- This extension supports sending large texts to ChatGPT and have it repeat back to you by splitting that text into pieces and sending them one by one automatically for the user
4- This extension allows you to download audio for your provided text
5- The extension allows you to have a good reading UI with a play/pause button as well as a playback speed option, which is necessary for readers

Now, some of these you can probably have the website do it for you, although it would take you a lot of time. While others, it is simply not possible without the extension like numbers 4 and 5.

So no, it is not just a "glorified shortcut", understand how something works as well as the value it provides before giving it such a rating.

This is clearly mentioned in the description. Read it before downloading. You need to log-in because the read aloud option is only available in chatgpt if you're signed in.

ChatGPT can be sensitive when it comes to inappropriate topics which maybe why only half was downloading.

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Giving it a one star rating because u have to do one extra step is crazy. Stick to integrated reader if that works for you.

For people who actually care: the audio is generated using chatgpt so users have to be on the chatgpt site; thus, the extra step that honza1616 is complaining about.

Hey, it censors content because that is sadly how chatgpt is designed.

I did, however, make that clear in the initial screen that all processing is done by chatgpt. As for the getting stuck part, that can happen sometimes if you generate more than a hour worth of idea -- when that does happen i recommend waiting a few minutes to cool off chatgpt before using it again.

Thanks for the kind words

Did you read the description? What do u mean you don't understand the purpose?

Did you download something without understanding what it does just for fun?

This extension only deletes the chats that it creates. It creates chats to give you the free text to speech as the description states.

Thx!

This is not accurate, the core feature of text to speech is free without any character limit. As i stated before that i will never change.