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Varterm Extensions

One install. Every window. Zero echo. Agent Auto-read speaks finished editor replies. In Chrome, listen to a page or a video transcript, search the words, jump, change speed, and optionally hear new chat replies as they finish.

Agent Auto-readMIT licensedEditor + Browser + Web

Choose Your Setup

Pick the surface you use most. Core behavior stays consistent across all installs.

Cursor / VS Code Extension

Search Varterm TTS in Extensions. Highlight text to hear it — nothing is copied. Flip on Agent Auto-read and a finished reply plays while you keep working. One install, every window, zero echo. Change speed (0.75×–2×) or voice from the status bar.

Long answers split into parts, so you jump forward past the preamble or back to the line that mattered instead of scrolling the chat. Same engine handles whole files, RFCs, and multi-page docs — playback starts on part one while the rest generates. Editor, selection, and clipboard work the same way.

Cursor installs from Open VSX. VS Code can use the same search or the Marketplace. The .vsix is optional — use it only if search is empty or you want a pinned GitHub build.

Open VSX listingVS Code MarketplaceDownload varterm-cursor-0.1.64.vsixGitHub Releases

Manual file is v0.1.64 from GitHub Releases. To rebuild, see the README Development section in varterm/extensions.

  1. Install: Extensions view → search Varterm TTS → click Install (user), not Install Workspace Extension → reload other Cursor windows.
  2. Optional .vsix: Command Palette → Extensions: Install from VSIX... → choose the package from GitHub Releases.
  3. Run Varterm: Connect only if you use a custom server or token.
  4. Click Agent Auto-read in the status bar. A finished reply plays in the focused window only — extra Cursor windows stay quiet. Use play/pause, stop, and jump. Play reads an editor selection if you have one.
  5. Run Varterm: Read Clipboard Aloud or Varterm: Read Editor/Selection Aloud for long-form docs and markdown files.

Chrome Extension

Read a selection, a long page, or a video transcript without leaving the tab. Search the words, jump back or ahead, and change speed from the popup. Optionally hear new AI chat replies as they finish — off until you grant that site.

Install on Chrome
  1. Install the extension and pin it to the toolbar.
  2. Select text and use the floating button, the context menu, or Alt+Shift+R. Chrome uses Ctrl+Shift+R to reload.
  3. On a video with captions, press Read Video Transcript. Search the panel, then click a timestamp to jump the video.
  4. To auto-read new chat replies, tick a site under Read AI replies and approve Chrome’s prompt.
  5. For local testing: open chrome://extensions and use Load unpacked.

Web App

Use Varterm instantly with no setup for long-form docs, markdown cleanup, and ChatGPT-ready playback.

Open Web App
  1. Paste text into the editor.
  2. Pick Cloud, Browser, or Offline voice mode.
  3. Press play and follow chunk progress for long text.

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