Chess.com Voice Commentary

Hear chess moves and annotation spoken as they are played on Chess.com.

What is Chess.com Voice Commentary?

Chess.com Voice Commentary is a Chrome extension developed by https://www.chess.com, and its main feature is "Hear chess moves and annotation spoken as they are played on Chess.com.".

Extension Screenshots

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Download Chess.com Voice Commentary Extension CRX File

Download Chess.com Voice Commentary extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

                        **Please approve new permission, Notifications** If you're upgrading, the extension might be disabled due a new permission, Notifications, being requested in version 0.0.3. This is needed for the extension to prompt you to interact with the Chess.com page when it detects the browser blocks audio. See the 2nd screenshot for an example and https://goo.gl/xX8pDD for more.

Hear chess moves and annotation spoken as they are played on Chess.com. Choose from the default voice (helpful for those who are visually challenged), or from Chess.com's top commentator IM Danny Rensch as he hilariously comments on the game.

Have an issue or a suggestion? Go to https://github.com/ChessCom/chess-com-voice/issues



-- What's New: --
0.0.5 (May 22, 2022)
- Pick up game change via url instead of node being added to fix game over not being read (#14)

0.0.4 (March 14, 2022)
- Upgrade to Manifest V3
- Fix game over not being read (#12)

0.0.3 (March 8, 2022)
- Read moves of an observed game when showing Game after clicking New Game (#6)
- Avoid double reading (#5)
- Gracefully fail when audio blocked and prompt user (#10)

0.0.2 (March 5, 2022)
- Fixes from @rctay's fork

0.0.1: Initial release                    

Extension Basic Information

Name Chess.com Voice Commentary Chess.com Voice Commentary
ID kampphbbbggcjlepmgfogpkpembcaphk
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/chesscom-voice-commentary/kampphbbbggcjlepmgfogpkpembcaphk
Description Hear chess moves and annotation spoken as they are played on Chess.com.
File Size 16.13 MB
Installation Count 3,157
Current Version 0.0.5
Last Updated 2022-05-22
Publish Date 2019-12-21
Rating 2.26/5 Total 27 Ratings
Developer https://www.chess.com
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Help Page URL https://support.chess.com
Privacy Policy Page URL https://www.chess.com/legal
Supported Languages en-US
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "description": "Hear chess moves and annotation spoken as they are played on Chess.com.",
    "version": "0.0.5",
    "name": "Chess.com Voice Commentary",
    "background": {
        "service_worker": "background.bundle.js"
    },
    "action": {
        "default_popup": "popup.html",
        "default_icon": "icon-128.png"
    },
    "permissions": [
        "storage",
        "notifications"
    ],
    "icons": {
        "128": "icon-128.png"
    },
    "content_scripts": [
        {
            "matches": [
                "https:\/\/www.chess.com\/*"
            ],
            "js": [
                "contentScript.bundle.js"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "web_accessible_resources": [
        {
            "resources": [
                "sounds\/*"
            ],
            "matches": [
                "https:\/\/www.chess.com\/*"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "manifest_version": 3,
    "content_security_policy": {
        "extension_pages": "script-src 'self'; object-src 'self'"
    }
}