Reading Assistant: Focus & Speed Reader

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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• May 28, 2026
  description

  Reading Assistant
  
  With Reading Assistant, you no longer need to scroll back or search for where you left off. Enjoy smooth, distraction-free reading every time you browse the web.
  Features
  1. Smart Underline: Follows your cursor in real time as you read, keeping you focused and organized.
  2. Automatic Idle Detection: The underline fades away after 10 minutes of inactivity, ensuring a clutter-free reading experience.
  3. Seamless Integration: Works across all websites and any other text you read in Chrome.
  4. Minimalist & Customizable: Tailor the underline's color, thickness, and style to match your preferences.
  5. Future Enhancements: We’re just getting started! Upcoming features include tools to highlight text, save notes, and improve overall readability for a seamless reading experience in your browser.

  Transform your digital reading experience, reduce screen fatigue, and reclaim your focus. 
  
  Whether you are studying long papers, analyzing documents, navigating ADHD or dyslexia, or simply looking to read faster, Reading Assistant is your premium 5-in-1 visual suite designed to align web browsing with your brain's natural cognitive processing.
  
  ★ THE 5-IN-1 READING SUITE ★
  
  1. SMART UNDERLINE (Visual Eye-Guide)
  Smoothly anchors your eyes to the text with a highly customizable visual guide that follows your mouse cursor. Eliminates line-skipping, keeps you focused, and reduces physical eye strain.
  
  2. BIONIFY (Guided Reading)
  Biomimicry for your eyes. By bolding the initial letters of each word, it guides your eyes dynamically across sentences, allowing your brain to instantly recognize words and read up to 2x faster.
  
  3. FOCUS MODE (Reading Shield)
  Blocks out surrounding digital clutter, ads, and visual noise. Creates a clean, isolated spotlight over the line or block of text you are reading so you can focus on what matters.
  
  4. SPEED READER (Visual Pacer / RSVP)
  Displays text one word at a time at speeds you control. Bypasses sub-vocalization (sounding words out in your head) to help you fly through long articles without losing comprehension.
  
  5. READ ALOUD (Text-to-Speech)
  Give your eyes a break. Listen to any article, news story, or study paper read aloud in a clean, customizable voice. Perfect for multi-tasking or auditory learning.
  
  ★ KEY BENEFITS & DESIGN FEATURES ★
  • Prevent Screen Fatigue: Specifically engineered to decrease eye strain, headaches, and physical fatigue during long reading sessions.
  • Boost Focus & Comprehension: Ideal for students, researchers, developers, and individuals looking to optimize cognitive absorption.
  • Modern, Lightweight UI: Access all features instantly through an elegant, glassmorphic Extension Menu or simple keyboard shortcuts.
  • Fully Customisable: Adjust colors, widths, speeds, and guidance modes to match your reading style.

• May 28, 2026
  short_description

  Adds a dynamic underline that follows your cursor for better readability. No user data collected.

  Read faster and eliminate screen fatigue with 5 tools: Smart Underline, Bionify, Focus Mode, Speed Reader, and Text-to-Speech.

• May 28, 2026
  name

  Reading Assistant - Dynamic Underline Cursor

  Reading Assistant: Focus & Speed Reader

• May 28, 2026
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  storage, activeTab, contextMenus

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