GlideRead

About

GlideRead makes long-form reading on the web effortless.

HOW IT WORKS
GlideRead processes text by bolding the first letters of each word and applying a smooth per-letter opacity gradient across the rest. Your eyes naturally anchor on the bold beginnings and glide through each word — reducing cognitive load and boosting reading speed.

THREE READING MODES
• GlideRead — Bold first letters + per-letter opacity gradient (0.82→0.35). The signature mode that guides your eyes with soft contrast.
• Bionic — Classic bold-first-letters style with heavier weight. No opacity change.
• Enlarge Only — Scale up font size and line height only. Clean and distraction-free.

FEATURES
• Live preview in settings — see how your configuration looks before browsing
• Adjustable font scale (1.0x–1.5x) and line height (1.0x–2.0x)
• Three intensity levels: Light, Medium, Heavy
• Works on X/Twitter, Reddit, Medium, Hacker News, Substack, and more
• Add any custom site with one click
• Bilingual UI (English / 中文)
• Light / Dark / System theme
• Keyboard shortcut (Alt+G) to activate on any page
• Zero data collection — all settings stored locally via Chrome Sync

PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
• activeTab — Process text on the current page when you activate GlideRead
• storage — Save your preferences locally
• scripting — Inject the reading enhancement into web pages
• Host permissions (requested at runtime) — Only requested when you enable a specific site; never granted automatically