Bionic Reader

- Apply Bionic Reading style with adjustable strength to a webpage. - Adjustable vowels for different languages. - Adjustable font family, font size, font weight and font opacity. - Support Unicode characters. - Apply dark mode to a webpage.

Bionic Reader: A Firefox Add-on For Bionic Reading

Bionic Reader is a user-friendly Firefox extension that applies Bionic Reading technique to any webpage, enhancing reading experience. With adjustable settings, it helps to alter font, size, weight and opacity as per user preference. It also supports Unicode characters and can customize vowels based on different languages. Adding to the readability, it provides an option to switch to dark mode.
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Add-on stats

By: Rain Jr.
Users: 4,679
19
Rating: 3.93
(54)
Version: 1.6.25 (Last updated: 2024-01-08)
Creation date: 2022-07-15
Weekly download count: 160
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
Size: 32.67K

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# 1,199 ▲ 5
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Add-on summary

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***** IMPORTANT *****

  • For anyone, who want to see the SOURCE CODE, just google something like "HOW TO VIEW FIREFOX EXTENSION SOURCE CODE". The extension webpage keeps all previous versions with changes log and you can extract the extension file (*.xpi) EASILY to get the source code. I see no reason to public this extension on websites like github,...

  • Some websites may not work properly with this extension. They may use text node as a placeholder for other element and will break the page if we modified it.

  • You can use shortcut keys to quickly turn on/off and control other options, in case you encounter any problem.

  • Please adjust the text opacity in the options menu if you use dark mode, for better visibility.

1. Apply Bionic Reading style with adjustable strength to a webpage.

  • You can skip short words and short text (do no apply Bionic Reading style).
  • You can change the strength of bionic algorithm (more bold characters with higher value).

2. Adjustable vowels for different languages.

  • You can input characters that will be treated as vowels for the algorithm. For example: a á à ả ã ạ.

3. Adjustable font family, font size, font weight and font opacity.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • User-friendly interface that allows customization of fonts and typography settings.
  • Supports dynamic websites, making it versatile across various sites.
  • Ability to restore original fonts quickly.
  • Helps users who have difficulty focusing on large blocks of text.
Cons
  • Breaks functionality on multiple websites, including WhatsApp and Reddit.
  • Issues with saving preferences or settings not sticking.
  • Lack of wildcard options for domain exceptions, requiring manual entry for subdomains.
  • Keyboard shortcut conflicts with other applications.
  • Concerns regarding security and source code transparency.
Most mentioned
  • Breaks webpages or has issues with specific sites.
  • Desire for a blacklist/whitelist feature for better site management.
  • Problems with saving preferences or settings.
  • Customization options available but with limitations.
User reviews
A lot of options, which is good, but maybe the defaults can be tweaked - imo. Also needs a "Exclude this page" button. Pages break every now and then and you have manually open the menu, switch to advanced and copy the url in.
by Zeicon, 2024-12-29
by Trinutown, 2024-11-28
This is great, the only issue I have with it is how domain exceptions are handled when the extension is enabled for all websites: there are no wildcards. This is annoying on sites that have many subdomains, for example all *.arduino.cc sites are buggy with the extension, so it would be a massive time saver to be able to blacklist all of them with a single entry rather than adding each one manually, and would also avoid missing any in the process.
by Leonito, 2024-11-04
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Bionic Reader requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Bionic Reader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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