Gender-Star-Remover

Removes gender stars and similar constructions that disturb the flow of reading, and replaces them with something else. Currently, only German constructions are handled.

Gender-Star-Remover - Firefox Add-on

Gender-Star-Remover is a Firefox add-on that removes gender stars and similar constructions in German texts, making them easier to read. It replaces these constructions with user-chosen substitutions for both singular and plural forms.

Add-on stats

Users: 70
Rating: 3.00
(2)
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2020-08-23)
Creation date: 2020-07-08
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 35.06K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

Constructions such as "gender stars" recently emerging in German language can make texts quite hard to read. Accordingly, this add-on replaces these constructions on websites with an easier readable substitution, which can be chosen by the user.

Examples: Expert*In -> Expertwesen EntwicklerInnen -> Entwicklerwesen Lehrer(in) -> Lehrerwesen

It is possible to freely choose substitution texts for both detected singular and plural forms separately. However, the grammatical context is not taken into account, since this in general requires knowledge about the semantics, which are hard to detect programmatically.

User reviews


Gutes, wichtiges, nützliches Add-on, das gegen die Sprachverpfuschung im Deutschen ankämpft. Allerdings auch mit falschen Formen: Der wird zu das!
by GinoPanino, 2020-12-10
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Gender-Star-Remover requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Gender-Star-Remover has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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