Helperbird: Accessibility & Productivity App

Name: Helperbird: Accessibility & Productivity App
Rating: 4.548780487804878 (164 reviews)
Author: https://helperbird.com

Improve your reading, writing & accessibility. Including Immersive Reader, Summarize, Dyslexia support and more.

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Meet Helperbird, your all-in-one extension designed to help everyone with personalized support, making websites, apps, and PDFs more accessible and productive according to each individual’s abilities, learning style, and lifestyle.

Whether you need dyslexia-friendly tools, writing aids, reading assistance, or accessibility features, Helperbird has you covered!

🤟 Tell me about the features •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Helperbird provides reading, writing, and accessibility options, including:

🗣️ Voice Typing 🏷️ Dyslexia Support 🖌️ Overlays 📏 Dyslexia Rulers 🌐 Immersive Reader by Microsoft 📰 Reading Mode: Removes ads and distractions 🔍 Text Extraction (OCR) ✂️ Summarizing 🔄 Rewording 🗣️ Text to Speech ➕ Maths Reader 🚨 And 30 More.........

Designed to support different abilities and learning styles, making the web is accessible for everyone.

📖 Reading features •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 🌐 Immersive Reader by Microsoft 🔎 Simplify Feature 📰 Reading Mode: Removes ads and distractions 🅰️ Specialized Fonts 🗣️ Text to Speech 🎚️ Dyslexia Ruler 🔦 Line Focus Ruler 🎯 Reading Ruler ⚙️ Auto Scrolling 🏷️ Dyslexia Fonts ✅ Dyslexic Features 🔡 Text Size Adjustment 📏 Letter Spacing Adjustment 🌐 Word Spacing Adjustment 📏 Line-Height Adjustment 🎛️ Text Alignment ✨ Web Highlighter Marker 💎 🌍 Translation 📏 Paragraph Width 📐 Paragraph Borders 📖 Picture Dictionary 🖍️ Overlays & Tints ✂️ Summarize Websites and PDFs 💎 📸 Screenshot Reader 💎 🚀 Speed Reading 💎 🖌️ Highlight/Selector Colors 🎨 Font Colors 🖼️ Background Colors 🔗 Link Colors 🔊 Volume Booster

✍️ Writing features •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 📌 Sticky Notes on Websites and PDFs 💎 💭 Word Prediction 💎 🎙️ Voice Typing 💎 🗣️ Dictation / Speech to Text 💎 🌍 Translation ✅ Spell Check 💎 📊 Text Analysis 💎 ✨ Web Highlighter Marker 📖 Dictionary by Helperbird 💎 📚 PDF Reader by Helperbird 📸 Screenshot Reader 💎 🔍 Extract Text (OCR) from Images & Videos 💎 🖨️ Print

♿ Accessibility features •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 📏 Dyslexia Ruler 🔦 Line Focus Ruler 🎯 Reading Ruler ✏️ Paragraph Customizations 🅰️ Dyslexia Fonts (OpenDyslexic, Lexend Deca, +14 others) 🍃 Reduce Motion ⚙️ Auto Scrolling 💎 🌗 High Contrast Themes & Overlays 🎥 Video Playback Adjustments 💎 🌑 Grayscale Mode 🔗 Emphasize Links 🌈 Color Blindness Controls 🖍️ Overlays & Tints 🖱️ Increase/Decrease Cursor Size 💎 🖼️ Show Alt and Title Tags 💎 🚫 Hide Images and GIFs 💎 🔎 Saturation Control ⌨️ Shortcuts 🗣️ Phonics Reading 💎

🔥 Helperbird Apps •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 🌐 Immersive Reader by Microsoft 📖 Dictionary by Helperbird 💎 📰 Reading Mode by Helperbird 💎 📝 Feature-filled Document Editor 💎 📚 Reading List by Helperbird 💎 📚 PDF Reader by Helperbird

🔥 App Support •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 📝 Google Docs Add-on by Helperbird 🖼️ Google Slides Add-on by Helperbird 🏫 Google Classroom Support 📄 Microsoft Word Online Support ✍️ Grammarly Support 🔗 Sync Settings Across Browsers

Learn more about every feature: https://www.helperbird.com/features/

📦 Pricing •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 🦉 Helperbird Free Free, packed with essential accessibility tools.

💎 Helperbird Pro Access all features for $30/year.

💎 Helperbird Pro Unlimited Unlimited users plus premium support for $1,500/year.

See more at https://www.helperbird.com/pricing

🔒 Privacy & Compliance ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Strict privacy policy: No user data selling or Collection.
No third party scripts or tracking.
Compliance with COPPA, FERPA, GDPR.

Learn more https://www.helperbird.com/privacy/

🆘 Support ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Email: robert.gabriel@helperbird.com
Support: https://www.helperbird.com/support/

🎉 Bonus •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Making Helperbird your number one accessibility & dyslexia software.

🇮🇪 Proudly founded by a dyslexic software engineer in Ireland, fueled by coffee & love.

Extension

By:

https://helperbird.com

Users:

100,000

Rating:

4.55

(164)

Version:

2025.5.18 Last updated: 2025-05-21

Creation date:

2020-07-02

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
contextMenus
alarms
sidePanel
scripting

Host permissions:

http://*/*
*://*/*
https://*/*
<all_urls>

Size:

14.82MB

Email:

ro*****@helperbird.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-15

Ranking

# 1,774 ▲ 7

Other rankings

#21 in Accessibility ▲ 1

#9 in Editors' Picks extensions

#10 in Extend your browser

#22 in screenshot reader keyword 51

#56 in productivity keyword 16 ▼ 1

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User reviews

Helperbird is highly praised for its extensive features that assist people with learning and accessibility needs, including dyslexia and ADHD support. Users appreciate its all-in-one approach combining multiple useful tools and customizable settings. The extension is particularly valued in educational contexts and for productivity. Minor drawbacks include some limitations in the text-to-speech functionality and the monetization of certain premium features that may be accessible elsewhere freely. The responsive developer support is a notable strength enhancing overall user satisfaction.

Pros

Provides a comprehensive set of accessibility and productivity tools in one extension, including text-to-speech, immersive reader, reading ruler, OCR, and live webpage editing.
Highly effective for individuals with learning difficulties such as dyslexia, ADHD, and autism, helping with reading, processing, and studying.
The extension supports customization with dyslexia-friendly fonts, adjustable styling, and color controls for better readability.
Offers excellent customer support and responsiveness from the developer and team.
Beneficial for educational use, aiding students with learning differences, and supporting diverse learning styles effectively.

Cons

Text-to-speech feature has limitations such as lack of fine speed controls and outdated or unnatural voice options.
Some premium features, like speech-to-text, require payment though similar features are available in free open-source alternatives.
Initial setup quirks like saving voice selections or needing page reloads to start text-to-speech can cause minor usability issues.

Recent reviews

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Ro*****, 2025-04-26

keep going man. sometimes a 5 star review can make the someones day, hope i made your day you legend. btw i love the writing tools! worth the buck.

Z *****, 2025-04-24

The text to speech is good but doesn't seem to work for Libby eBooks.I don't see why speach to text is a premium feature when you can get it for free from an open source app like Futo, that's privacy respecting.I couldn't adjust the speed to 50% it was either 40 or 60% which is odd (but I do appreciate slower speeds which are helpful for listening in other languages,slow brain processing etc...) I couldn't customize the list of features I want to easily access them when clicking the extension.Had to reload pages a couple of times when getting an error and eventually it did TTS.Initially the voice I selected didnt save,but selecting it again worked.Also,it works on Linux unlike other TTS that require Windows voices and so far no need to pay for extra voices.

m *****, 2025-04-15

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Helperbird: Accessibility & Productivity App requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

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Helperbird: Accessibility & Productivity App has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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