Improve your reading, writing & accessibility. Including Immersive Reader, Summarize, Dyslexia support and more.
Manifest V3 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:
- Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- activeTab
- storage
- contextMenus
- alarms
- sidePanel
- scripting
- activeTab
- Host permissions:
- http://*/*
- *://*/*
- https://*/*
- <all_urls>
- http://*/*
- Size:
- 14.82MB
- Email:
- ro*****@helperbird.com
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2025-07-15
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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- Text-to-speech feature has limitations such as lack of fine speed controls and outdated or unnatural voice options.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
kyky should be new fun
by
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.
by
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.
by
m *****, 2025-04-15
Extension safety
Risk impact
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impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of
damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your
personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they
do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.
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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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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