Word Welter

Word Welter demonstrates typoglycemia by scrambling the characters in all words in a webpage, except for the first and last.

Word Welter - Scramble Words in Webpages

Word Welter is a Chrome extension that demonstrates typoglycemia by scrambling the characters in all words in a webpage, except for the first and last. It allows users to experience the cognitive processes behind reading written text and explores the concept of typoglycemia.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
By: Ben Smith
Users: 43
-3
Rating: 5.00
(2)
Version: 1.1.3 (Last updated: 2014-06-26)
Creation date: 2014-06-25
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 159.74K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews


Fun for pranks, and testing how good you are at reading scrambled text.
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Word Welter 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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