Hyper Bold

An accessability extension for those with ADHD who struggle to read text on the web.
What is Hyper Bold?
'Hyper Bold' is a novel Chrome extension developed to assist individuals with ADHD who face challenges in reading web content. By automatically emboldening the initial segment of most words in text, the tool manipulates text on a webpage to enhance its readability. It functions in real time during web browsing, offering users the ability to process lengthy text more efficiently and effectively. If you experience difficulty in reading extensive paragraphs or wish for a faster reading rate, then 'Hyper Bold' might be the solution you need.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 3.69 (32)
Version: 0.0.0.1 (Last updated: 2023-02-28)
Creation date: 2023-02-28
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • tabs
Size: 26.58K

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Extension summary

HyperBold is an extensions which bolds the first half of mode words within readable text on a page. Similar techniques have been used to enhance the reading capabilities of those with ADHD. This extension works in real time on the page at the moment and is intended to be used with web-browsing.

If you struggle with reading large paragraphs of text, or wish to simply read faster then this extension may help you.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Great for improving readability and comprehension of long paragraphs.
  • User-friendly and activates automatically in every new tab.
  • Works well on various websites, such as fanfiction and news articles.
Cons
  • Settings menu is broken and unusable.
  • Does not work on PDFs and digital textbooks.
  • Causes formatting issues on certain websites, including online stores and platforms like Telegram and LinkedIn.
Most mentioned
  • Unusable settings menu preventing control over the extension.
  • Issues with functionality on PDFs and online textbooks.
  • Formatting problems on certain websites.
Recent reviews
It works but the settings menu is broken. This is a simple fix. In the CSS coding of the body for the dropdown, put: 'width: 20rem;' It also makes it so you cannot edit text on whatsapp, not sure about other social media platforms
by Shannon Weston, 2024-09-29

This is a great accessibility tool, but annoying that you can't control it as the plug in drop down is actually corrupt. Great if the developers could address this!
by Olivia Gallagher, 2024-09-19

Does work, but can break formats on some sites, takes a bit to load, and the settings menu is completely unusable.
by Alton Escher, 2024-06-04
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Hyper Bold requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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