# Blaze Read

> A speed reading extension designed for Firefox

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/blaze-read](https://chrome-stats.com/d/blaze-read)

## Overview

- **ID:** `blaze-read`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Flame Quests
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 260
- **Weekly downloads:** 11
- **Rating:** 4.62 / 5 (21 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-29
- **First published:** 2024-09-13
- **Size:** 637 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/blaze-read/)
- **Website:** [https://blazeread-docs.netlify.app/](https://blazeread-docs.netlify.app/)

## Description

**Blaze Read: Where Information Meets Velocity**

Blaze Read is a speed-reading extension for Firefox and Firefox for Android that uses RSVP (rapid serial visual presentation) to help you read 2–3× faster. It works with webpage text and local or online PDFs, and it surfaces words one at a time for focused, distraction-free reading.

Fine-tune reading speed, fonts, colors, and reader size, or enable Focus Mode to blur the background and lock in concentration. Activate instantly with Alt+W, a right-click, or by selecting text. Blaze Read also includes a simple dashboard to track words read and other progress metrics, making it easy to monitor improvement. Powerful, customizable, and polished — Blaze Read helps you read smarter across desktop and mobile Firefox.

## Rankings

- #7,162 — Overall
- #124 — lead
- #229 — reload

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `menus`
- `tabs`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/blaze-read)