ShiftReader - Speed Read the Web

Speed read webpages while learning how to speed read anything.

What is ShiftReader - Speed Read the Web?

ShiftReader - Speed Read the Web is a Chrome extension developed by creators of Spreed. It helps users not only read faster in the browser on webpages, emails, e-books, or even online textbooks, but also trains their brain to apply the same speed reading techniques in different mediums outside the digital world. Hailed as a game changer in speed reading training methodologies, it adapts techniques from leading speed reading courses, making it a tool that provides lifelong benefits.

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Extension stats

By: https://shiftreader.com

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.22 (23)

Version: 1.3.4.2 (Last updated: 2022-06-08)

Creation date: 2020-05-22

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
contextMenus
unlimitedStorage
https://www.shiftreader.com/

Size: 5.64M

Email: te*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 16626 ▼ 9

Other rankings

#3860 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 1 #65 in speed keyword 63 ▲ 5 #170 in reader keyword 85 ▼ 6 #287 in blog keyword 5 ▼ 3

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

From the developer of the top speed reading Chrome extension, Spreed, comes a speed reading tool that teaches you how to speed read, while you read in your browser.

ShiftReader helps you speed read any text you can open in your browser--news articles, emails, online textbooks, PDFs, even ePUB e-books--while training your eyes and brain to speed read text in any other medium, like books or newspapers.

It implements speed reading techniques taught by the top speed reading courses, and popularized by lifelong learners like Tim Ferriss. You'll learn methods that can be applied when reading anything: no more showing you one word at a time, or coloring the letters differently, techniques that only work if you use the right tool on your computer or phone.

Download ShiftReader to accelerate your reading and learning, save time, and develop a lifelong skill of speed reading that you can take anywhere.

Learn more at our site https://shiftreader.com, or our blog at https://blog.shiftreader.com.

User reviews

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Pros

Effective speed reading tool that helps improve reading habits
Maintains context with page layout and structure
Responsive and supportive developer
Customization options available (color settings)
Useful for reading various formats (PDFs, ePubs)

Cons

Requires account registration for settings and statistics
Issues with functionality in certain languages (e.g., Mandarin)
Some users experience technical difficulties/error messages
Default color settings are not suitable for everyone
A premium subscription is suggested for saving reading history

Most mentioned

Doesn't work properly with Mandarin and other Chinese languages
Developer is responsive to bugs and suggestions
Customization options are appreciated (especially for color settings)
Account registration is viewed negatively

Recent reviews

muito bom! recomendo

Beldades Word, 2023-05-06

Doesn't work. Tried using ALT + S on a PDF and got an error message. I was asked to highlight the text and right click in order to use Shiftreader. The text was several pages but I wanted to test it with just a paragraph. After highlighting and right clicking the page just froze in place(but not frozen since I could still right click and type in the browser) forcing me to restart the page and try again. I wasted probably ten minutes trying to make this work when I could have been reading.

London McDougal, 2023-03-03

It says that you have to create an account so it can save settings and statistics. That is BS, because those can be saved in chrome sync storage, and maybe I don't care about them. It should say that it wants you register so it can track you, and potentially leak your data a few years from now.