ShiftReader - Speed Read the Web
Speed read webpages while learning how to speed read anything.
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4.22
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spammy, or outdated. 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
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-06 |  | | muito bom! recomendo | |
| 2023-05-06 |  | | pt | muito bom! recomendo |
| 2023-03-03 |  | | 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. | |
| 2023-03-03 |  | | en | 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. |
| 2022-03-04 |  | | 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. | |
| 2022-03-04 |  | | en | 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. |
| 2021-06-04 |  | | Requires you to register, under the guise of needing a login to save your settings. Blatant lies aside, you shouldn't need to send data to anyone. | |
| 2021-06-04 |  | | en | Requires you to register, under the guise of needing a login to save your settings. Blatant lies aside, you shouldn't need to send data to anyone. |
| 2020-12-28 |  | | This extension behaves like my favorite speed reading solution "eyercise," and because it allows chunking per fixation point actually improves one's reading ability in general over that lousy rsvp method which will eventually lead to depth-perception issues (a _common_ outcome of staring at screens for hours). Morbid fact: The average person will spend 44 years of their life staring at screens. My personal favorite setup is green highlight color, dark red highlight background, and dark blue page text. Once the highlight background begins to fade, the previously marked text appears black until retinal rods and cones re-adapt. To the dev: Reason for 4 stars: I think the suggested donation is way too high. Feature request: 1. glowing text using webkit opacity transition effect. 2. keep highlight line at the top level (autoscroll for persistent top line). Thank you so much. | |
| 2020-12-28 |  | | en | This extension behaves like my favorite speed reading solution "eyercise," and because it allows chunking per fixation point actually improves one's reading ability in general over that lousy rsvp method which will eventually lead to depth-perception issues (a _common_ outcome of staring at screens for hours). Morbid fact: The average person will spend 44 years of their life staring at screens. My personal favorite setup is green highlight color, dark red highlight background, and dark blue page text. Once the highlight background begins to fade, the previously marked text appears black until retinal rods and cones re-adapt. To the dev: Reason for 4 stars: I think the suggested donation is way too high. Feature request: 1. glowing text using webkit opacity transition effect. 2. keep highlight line at the top level (autoscroll for persistent top line). Thank you so much. |
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