Bold First Half

Bold the first half of every word in <p> tags

Bold First Half is a Chrome extension designed to improve your reading speed by emphasizing the first half of every word found in paragraph (

) tags on any webpage. By bolding these segments, it helps your eyes quickly identify key parts of words, allowing you to skim through long-form text more efficiently.

This simple yet effective tool is perfect for students, professionals, and avid readers who want to consume content faster without losing comprehension. Just install the extension to enhance your reading experience across various websites without any configurations needed.

By:
grahamwingatepaterson
Users:
1,000
Rating:
3.75
(4)
Version:
1.0 Last updated: 2023-04-24
Creation date:
2023-04-23
Risk:
Low risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Size:
5.95K
Email:
gr*****@gmail.com
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Chrome Web Store
Updated:
a day ago

User reviews

Nothing works so far. No extension including this one.
by Da*****, 2024-05-25

The biggest issue with this extension is that it often kills links by bolding the first half. The link won't show up as blue, or lead anywhere if you click it. This isn't too bad when it's a url, or a properly formatted citation, because you can see the link and turn off the extension to use it normally. The problem arises with hyperlinks. It's often impossible to tell that a link exists there in the first place, causing you to lose potentially important information in whatever you're reading. Other than that the only issue is that sometimes the extension won't work when a website first loads, but refreshing the page fixes it. It's really not a big deal Overall it's a great extension that's super helpful. Even if the link issue never gets fixed I'll continue using it, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to others.
by Ty*****, 2024-05-20

It works really well, I can read 2x as fast thanks to this extension!
by An*****, 2023-10-23
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Bold First Half requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
Risk likelihood

Bold First Half has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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