Bionify | Read faster!

Open source text converter designed to help you read faster!

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Bionify is a free and open source Chrome extension designed to enhance your reading speed on any public website. By converting text into a unique 'Bionified' format, it highlights the most concise parts of words, guiding your eyes and improving word recognition for faster reading. Unlike paid services, Bionify uses its own algorithms and is fully transparent with its source code available on GitHub.

Simply pin the extension, navigate to a public website, and toggle Bionify on to start reading efficiently. While it currently doesn't support local uploads like PDFs, the extension is actively developed with upcoming improvements. Engagement and feedback are encouraged through its GitHub repository, making it a community-driven tool for better reading.

By:: https://bionify.xyz
Users:: 10,000+
Rating:: 4.57

(28)
Version:: 0.0.3 (Last updated: 2022-06-05)
Creation date:: 2022-05-30
Risk:: High risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
activeTab
scripting
tabs
Host permissions:: http://*/
https://*/
Size:: 52.95K
Email:: co*****@wensenwu.com
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 18 hours ago

Ranking

# 8,245 ▼ 295

Other rankings

#519 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 2

User reviews

Users widely appreciate Bionify for its effective and easy-to-use reading enhancement, outperforming other bionic reading extensions and supporting multiple languages and text types. It is valued for being open source, secure, and quick to load. However, some users report issues like incompatible functionality with Google Docs, shortcut key problems on Edge, minor text formatting errors, and limited customization options. Overall, it significantly aids reading focus and speed despite these limitations.

Pros

Works better than other similar bionic reading extensions.
Easy to use with straightforward functionality.
Loads quickly and applies well to various text formats including chat boxes and blogs.
Open source, secure, and user privacy respected.
Improves reading focus and speed effectively.

Cons

Does not work on some platforms like Google Docs and Microsoft Edge shortcut key issues.
Some formatting issues, such as incorrect character translations (e.g., double quotes showing as ").
Limited customization options for font size and bold effects.
The user interface could be improved.

Recent reviews

Thanks for such a clever invention. I love to read, but I cann't hold the reading in English for long, I have no problem reading in chinese, I can finish a book in chinese in a night. But when comes to English and Malay text, I just cannot hold my focus and get loss and lose interest. Thanks

Siau-Jiun Lim, 2024-08-27

Doesn't seem to work on Google Docs

Tim Hockin, 2024-05-23

While this does work, be extra careful. Somethings dont translate over correctly.

Juan Claude Simeon, 2024-05-19

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Bionify | Read faster! requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Bionify | Read faster! has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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