Half Bold

Name: Half Bold
Rating: 4.2174 (23 reviews)
Author: Jaymes Berry

By: Jaymes Berry

A tool to help people with ADHD improve their reading focus and comprehension.

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Features & Capabilities

Half Bold is a Chrome extension designed to assist individuals with ADHD improve their reading focus and comprehension. By bolding half of each word, it reduces visual overwhelm and helps users process text more effectively.

This tool is especially useful for reading long articles or large blocks of text, making reading less daunting and more manageable. Activate Half Bold to enhance your reading experience and maintain better concentration on complex or lengthy content.

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Version:

1.0 Last updated: 2023-03-30

Version code:

5546516

Creation date:

2023-03-29

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Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

91.30KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-16

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Ranking

# 2,276 ▲ 9

Other rankings

#98 in Language Support #362 in Appearance #32 in hold keyword 25 ▼ 1#100 in improve keyword 33 ▼ 2#154 in focus keyword 32 ▼ 3

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Developed by:

Jaymes Berry

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/half-bold/

User Reviews

Users find Half Bold very helpful for improving focus and reading (notably for dyslexia/ADHD) and say it works on many sites. Major recurring problems are that it must be manually enabled per page, it breaks formatting or removes images/PDFs on some pages, and it often fails on online course or third‑party textbook platforms.

Pros

Improves focus and readability and is especially helpful for users with dyslexia or ADHD
Effectively emphasizes text on many websites (users report it works on roughly 70% of sites)
Simple, well-liked design — easy to use and appreciated by users

Cons

Must be turned on manually for each page; no persistent/default on option
Breaks formatting on a number of sites (removes images, sidebars, embedded PDFs or otherwise disrupts layout)
Does not work reliably with many online course/third‑party textbook platforms (e.g., Cengage, some Pearson/school sites)

Recent reviews

Really helps me keep my eyes on track and actually read, but the on off toggle is a mission as it does not turn on for each new page. I had another extension before, Jiffy reader and it had a keyboard shortcut that helped a lot. It was Alt+W. Top notch shortcut for easy use. Would definitely appreciate a little update like that!

by Co*****, 2025-08-19

really helpful for my dyslexia

by no*****, 2024-06-10

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Is Half Bold Safe?

Risk impact

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Half Bold requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

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Half Bold has earned a fairly good reputation and likely 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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