Reviews of Half Bold

By: Jaymes Berry Add-on

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Total ratings

4.22 (Rating count: 23)

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Review summary

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)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.00

All time rating average: 4.22

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Date	Author	Comment
2025-08-19	Co*****	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!
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!
2024-06-10	no*****	really helpful for my dyslexia
really helpful for my dyslexia
2024-01-08	Me*****	This has helped me a lot. My only is issue is that doesn't work on course websites that open as an extension of the original website. It will reload the page, but not change the text or turn on.
This has helped me a lot. My only is issue is that doesn't work on course websites that open as an extension of the original website. It will reload the page, but not change the text or turn on.
2023-11-12	ad*****

2023-06-20	Fi*****	Let me thank Jaymes for his simple yet so useful extention, tho it would be even more awesome if it could handle Arabic fonts, the only problem is that, it disconnects words in half since arabic glyphs usually connect to each other in order to make words
Let me thank Jaymes for his simple yet so useful extention, tho it would be even more awesome if it could handle Arabic fonts, the only problem is that, it disconnects words in half since arabic glyphs usually connect to each other in order to make words
2023-06-05	Se*****	Only works on simple websites, but does not work with my school website. I would be happy to send screenshots/html code to help fix the issue but I see no where to do that.
Only works on simple websites, but does not work with my school website. I would be happy to send screenshots/html code to help fix the issue but I see no where to do that.
2023-06-03	Fi*****	Good, but annoying that you have to manually turn on, especially when I'm reading
Good, but annoying that you have to manually turn on, especially when I'm reading
2023-05-24	La*****	Absolutely necessary for anyone who struggles with focusing on reading long text blocks!
Absolutely necessary for anyone who struggles with focusing on reading long text blocks!
2023-05-13	Be*****	Breaks formatting on a lot of sites and needs to be manually turned on, but amazingly helpful when it works
Breaks formatting on a lot of sites and needs to be manually turned on, but amazingly helpful when it works
2023-05-07	Fi*****