Speed Reader

Improve your reading speed up to 4 times.
What is Speed Reader?
'Speed Reader' is a groundbreaking Chrome extension that ensures a swift improvement in your reading pace. With typical adult reading speed at 250 wpm, the 'Speed Reader' guarantees an initial enhancement to 300 wpm, and with continuous usage for 3 weeks, you can achieve speeds up to 500 wpm. The extension allows you to customize your reading speed according to your comfort and progress.

Extension stats

Users: 5,000+
Rating: 3.33 (12)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2014-03-03)
Creation date: 2014-03-03
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
  • storage
Size: 15.10K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Read faster now!

With this extension you can read long text in almost no time. You will see an improvement in your reading speed since the minute.

  • Average reading speed of an adult: 250 wpm (words per minute)
  • Initial reading speed with 'Speed Reader': 300 wpm
  • Reading speed after 3 weeks using 'Speed Reader': 500 wpm

You can set your reading speed at any moment so you could increase it when you feel you are ready to go to the next step.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Simple, Easy and does what it supposed to do
  • Great app
  • Good application overall
Cons
  • Does not work for some users
  • Directions are confusing
  • Cannot change the reading font
Most mentioned
  • Does not work
  • Confusing directions
  • Good app but limited features
Recent reviews
by Mauro Albrecht, 2024-04-25

does not work
by Paula Cruz, 2023-12-06

by Avishek, 2023-11-13
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Speed Reader does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Speed Reader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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