Zoom Text Only

Zoom text without distorting the images

Zoom Text Only - A Unique Text Zoom Chrome Extension

Zoom Text Only is a Chrome extension aimed at enhancing readability online. It enables users to zoom in on text, leaving images untouched. The extension is unique in its ability to save zoom preferences specific to each domain, offering a personalized and effortless browsing experience. It comes with several keyboard shortcuts by default. The extension does have minor bugs with pages using extensive JavaScript. However, with continual updates, this feature holds promise for those seeking a more pleasant text-reading experience online.

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Extension stats

By: https://www.lihanli.com

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.99

(164)

1 new ratings

Version: 1.5.3 (Last updated: 2021-04-28)

Creation date: 2016-05-05

Permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*
tabs

Size: 1.87M

Email: li*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 7,309 ▲ 72

Other rankings

#3928 in Accessibility ▲ 171 #5 in zoom keyword 54 #156 in source code keyword 26 ▼ 7 #275 in sound keyword 41 ▲

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Effective for zooming text only
Works well on various websites including Reddit
Handy tool for users
Useful for those with vision impairments
Functions well on mobile devices

Cons

Overlay notification is too long and annoying
Does not remember settings between pages
Does not work on certain popular websites like YouTube and Twitter
Some bugs with specific features like hovercard text
User interface changes requested (button placement)

Most mentioned

Only zooms text, not images
Settings do not persist across sessions
Works well on some websites but not all
Long overlay notification
User interface issues

User reviews

Why has this been turned off? It's brilliant and does what google doesn't (make text big enough). There isn't another extension that does what this does - I NEED IT!!!! Please bring it back NOW! I'm stuck without it.

Kay Morgan-Gurr, 2025-03-06

Just had a notification that this extension has been turned off because " it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions." What exactly is it doing wrong? I need something I can use on a per-site basis that makes *text* bigger but not images, and this does exactly that. What's the issue here?

J Loveys, 2024-10-12

The exension works well and I do find it useful. However, the 5 second long "Text zoom nnn%" overlay is too anoying and cannot be disabled. So I will be looking for the same zoom on other extensions. Removed from chrome.

Bryan Fisk, 2024-04-13

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Zoom Text Only requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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