Better Text View

Better Text View

Makes webpage text larger and readable.

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What is Better Text View?
Better Text View is a Chrome extension that makes webpage text easier to read by adjusting font size, weight, and style. It also offers dark mode, color inversion, and other customization options to enhance readability. With Better Text View, you can improve your reading experience on any website.
Stats
Users: 442 ▼ -11
Rating: 4.33 (6)
Version: 5.6.6 (Last updated: 2024-07-25)
Creation date: 2023-01-11
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
  • file:///*
  • <all_urls>
Size: 764.93K
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Summary

This extension is helpful for people who require reading glasses / spectacles due to far-sight / hyperopia / presbyopia or age-related far sight condition of eyes and, to some extent, colorblindness.

The text size is increased inversely with its size. This means small sized text is made much bigger than larger text, which is slightly increased in size. All text within size of Threshold setting is increased in size with text closer to Font Threshold size increasing less than text much lower size than Threshold, depending of Font Increase % setting. Text size of ANY TEXT IS NOT DECREASED to less than its normal size. Smaller text becomes as large as (or larger than) text of Threshold size.

NEW CHANGES

When "Force max opacity" is enabled, semi-transparent text can now be hue corrected. Background color gradients are displayed as original in reverse colors with hue correction. Keep text color same as original for short text with colorful backgrounds in reverse colors hue correction, which is enabled by setting --g_keep_colors to true or 1 (one). New option 'Process black text', which is false by default, that allows processing black text when enabled or skip black colored text if disabled. Bugfix for not saving settings on All Settings page. Remove a totally wrong background color calculation, and a hardcoded value 230 in comparing brightness of text with Strength slider at zero. Now it has the variable --g_bg_threshold_new_default, which has value of 230 unless changed in Custom / Global CSS rule. Speedup processing by skipping elements without text. Settings page is now a full page containing 3 columns about settings, variables and import/export of settings to/from files. New variable "--g_svg_bg_white" which set to true, will make background of SVG images white in reverse colors.

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User reviews
Good extension. Do not affect photos or video. Google has an extension, HIgh Contrast, but the video and photo was affected. This not. I recommended.
by Eddie Ortiz Eddie Ortiz, 2024-01-29

by PRIYANSH Mishra PRIYANSH Mishra, 2024-02-28

Very useful app. Take time to read the author's "how to use" as the interface is clear but not as simple as the standard fare out there. The "apply css for custom site" is really useful for sites with styling embedded in various selector classes, so you can avoid a global change. With that said, its too geeky for most people as you will have to inspect the element to get the css class or ID and then apply it. It does work, however. Perhaps a text color slider for global change in the future? Thank you.
by R. G. R. G., 2024-02-18
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Safety
Risk impact

Better Text View is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Better Text View if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Better Text View has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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