ReadingRuler

A reading aid for pages with wiiiiiiide paragraphs.

ReadingRuler: A Helpful Reading Aid for Texts

"ReadingRuler" is a Chrome extension designed to assist users in reading online texts with wide paragraphs. By placing a semi-transparent line across the screen, it helps maintain focus on the text. Easily activated with a key combination, this tool allows for customization in color and opacity, making it a practical aid for enhancing the reading experience on various websites. With several updates refining its functionality, it is suitable for anyone looking to improve their reading experience online.

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By: ruinunes

Users: 667

Rating: 3.62

(13)

Version: 4.0 (Last updated: 2023-12-31)

Creation date: 2018-10-03

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
activeTab

Size: 51.81K

Email: no*****@hotmail.com

Ranking

# 35,328 ▲ 516

Other rankings

#1228 in Accessibility ▲ 5 #170 in badge keyword 13 ▼ 2 #222 in shift keyword 35 ▲ 4

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Based on this script: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/372448-reading-ruler/code

This reading ruler will aid you on reading texts on the internet It will place a semi-transparent line on your screen, just hit the combination ctrl + r on windows and mac (not the command button but the control button) to activate the ruler, hit the same configuration to remove the ruler

This idea come from the reddit user /u/VectorLightning And the thread can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SomebodyMakeThis/comments/9huwbw/smt_a_firefox_addon_that_adds_a_horizontal/

I hope you find this extension useful

Releases Notes: V4.0 Redo of the extension, all the features introduced on V3.1 were causing a lot of bug, surprisingly there are still people using and finding this extension, so I decided to simplify it and make it work on all websites. I hope this update fixes all major issues reported on the feedback page.

User reviews

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Pros

Simple and easy to use
Versatile ruler that changes size according to text
Works well on certain websites, particularly Google
Offers various color picking options (Hex, RGB, HSL, ink dropper)
Good for reading online textbooks

Cons

Doesn't work on many websites, including Amazon
Has issues with remembering color settings
Recent updates have caused functionality problems
Some users reported difficulty in knowing how to use it properly

Most mentioned

Ruler doesn't work on various websites
Works well on Google
Problems after recent updates
Difficulties with color memory settings

User reviews

Nope doesn't work on Amazon reviews

Bryan “Ironman” Stark, 2023-12-30

Best and simplest Reading Ruler I've found. Simple Reading Ruler. Easy to use. Very versatile. Love that it changes size according to text. You can use Hex, RGB, HSL, or even a ink dropper for color picking. It does have a problem with remembering the color I want the ruler to have, but I just set it again occasionally. Sometimes I have trouble using it on certain websites, but over all it is very worthwhile.