Dyslens

Dyslens is making the web more accessible for people who have different reading needs and suffering with dyslexia.

Dyslens: Making the Web Accessible for Dyslexic Users

Dyslens is an open-source Chrome extension called Dyslens that aims to make the web more accessible for people with dyslexia. It provides features like text-to-speech, customizable fonts and colors, line focus for improved readability, and overlay tint to ease eye strain.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3
Users: 347
22
Rating: 5.00
(3)
Version: 1.0.7 (Last updated: 2023-03-22)
Creation date: 2022-10-15
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tts
Size: 1.17M
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

Other rankings
#234 in Accessibility

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

I’m disabled, and need help to read. I'll just cut to the chase, I'll be reviewing facts not opinions. FYI, I can only understand English. Is it actually free: Yes Does it work?: Yes What the voices like: Basic Microsoft and Google selection Other Languages: Yes Control over the voice (Pitch, Speed, Ect?): With sliders you are able to control the pitch and speed which the document is read. Can I pause: No, but when highlighted the text will read. No left click needed _Can it read_ Google docs: No Wikipedia: Yes Gmail: Yes AO3: Yes Is it as Advertised: Yes, everything that is provided in the description is true. All the different functions are there and accounted for Along with the ability to toggle anything on and off. Why the stars? Everything that involves the text to speech program works as expected. The adjustments are well done, the selecting system is spot on. The interface is charming and simple and the letters are clear and concise to read. (How to fix) My recommendation: I'm unaware if this is a bug, When a tint is applied the webpage couldn’t be interacted with anymore.
by Michelle Putnam, 2023-11-15

Easy to use. I really like line focus option. And its free.
by Divya T, 2022-10-16

by First name Last name, 2024-06-26
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Dyslens requires very minimum permissions.

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