WaspLine Reader

Name: WaspLine Reader
Rating: 4.5 (20 reviews)
Author: corollari

Read faster using color gradients

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WaspLine Reader is a Chrome extension designed to help you read long texts online faster and with less eye strain. It applies innovative color gradients across lines of text, making it easier to follow from the end of one line to the beginning of the next, enhancing reading flow and comprehension.

This extension is open source and freely available, with the entire codebase licensed under The Unlicense. You can explore or contribute to the project at the GitHub repository: https://github.com/corollari/waspline-reader.

Extension

By:

corollari

Users:

1,000

Rating:

4.50

(20)

Version:

1.2.0 Last updated: 2019-08-12

Creation date:

2019-08-12

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
http://*/
https://*/

Size:

28.83KB

Email:

ch*****@albert.sh

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 23,405 ▲ 438

Other rankings

#4150 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 20 #86 in reader keyword 72 ▼ 3

Other platforms

WaspLine Reader (v1.1.1)

211 4.67

(15)

User reviews

Users generally praise WaspLine Reader for being a free, open source extension with a clean, customizable interface that enhances reading on many websites. They appreciate the developers' efforts and altruistic approach. However, common issues include difficulty distinguishing hyperlinks due to color changes, inconsistent functionality across all page sections, lack of per-site control to enable or disable the extension, inability to work on PDFs, and absence of the official website leading to doubts about ongoing support.

Pros

Free and open source extension with no cost to users
Customizable interface including color options to suit user preferences
Simple and clean user interface that is easy to use
Effective at improving reading experience on many websites
Developers are appreciated for their altruistic and user-focused approach

Cons

Changes hyperlink colors making it difficult to identify links at a glance
Does not work consistently on all sections of all web pages
Lacks per-site enable/disable functionality to control when it is active
No compatibility with PDFs, limiting its usability in that context
Extension's website is no longer available, raising concerns about support and updates

Recent reviews

it's good, but it also changes the color of hyperlinks, both default and visited. you can't tell at a glance what's a hyperlink and what isn't - you have to hover over text to see where they are. it's one small drawback, but it really decreases its usefulness.

Sy*****, 2024-06-22

Doesn't work. Did check the 'Enable WaspLine' checkbox.

Le*****, 2023-10-04

Excellent thank you - free and customisable. I find bright colours off putting so have used dark purple and dark navy. Doesn't work on every section on every page but its enough for me. Thanks

Ni*****, 2023-08-07

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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WaspLine Reader requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

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