Text into Multiple Columns

Reformats selected text to use columns of a more readable width.
What is Text into Multiple Columns?
Text into Multiple Columns is a Chrome extension that reformats selected text into columns of a more readable width. Studies suggest that narrow columns improve reading speed and readability. Use this extension to easily reformat your text for better readability.

Extension stats

By: dharris
Users: 148 ▼ -13
Rating: 3.60 (10)
Version: 0.9.4 (Last updated: 2015-05-26)
Creation date: 2015-05-26
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 431.10K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Reformats selected text to use columns of a more readable width.

Studies suggest that it's easier and faster to read text if the text is presented in narrow columns. The growth of full width browsing on wide screen monitors plays directly against this.

Add this extension to make it easy to reformat the text into something manageable.

User reviews

Nice.. I could use something with options
by Pat MySecret, 2021-10-18

Didn't work
by David Filskov, 2016-12-07

Just select all and click the icon to make widescreen text readable. Wanted: an 'auto-columnify' feature.
by Kluge Hupner, 2015-08-30
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Text into Multiple Columns requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Text into Multiple Columns has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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