Bionic Reader

Name: Bionic Reader
Rating: 3.8823529411764706 (17 reviews)
Author: Naqi

Faster & Focused Reading.Brain reads fasater than eye,so just a few letters enough to recognize whole word.

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Bionic Reader is an innovative Chrome extension designed to dramatically improve your reading speed and focus by transforming web page text into the Bionic Reading format. This format highlights key parts of words, enabling your brain to process information faster than your eyes alone.

With an easy-to-use interface, simply activate the extension via the browser menu by clicking the brain icon to toggle Bionic Reading mode on or off. Ideal for students, professionals, and avid readers, Bionic Reader makes reading on the web faster, more efficient, and less straining on your eyes.

Extension

By:

Naqi

Users:

2,000

Rating:

3.88

(17)

Version:

1.0 Last updated: 2024-07-19

Creation date:

2022-06-13

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Size:

244.00KB

Email:

mo*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

13 hours ago

Ranking

# 19,776 ▲ 242

Other rankings

#23553 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 9 #144 in reader keyword 73 ▼ 28

User reviews

Users appreciate the Bionic Reader extension for its effectiveness, simplicity, and its ability to enhance reading speed and comprehension, especially helpful for ADHD users. It works well on several academic sites like Google Scholar. However, multiple reports note inconsistent functionality across websites, limited support for PDFs and some email platforms, and occasional stability issues. Despite minor quirks like unusual bolding patterns in words, it stands out as the most reliable among similar extensions.

Pros

Effective and actually works compared to other similar extensions
Simple to use and easy to toggle on and off
Helpful for improving reading speed and comprehension
Works well on Google Scholar and some academic publication sites
Beneficial for users with ADHD, enhancing reading experience

Cons

Inconsistent performance across different websites and formats; doesn't work well with PDF readers or some email sites like Microsoft Outlook
Sometimes bolding of letters can be excessive or surprising in words
Occasional stability issues, with at least one report of browser crashing

Recent reviews

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Je*****, 2025-03-26

I’ve tried a few extensions for Bionic Reading, and this is the only one that works well and is simple to switch on and off. It works on most Google Scholar pages and publications. Thank you! One question though — is it possible to use this extension with a PDF reader in Chrome?

An*****, 2025-03-14

This app is amazing!!!! Simple and it makes sense and easy to use. Can you also get this to work as a app on my mobile phone please? I have ADHD and it really has enhanced my life, esp for reading. I use an android phone. Please please please!!!!!! <3 It isnt working on microsoft outlook email site for some reason. But other places yes!!!

ch*****, 2025-02-20

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Bionic Reader requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

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Bionic Reader is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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