Reading Ruler

This is a simple reading ruler, useful when you are reading long texts on web.

What is Reading Ruler?

'Reading Ruler' is a user-friendly Google Chrome extension designed to enhance reading experience on lengthy web texts. Features include line highlighting, easy arrow key navigation, automatic page jumping, and colour and size adjustments. It does not collect, track, or send user data, ensuring privacy. It serves as a useful tool, especially for dyslexic readers, by helping them easily maintain their reading place on a page.

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By: Denison Linus

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Users: N/A

Rating: 3.05 (58)

Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2018-05-01)

Creation date: 2018-05-01

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage

Size: 38.28K

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 139526 ▼ 133702

Other rankings

#2639 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 32 #146 in reader keyword 96 ▼ 1 #256 in line keyword 79 ▲ 1

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

Summary

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Reading Ruler is a Google Chrome extension that helps you to read long texts on web pages. This tool can assist dyslexic readers to keep their place on the page they are reading.

Features:

Highlight current reading line
Move the current line with arrow keys
Automatic jump to next/previous page
Smart adjustment when page resizes
Color, opacity and Shadow adjustments

Usage:

Double click on text to start
Key Up/Down to navigate
ESC to cancel

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User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Works well on Wikipedia
It can highlight lines of text
Useful tool for users with reading difficulties

Cons

Does not work on many websites
Not compatible with PDFs
Double click to activate often interferes with other functionality

Most mentioned

Need to restart Chrome for it to work
Does not work with many websites
Issue with double click functionality

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Safety

Risk impact

Reading Ruler may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.