# Reading Mask

> Enhance focus while reading with a customizable highlight that follows your cursor, reducing distractions and eye strain.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/reading-mask](https://chrome-stats.com/d/reading-mask)

## Overview

- **ID:** `reading-mask`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Indragith
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 7
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 0.0.6
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-26
- **First published:** 2025-12-06
- **Size:** 48 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/reading-mask/)

## Description

An Extension designed to reduce visual clutter and eye strain during reading sessions. By dimming the surrounding content and highlighting a customizable focus area that follows your cursor, it helps you maintain concentration on the text you're reading.​

## Rankings

- #39,033 — Overall
- #135 — cursors
- #137 — cursor
- #138 — trading
- #154 — loading
- #167 — reduce

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/reading-mask)