Reviews of Reading Ruler

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List of user reviews and ratings for Reading Ruler

Total ratings

4.86 (Rating count: 29)

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Review summary

Reading Ruler is praised for helping focus and readability, especially for ADHD/ADD, with easy on/off use and broad applicability. Common requests include multi-line highlighting, adjustable navigation, better Google Docs support, and more customization (colors, default behavior). Overall, it’s highly valued for reducing cognitive load on long texts, with a few UX and compatibility improvements suggested.

Pros

Helps focus for ADHD/ADD by highlighting text line-by-line.
Simple, reliable tool that does exactly what it promises.
Easy to enable/disable via the icon and keyboard shortcuts.
Improves readability and reduces eye strain during long reads.
Useful across a variety of reading contexts, including multilingual content and studying.

Cons

Poor compatibility with Google Docs needs improvement.
Currently highlights only single lines, not entire paragraphs.
Lacks customization for units (number of lines) and arrow-key movement; requests for adjustable unit size.
Default behavior could be improved (some users want opt-in or domain-based defaults).
Few color options and personalization features are desired.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 5.00

All time rating average: 4.86

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-08	Fi*****

2026-03-21	Fi*****	Супер-пупер
Супер-пупер
2025-05-20	Fi*****

2025-04-14	IN*****	does exactly what it says on the tin, and does it well. i, too, like that one reviewer below, have adhd, and it really helps. i agree that adding the ability to choose units/blocks of TEXT* i can't believe i wrote code for some reason, would be GGGGREAT :D but nevertheless, solid! edit. i want to add that would be nice to have a toggle to choose to always show videos on a page in maximum brightness (i.e. without the dimming) when using white stripe mode edit 2. although you can just disable the addon on pages with videos... yeah you can ignore that last bit lolz
does exactly what it says on the tin, and does it well. i, too, like that one reviewer below, have adhd, and it really helps. i agree that adding the ability to choose units/blocks of TEXT* i can't believe i wrote code for some reason, would be GGGGREAT :D but nevertheless, solid! edit. i want to add that would be nice to have a toggle to choose to always show videos on a page in maximum brightness (i.e. without the dimming) when using white stripe mode edit 2. although you can just disable the addon on pages with videos... yeah you can ignore that last bit lolz
2025-03-30	远离*****

2025-03-25	Da*****	5 stars as it does exactly what it says its does. Some recommendations to integrate for better UX: 1. The ability to choose how many lines are highlighted simultaneously (units) 2. The ability to change the amount of lines the highlighted section is moving when pressing arrow keys to scroll through pages (eg 1 press of arrow key EXPLICITLY moves the highlighted section 1 line [or unit if you integrate the previous recommendation] down) essentially create a variable to represent the number of highlighted lines, ill call it "unit" and allow the arrow keys to move the highlighted section by the "unit" amount
5 stars as it does exactly what it says its does. Some recommendations to integrate for better UX: 1. The ability to choose how many lines are highlighted simultaneously (units) 2. The ability to change the amount of lines the highlighted section is moving when pressing arrow keys to scroll through pages (eg 1 press of arrow key EXPLICITLY moves the highlighted section 1 line [or unit if you integrate the previous recommendation] down) essentially create a variable to represent the number of highlighted lines, ill call it "unit" and allow the arrow keys to move the highlighted section by the "unit" amount
2025-02-26	远离*****

2025-02-23	Fi*****	I have ADHD and this beauty really helps me with reading and understanding text, also it would be amazing if there was an option for highlighting 2-3 lines of code.
I have ADHD and this beauty really helps me with reading and understanding text, also it would be amazing if there was an option for highlighting 2-3 lines of code.
2024-11-28	No*****	This add-on is a game-changer for me when it comes to studying or reading articles. My ADD makes it very hard to focus sometimes and when I see a big block of text, my brain shuts down. Now I can read line by line without losing focus. I am astonished that this extension is not more popular because it is fantastic. Thank you so much to the creator of this wonderful add-on.
This add-on is a game-changer for me when it comes to studying or reading articles. My ADD makes it very hard to focus sometimes and when I see a big block of text, my brain shuts down. Now I can read line by line without losing focus. I am astonished that this extension is not more popular because it is fantastic. Thank you so much to the creator of this wonderful add-on.
2024-11-04	au*****	Awesome. Very nifty useful tool. Thank you for beeing a good human. :-)
Awesome. Very nifty useful tool. Thank you for beeing a good human. :-)