Reviews of Smart Reader - Bionic Reader

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List of user reviews and ratings for Smart Reader - Bionic Reader

Total ratings

4.03 (Rating count: 30)

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Review summary

Users find the Smart Reader add-on very helpful for improving reading speed and comprehension on most web pages, particularly academic and lengthy texts. However, repeated concerns include limited customization, lack of support for PDFs and dynamic content, occasional performance slowdown, and issues with styling or text selection. Overall, the add-on is well-received but could be enhanced by adding customization features and broader compatibility.

Pros

Significantly improves reading speed and productivity, especially for long texts and academic papers.
Works well on most websites and web-based articles, enhancing readability.
Simple and effective toggle feature to enable or disable the add-on on specific sites.
Highly appreciated by users with reading difficulties or neurodivergence.
Generally reliable performance with minor issues on some specific sites.

Cons

Lack of customization options, particularly inability to adjust the number of letters emboldened in each word.
Incompatibility with non-Latin scripts and certain content types like PDFs and Google Docs.
Slows down browsing experience on some websites and may affect page styling, sometimes making pages look unattractive.
Does not function well with dynamic content such as live chats (e.g., Twitch.tv) or newly loading text.
Prevents text selection on certain websites after activation.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.30

All time rating average: 4.03

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3% (1)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-06-19	Cr*****	Works only with Latin letters. :(
Works only with Latin letters. :(
2025-03-31	远离*****

2025-02-17	敬念*****

2024-04-18	Bo*****	Just perfect
Just perfect
2024-03-06	Fi*****

2024-01-19	Fi*****	Combined with a pdf-to-html tool (such as ar5iv), this add-on is very powerful to increase paper reading/scanning productivity
Combined with a pdf-to-html tool (such as ar5iv), this add-on is very powerful to increase paper reading/scanning productivity
2023-12-29	em*****	thank you for making this. just feedback, it tries to render latex which breaks it
thank you for making this. just feedback, it tries to render latex which breaks it
2023-12-06	*****	This is an excellent addon. However, due the lack of customization, I give this only 3 stars. If I could customize the number of letters emboldened at the start of each word, then I would give this a solid 5 stars, easily. Hopefully the developer comes out with this option very soon.
This is an excellent addon. However, due the lack of customization, I give this only 3 stars. If I could customize the number of letters emboldened at the start of each word, then I would give this a solid 5 stars, easily. Hopefully the developer comes out with this option very soon.
2023-11-14	Fi*****	I appreciate the effort, but there are two issues: 1. It slows down browsing in some cases. 2. Sometimes it messes with the style, not breaks, but makes things ugly. It seems you care, so I'll drop some details in github:)
I appreciate the effort, but there are two issues: 1. It slows down browsing in some cases. 2. Sometimes it messes with the style, not breaks, but makes things ugly. It seems you care, so I'll drop some details in github:)
2023-07-21	No*****	some sites are a bit buggy, but overall incredibly helpful! thank you from a neurodivergent loserboy :3
some sites are a bit buggy, but overall incredibly helpful! thank you from a neurodivergent loserboy :3