Speed Reader

By: fs

An extension to help you read faster and more thoroughly.

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Features & Capabilities

Speed Reader is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your reading speed and comprehension effortlessly. Simply select any text on a webpage and activate the extension to start speed-reading instantly.

Control the reading experience with intuitive hotkeys: use the spacebar to pause, arrow keys to adjust speed, and navigate through the text easily. Customize visual aspects like font size, color, and speed settings to fit your personal preferences, making reading faster and more enjoyable. Perfect for students, professionals, and anyone looking to improve their reading efficiency.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Daily users:

1,238 -2

Rating:

4.50

(18)

Version:

1.6 Last updated: 2025-05-23

Version code:

5955085

Creation date:

2020-12-19

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Size:

31.48KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-15

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 2,935 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#21 in speed keyword 48

#29 in reader keyword 71 ▼ 1

#38 in spend keyword 38

#54 in header keyword 27

#71 in lead keyword 23 ▲ 1

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https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/speed-reader/

Permission Change History

2025-05-23: Version 1.5 → 1.6

Add Permissions: scripting

2025-01-31: Version 1.4 → 1.5

Add Permissions: contextMenus

User Reviews

Users praise Speed Reader for strong customization (including word-count per view) and a comfortable, fast reading experience on supported sites, plus a visually pleasant dark theme with highlighted text. It’s seen as a solid option among speed-reading extensions, comparable to SwiftRead. However, compatibility gaps on certain sites, limited keyboard/navigation controls, and a lack of persistent speed settings are common drawbacks. Some want audio/TTS and better handling of local PDFs.

Pros

Highly customizable, including the ability to choose how many words are shown at once.
Strong reading experience on supported sites with fast performance.
Visually pleasant with a dark theme and highlighted letters aiding readability.
Competitive with similar extensions (e.g., SwiftRead) and well-suited for speed-reading.

Cons

Not working on some websites / compatibility issues.
Keyboard controls are not configurable and there is no convenient on-screen navigation or right-click trigger.
Speed setting does not persist between uses.
Lacks many features / customization options and feels limited compared to alternatives.
Limited support for local PDFs and absence of audio/TTS options.

Recent reviews

for some reason just doesn't work on some websites. wanted it for my homework textbook, which is on cengage, and i just can't get it to work. However, it works really well on the websites it does work on.

by Fi*****, 2026-03-19

by St*****, 2026-02-10

Really good! I like it better than similar extensions since you can choose how many words show up at once. Almost everything is customizable. My only complaint is you can't change the hotkeys, and there's no on-screen way to go back or forward words. The arrow keys are sometimes used by the websites I'm on, so that can get annoying. Other than that though it's amazing!

by Fi*****, 2026-01-20

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Is Speed Reader Safe?

Risk impact

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Speed Reader does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Risk likelihood

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Speed Reader is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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