Speed Reader

An extension to help you read faster and more thoroughly.

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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.

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By:

Daily users:

879 -3

Rating:

4.64

(14)

Version:

1.6 Last updated: 2025-05-23

Version code:

5955085

Creation date:

2020-12-19

Risk:

Permissions:

contextMenus
activeTab
storage
scripting

Size:

31.48KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-13

Ranking

# 3,326 ▲ 2

Other rankings

#20 in speed keyword 65

#32 in spend keyword 26 ▲ 1

#34 in reader keyword 70 ▲ 1

#50 in header keyword 43 ▲ 1

#50 in speech keyword 65 ▲ 2

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User reviews

Users find Speed Reader to be an effective, visually pleasant, and free speed reading tool for Firefox with a simple interface. However, multiple reviews note limitations including no retention of speed settings after adjustment, absence of keyboard shortcut or right-click triggers, and inability to show more than one word at a time. Although it lacks some customization and convenience features, it serves well for those seeking a straightforward speed reading extension.

Pros

Works well as a speed reading tool and fulfills its purpose effectively.
Visually pleasant with a dark theme and highlighted letters that assist reading.
Free and accessible alternative for Firefox users compared to similar tools on other browsers.
Simple and clean interface that is easy to use without overwhelming options.

Cons

Lacks advanced customization options such as increasing the number of words shown at once (clustering).
Does not retain user-adjusted reading speed settings after changes.
No ability to trigger the reader via right-click menu or keyboard shortcuts, leading to some inconvenience.
May not work directly with locally downloaded PDFs without workarounds.

Recent reviews

by 天灭*****, 2025-03-31

by 远离*****, 2025-03-01

by Fi*****, 2025-02-12

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Speed Reader does not require any sensitive permissions.

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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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