Accessibility-focused reading support extension with dyslexia-friendly features

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February 28, 2025
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Reading Buddy Extension

Reading Buddy is a Chrome extension focused on enhancing the web reading experience, especially for individuals with dyslexia or other reading challenges. Its primary function is to improve text legibility and focus through two main features:

Interactive Reading Ruler:
This dynamic element follows your cursor, highlighting the current line of text. By reducing visual distractions, it helps users maintain their place on the page, making it easier to read long passages.

Customizable Text Appearance:
The extension offers a suite of adjustable settings, including dyslexia-friendly fonts, font size, line height, letter spacing, word spacing, and overall contrast. These options allow users to tailor the reading environment to their specific needs, significantly enhancing comfort and comprehension.

Why should users install it?

Enhanced Readability:
By adjusting text settings and using the interactive ruler, users can significantly reduce visual stress, leading to a smoother and more comfortable reading experience.

Accessibility:
It addresses common challenges faced by those with dyslexia or other reading difficulties, making online content more accessible and inclusive.

Real-Time Customization:
Changes are applied instantly to any webpage, ensuring that users can quickly adapt the reading experience without interruptions.

Overall, Reading Buddy is an essential tool for anyone looking to improve their digital reading experience, making the web a more accessible and user-friendly space.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Reading Buddy extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Reading Buddy extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Reading Buddy extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Reading Buddy extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Reading Buddy extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Reading Buddy extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Reading Buddy Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Reading Buddy extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Reading Buddy extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Reading Buddy extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Reading Buddy extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Reading Buddy extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Reading Buddy extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Reading Buddy extension file

Select and download the Reading Buddy extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Reading Buddy extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Reading Buddy extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Reading Buddy extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Reading Buddy extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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