Pixie: Accessibility Reader for Google Chrome Pixie: Accessibility Reader for Google Chrome

Accessibility
Version: 0.9.1
Last Update: 2022-10-31

Overview

Pixie: Accessibility Reader for Google Chrome is a Chrome extension developed by Oziku Technologies LLC. According to the data from Chrome web store, current version of Pixie: Accessibility Reader for Google Chrome is 0.9.1, updated on 2022-10-31.
6,000+ users have installed this extension. 20 users have rated this extension with an average rating of .
developer website: www.oziku.tech

Text to Speech, Screen Shader, Reading Ruler, Dyslexia fonts (OpenDyslexic), ePub Reader View, Dictionary + more productivity tools

๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“– Pixie Accessibility & Productivity Reader main features summary:
โœ… TTS: A text to speech voice reader (screen reader)
โœ… Text Configurations: Change webpage styling for better readability includes dyslexia friendly fonts such as OpenDyslexic
โœ… Screen Shader: Take care of your eyes and decrease eye-strain
โœ… Reading Ruler: Focused reading mode
โœ… Reader View: Read articles/blogs without distractions and ads
โœ… Dictionary: View selected word definition (English only)
โœ… ePub Reader: Read ePUB files right in your browser
โœ… Color Schemes: Change contrast and saturation for better readability

๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ Pixie Reader version 0.9.1 Web Browser extension/add-on Features:

๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“– Pixie Sidebar Widget (Floating Icon):
โœ… The widget will give you quick access to Pixie important features by hovering over the icon only
โœ… Features include: Reader View, Dictionary, Mute, and Text to Speech voice reader
โœ… You can open Pixie Reader sidebar by clicking Pixie widget accessibility floating icon

๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“ TTS: Text to Speech Voice Reader (Screen Reader)
โœ… Read aloud the current web-page
โœ… This is an experimental feature in this version (Beta Version)
โœ… Read This Page: This button will start the TTS by reading the current page
โœ… Speed: How fast the TTS read the page. Comes with 3 options: Slow, Normal, and Fast
โœ… Text Highlight: Highlight the text the is being read by TTS for better focus
โœ… Next/Previous: Read next/previous paragraph. Accessible from the widget icon
โœ… Pause/Stop: Pause or stop reading the current page. Accessible from widget icon

๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“ Text Configuration
โœ… Readable Fonts (Dyslexia Friendly): We provide a large set of specialized fonts (Dyslexia Friendly) that improve/enhance readability and focus:
๐ŸŽจ Arial ๐ŸŽจ Calibri ๐ŸŽจ Century Gothic ๐ŸŽจ Comic Sans ๐ŸŽจ Courier
๐ŸŽจ Helvetica ๐ŸŽจ OpenSans ๐ŸŽจ OpenDyslexic ๐ŸŽจ Tahoma ๐ŸŽจ Verdana
โœ… Font Size: Control the font size of the text on the web page
โœ… Font Bold: Bold the whole text on the web page
โœ… Font Italic: Italicize the whole font on the web page
โœ… Font Color: Change the color of the text on the web page
โœ… Align Text: align the whole text with left, right, center, or justify alignment

๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“ Text Spacing
โœ… Between Lines: Increase the space between the text lines
โœ… Between Words: Increase the space between the text words
โœ… Between Letters: Increase the space between the text letters

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Screen Shader (Eyes Protection)
โœ… This option allows you to shade/tint the screen to reduce the lighting and protect your eyes
โœ… Adjust Tint Color: To enable/disable and to set the color to use to tint/shade the screen
โœ… Tint Brightness: To control the screen shading level where you can set it to your preference lighting level

๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“ Reading Ruler (ADHD Friendly)
โœ… This option allows you to highlight the line where you hover the mouse on the screen
โœ… Mask Type: Two types of reading ruler are provided in the extension
โœ… Ruler Height: To control the size of the line highlight ruler to what is suitable for your need
โœ… Ruler Brightness: Allows you to control how dim the area inside/outside the ruler. The inside/outside depends on the ruler type selected
โœ… Ruler Color: To enable you to set the Reading Ruler color based on your preference

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Color Schemes
โœ… Contrast: Control the colors separation level. Comes with Light Contrast, Dark Contrast, and Invert Colors
โœ… Saturation: Control the intensity of colors. Comes with Low Saturation, High Saturation, and Desaturate

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Extra Tools
โœ… Reader View: Remove all the distractions/ads from the current page and only keep the main text
โœ… Dictionary: Get the meaning of the words by highlighting them. Works on English Language only
โœ… Read ePub File: Read ePub files right in your browser
โœ… Bigger Cursor: Change the cursor size to a bigger one with the option of white and black color
โœ… Mute Sounds: This option will mute all sounds playing from any open tab. For example, a youtube or ad playing in the background. This option will disable the TTS in case it is reading a page
โœ… Stop Animation: Stop all the moving parts (animated elements) of a webpage
โœ… Highlight Links: Highlight all hyperlinks on a webpage for easier readability
โœ… Hide Images: Hide all the images in the current page
โœ… Sidebar Widget: to show/hide the sidebar icon

๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ Upcoming Version Features
โœ… Bionic Reading: Allows for Automatic Bionic Reading on any webpage
โœ… Speech to Text (STT): Speedup your writing by using speech to text to type instead of the typing on the keyboard
โœ… Google Apps: Provide support for Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets
โœ… Hover Highlight: Highlight the text when hovering mouse cursor over

โ„น๏ธโ„น๏ธโ„น๏ธ Support Email: [email protected]
โœ… All translations are done with a translator. For any wrong translation please reach out to us
โœ… For any bugs found or feature request please do not hesitate to send us an email

Rating

20 ratings

Total Installs

6,000+

Information

Last Update

2022-10-31

Current Version

0.9.1

Size

2.36MiB

Author

Oziku Technologies LLC

Website

www.oziku.tech

Category

Accessibility

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avatar Dus
2022-05-24

This is an amazing extention ! I really love the ruler feature which could help me be more attentive.

avatar John Mulcahy
2022-05-26

Need to sign in to use but when you do, you get a failed to sign in message.

avatar Zaif
2022-06-03

I really like the Ruler feature! This is a great extension. Love it!

avatar Slow Chou
2022-06-07

So happy about the new ruler feature! Feeling grateful that the team took my advise so seriously and update the extension speedily. Reading long content finally becomes much easier.

avatar Ray C
2022-06-28

Wow just stumble upon this app!!! I can really see how this will be extremely helpful for me! (Dyslexic + ADHD).
Function request!! Please, will be really amazing to have customisable tint colour option!!! Thank you so much for making this!!