Pixie: Accessibility Reader for Google Chrome
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
๐๐๐ Pixie Accessibility & Productivity Reader main features summary:
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TTS: A text to speech voice reader (screen reader)
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Text Configurations: Change webpage styling for better readability includes dyslexia friendly fonts such as OpenDyslexic
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Screen Shader: Take care of your eyes and decrease eye-strain
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Reading Ruler: Focused reading mode
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Reader View: Read articles/blogs without distractions and ads
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Dictionary: View selected word definition (English only)
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ePub Reader: Read ePUB files right in your browser
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Color Schemes: Change contrast and saturation for better readability
๐จ๐จ๐จ Pixie Reader version 0.9.1 Web Browser extension/add-on Features:
๐๐๐ Pixie Sidebar Widget (Floating Icon):
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The widget will give you quick access to Pixie important features by hovering over the icon only
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Features include: Reader View, Dictionary, Mute, and Text to Speech voice reader
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You can open Pixie Reader sidebar by clicking Pixie widget accessibility floating icon
๐๐๐ TTS: Text to Speech Voice Reader (Screen Reader)
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Read aloud the current web-page
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This is an experimental feature in this version (Beta Version)
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Read This Page: This button will start the TTS by reading the current page
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Speed: How fast the TTS read the page. Comes with 3 options: Slow, Normal, and Fast
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Text Highlight: Highlight the text the is being read by TTS for better focus
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Next/Previous: Read next/previous paragraph. Accessible from the widget icon
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Pause/Stop: Pause or stop reading the current page. Accessible from widget icon
๐๐๐ Text Configuration
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Readable Fonts (Dyslexia Friendly): We provide a large set of specialized fonts (Dyslexia Friendly) that improve/enhance readability and focus:
๐จ Arial ๐จ Calibri ๐จ Century Gothic ๐จ Comic Sans ๐จ Courier
๐จ Helvetica ๐จ OpenSans ๐จ OpenDyslexic ๐จ Tahoma ๐จ Verdana
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Font Size: Control the font size of the text on the web page
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Font Bold: Bold the whole text on the web page
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Font Italic: Italicize the whole font on the web page
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Font Color: Change the color of the text on the web page
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Align Text: align the whole text with left, right, center, or justify alignment
๐๐๐ Text Spacing
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Between Lines: Increase the space between the text lines
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Between Words: Increase the space between the text words
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Between Letters: Increase the space between the text letters
๐ฅ๏ธ๐ฅ๏ธ๐ฅ๏ธ Screen Shader (Eyes Protection)
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This option allows you to shade/tint the screen to reduce the lighting and protect your eyes
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Adjust Tint Color: To enable/disable and to set the color to use to tint/shade the screen
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Tint Brightness: To control the screen shading level where you can set it to your preference lighting level
๐๐๐ Reading Ruler (ADHD Friendly)
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This option allows you to highlight the line where you hover the mouse on the screen
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Mask Type: Two types of reading ruler are provided in the extension
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Ruler Height: To control the size of the line highlight ruler to what is suitable for your need
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Ruler Brightness: Allows you to control how dim the area inside/outside the ruler. The inside/outside depends on the ruler type selected
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Ruler Color: To enable you to set the Reading Ruler color based on your preference
๐ฅ๏ธ๐ฅ๏ธ๐ฅ๏ธ Color Schemes
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Contrast: Control the colors separation level. Comes with Light Contrast, Dark Contrast, and Invert Colors
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Saturation: Control the intensity of colors. Comes with Low Saturation, High Saturation, and Desaturate
๐ฅ๏ธ๐ฅ๏ธ๐ฅ๏ธ Extra Tools
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Reader View: Remove all the distractions/ads from the current page and only keep the main text
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Dictionary: Get the meaning of the words by highlighting them. Works on English Language only
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Read ePub File: Read ePub files right in your browser
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Bigger Cursor: Change the cursor size to a bigger one with the option of white and black color
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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
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Stop Animation: Stop all the moving parts (animated elements) of a webpage
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Highlight Links: Highlight all hyperlinks on a webpage for easier readability
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Hide Images: Hide all the images in the current page
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Sidebar Widget: to show/hide the sidebar icon
๐จ๐จ๐จ Upcoming Version Features
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Bionic Reading: Allows for Automatic Bionic Reading on any webpage
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Speech to Text (STT): Speedup your writing by using speech to text to type instead of the typing on the keyboard
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Google Apps: Provide support for Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets
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Hover Highlight: Highlight the text when hovering mouse cursor over
โน๏ธโน๏ธโน๏ธ Support Email: [email protected]
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All translations are done with a translator. For any wrong translation please reach out to us
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For any bugs found or feature request please do not hesitate to send us an email
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Dus
2022-05-24
This is an amazing extention ! I really love the ruler feature which could help me be more attentive. |
John Mulcahy
2022-05-26
Need to sign in to use but when you do, you get a failed to sign in message. |
Zaif
2022-06-03
I really like the Ruler feature! This is a great extension. Love it! |
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. |
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). |