AIM-VA and Google Chrome - April 2018

Preview and explore other pages that are similar to the one you are browsing.

The Similar Pages extension does a Google search for similar pages

ClaroRead Chrome speaks aloud text in web pages, Google Docs, and PDFs. Users can have text read aloud by placing the cursor before the text. Sentences can also be selected and highlighted as they are read aloud. Users can hear letters, words or sentences spoken back as typed using different voice to distinguish between letters and words. Colored overlays can also be enacted to provide users with flexibility in how they see the screen.

The app also provides speech recognition and word prediction.

A reader extension that can remove page's styling, ads, popups and comments.

One can read an article in a customizable, simplified format.

BeeLine uses a color gradient to guide one's eyes from the end of one line to the beginning of the next making reading easier and faster helping one transition between lines quickly and effortlessly.

The BeeLine extension works on millions of news websites and blogs. It can also be used to read Kindle books, Google Docs, and gmail. There are separate paid for tools for iOS devices and PDFs.

A user can use the free version of the extension up to 5 times every day for free. One can also use BeeLine for free on the Bookshare platform, Reading Is Fundamental’s Literacy Central platform, and other supported websites.

DyslexiaFriendly is a Google Chrome extension that increases readabilty of web pages by allowing users to switch to a dyslexia friendlier font and providing some extra tools to facilitate the reading like a focus bar.

Open Dyslexic or Comic Sans are the font choices. The visual appearance of all web sites is also enhanced with odd/even background shading of paragraphs and a vertical ruler that follows the mouse cursor.

Change the color scheme to make web sites easier to read. Browse the web with a choice of several high-contrast color filters designed to make it easier to read text.

When web pages are inverted the black becomes white and white becomes black. Press the browser action icon in the toolbar to toggle it on and off, or to customize settings based on the site. One can also use convenient keyboard shortcuts to quickly change settings while browsing.

A customizable reader extension where one can remove distractions like the page's styling, ads, popups, and comments

And read the article in a customizable, simplified format - like a read mode but better! No login and completely free!

Users can change the default theme, modify the default theme using a graphical editor, use a theme someone else has made, use one's own custom styling, auto-run the Just Read format on specific sites, auto-enable full-screen when Just Read launches, use a keyboard shortcut to run Just Read, print the custom-styled version of the article, use the selection mode to choose text, use the deletion mode to remove any unwanted content after selection, edit incorrect meta information generated, and control which options Just Read uses.

An all-in-one translator for web pages, highlighted text & Netflix subtitles. Mate helps users easily and effortlessly translate words, phrases and documents from 103 languages.

Mate’s comprehensive dictionary and custom curated phrasebook helps users accelerate language learning with both page translation and optional human translation. Reading an article on the Internet and don’t know a word? Just select any text on any website, press a shortcut and see the translation in an unobtrusive window right on the same page.

Need to type in some text by yourself and translate it? Just open the Mate pop-up window by clicking on the icon next to your browser address bar. It’s always by your side! Mate also teaches users how to pronounce correctly. It shows phonetic transcription, transliteration and can speak out words and texts with correct accent.

Mate can translate entire web sites within one mouse-click! Just select "Translate this page" in the context menu to see it translated in the selected language. It synchronizes across all your devices. All translation & dictionary data is automatically synchronized between browsers, iPhones and Macs.

It allows users to create custom word lists with favorite words. Create & curate word lists which are available even offline. Perfect for language learners or travelers who need to have their word lists always by their side.

Read out loud the current web-page article with one click in more than 40 languages. Choose from many available male and female voices. Users can also set the pitch of the voice and the reading speed. It also supports PDF. It works on a variety of websites, including news sites, blogs, fan fiction, publications, textbooks, school and class websites, online universities and course materials.

To use Read Aloud, simply navigate to the desired web page to read, then click the Read Aloud icon on the Chrome menu. In addition, the shortcut keys ALT-P, ALT-O, ALT-Comma, and ALT-Period can be used to Play/Pause, Stop, Rewind, and Forward, respectively. Users may select the text you want to read before activating the extension. Right clicking on the selected text will provide the user with yet another context-menu option to activate Read Aloud.

To change the voice, reading speed, pitch, or enable text highlighting, go to the Options page either by right clicking on the Read Aloud icon and choose Options, or by clicking the Gear button on the extension popup (stop playback to see the Gear button).

A text reader (TTS) that simplifies vocabulary, translates text, reads inaccessible text (OCR), and captures and cites sources. It has the following features: Read Aloud - Listen to text as it’s read aloud across websites, PDFs, and Google Drive. It also reads in other languages. Dynamic Text Leveling - Dynamically adjust the readability of text without changing the meaning.Translation - Translate text into 100+ languages on any website. Study Tools - Pull text into an outline, then organize it and add notes. Remove Distractions - Remove distracting content and adjust fonts, spacing and number of characters per line creating the best online reading experience possible.

The Remove Distractions tool also reformats any webpage to read—distraction-free—alongside an open outline. Color Overlay / Reading Line Guides- Color Overlay and Reading Line Guides brings focus to text paragraph-by-paragraph and even line-by-line—by masking the reading area. Picture Supported Dictionary - Clear definitions plus multiple icon representations enhance meaning. Bibliographer - Automatically cite sources on any website. Screenshot Reader - Instantly get access to text embedded in images, inaccessible PDFs, and Flash through Optical Character Recognition (OCR).Readability Analyzer - See the grade level equivalent of the text on any website. Annotation - Highlight and add text to PDFs then save to Google Drive, One Drive, or download.

Select text, right-click, and have an experience similar to Immersive Reader by Microsoft.

This extension is not published or endorsed by Microsoft and it's not supported by any company.

Customize and change the appearance of online articles to enhance text readability.

AlphaText reduces eye strain by letting users adjust and improve the appearance of online articles. Quickly adjust font size, font style, and line spacing on websites. Save favorite style sets to apply with a single click. Automatically make style adjustments on saved favorite sites. Quickly make color adjustments to optimize text and background color. Clutter-clearing power tools to remove distracting multimedia (images, videos, fancy backgrounds)

Make text on websites more readable by using this simple line height adjuster.

This extension offers a simple slider to adjust line height within a reasonable range, but if more line height is required a user can enter any value in the manual entry box.