What's new

Every version, in plain words. The extension updates by itself — you do not need to do anything.

Coming next

Planned for the next version

The panel will show your current keyboard shortcuts and open the browser's shortcut settings in one click. This matters because newer versions of Chrome keep Alt+Shift+P for their own tab groups, so the pause shortcut may be left unassigned.

Microsoft Edge — 24 September 2026 · Chrome — 25 September 2026

Better support for pages in languages written without spaces between words, such as Japanese, Chinese and Thai: Bionic reading leaves such text untouched, Chunked text splits it by sentences and phrases, and Reading time counts characters.
Reading time is more accurate: it no longer doubles when Bionic reading is on, and punctuation is no longer counted as words.
The reading-time badge now displays correctly on right-to-left pages.
Chunked text no longer puts a closing bracket or a comma on a line of its own.
The Bionic reading tip now says honestly where it does not help, and suggests Chunked text instead.
No new permissions.

18 September 2026

The panel now speaks 11 languages.
Keyboard shortcuts: one opens the panel, another pauses all reading aids and brings them back.
A support button that leads to this website. The extension itself stays free, with nothing locked.
No new permissions.

7 August 2026

Letter spacing and word spacing controls.
A more honest description of the Calm mode, and clearer explanations in the panel.

June – July 2026

First released on 11 June 2026.
A welcome page for first-time users, and a clearer panel with plain labels and on/off switches.

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