Bionic Reading Chrome Extension
A simple chrome extension using Bionic Reading API, provided by RapidAPI.
Prerequisites
- Have a RapidAPI account,
- Subscribed to Bionic Reading API.
Installation Instructions
- Download this git repository master branch as a ZIP file.
- Unzip the file and you should have a folder named
bionic-reading-extension-master
. - In Brave/Edge go to the following page (
brave://extensions/
/edge://extensions
). - On the extension page, enable developer mode.
- Click on "Load unpacked" locate the
bionic-reading-extensions-master
folder and open it.
Usage
- On your browsers extension page, click 'Details' on Bionic Reading Chrome Extension.
- Next click 'Extension options'.
- Enter your RapidAPI Key that is subscribed to the Bionic Reading API.
- You can change your fixation (default: 1) and saccade (default: 10).
- If you want to preview your changes, click 'Save' first, then 'Preview' button.
- Highlight text on a page and right click and select 'Bionic Reading convert text ...'
- Alternately, not selecting any text, right the page and select 'Bionic Reading convert page'
FAQ
Is it safe for me to enter my RapidAPI key?
This extension uses your browsers local storage meaning, the API key is stored locally on your machine and it is only used when making a request to RapidAPI. Removing the extension from your browser also means that this data is removed.
How do I request an RapidAPI key for Bionic Reading API?
Documentation of using RapidAPI can be found here.
Web browser support
Brave |
Chrome |
Edge |
---|---|---|
V1.38.119 | V101.0.4951.67 | V101.0.1210.53 |
Improvements
- Add styling to extensions HTML pages,
- Use a pop-up for the API response, rather than opening in a new tab,
- Better error handling, e.g. inform the user if they have reached their request limit for the day.
- Tidy-up the code
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Disclaimer
Un-official chrome extension for Bionic Reading (BR®). All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
For more information on Bionic Reading and how it works, please see: https://bionic-reading.com/about/