FocusRead
Distraction-free reader mode for Chrome
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- Categories
- Accessibility
- Use Cases
- Skill Building
- Target Audience
- StudentsResearchersBook Readers
- Pricing
- Freemium from $5
- Platforms
- Web
- Alternative To
ReadwiseAura Reader
About FocusRead
FocusRead provides a distraction-free reader mode for your browser. You can enjoy clean articles with beautiful themes and specialized tools designed for serious readers. This helps you focus on the content by removing clutter and providing a more comfortable reading environment. Free features: ✔ One-click reader mode (Alt+R or toolbar button) ✔ Clean article extraction on most websites ✔ 4 themes: Light, Dark, Sepia, Paper ✔ Font size control (14px to 28px) ✔ Font family: Serif, Sans-serif, Readable, Monospace ✔ Column width: Narrow or Wide ✔ Reading progress bar ✔ In-reader search — Ctrl+F works correctly inside the reader, jumps to every match ✔ Reading time estimate ✔ Load Full Text button — works even on sites that restrict reader tools FocusRead PRO — $5 one-time: ⚡ Focus Bold — bolds the first half of every word so your eye moves faster across each line 🎯 Focus Line — dims everything except the paragraph you're reading ↓ Auto Scroll — hands-free reading at your own pace, with adjustable speed Your reading, your data: Everything runs locally on your device. FocusRead collects no data, tracks nothing, and sends nothing anywhere. Ever. One-time payment for PRO. No subscription. No expiry. Yours forever. Alt+R and start reading.
Product Insights
FocusRead is a privacy-first Chrome extension that transforms web articles into distraction-free reading environments with specialized accessibility tools. It combines theme customization and font controls with pro features like bionic-style bolding and auto-scroll through a one-time purchase model.
- Privacy-first architecture where all processing occurs locally without data collection.
- Bionic reading mode and focus lines to assist readers with ADHD or speed reading goals.
- One-time payment model for pro features eliminates recurring subscription costs.
- Integrated dyslexia support with specialized font options for improved accessibility.
Ideal for: FocusRead is designed for students, researchers, and book readers who require an ad-free environment to build skills and process digital content more efficiently.
FocusRead serves as a localized, distraction-free reading tool alongside alternatives such as Readwise and Aura Reader.
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Dyslexia Font Support with v2.2
On top of helping people with ADHD stay focused longer. The FocusRead Reader Mode now has dedicated Open Dyslexic font support to help people with dyslexia read ad-free and comfortably online.
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Hello, this is Anindya, the founder of the FocusRead Reader Mode. The FocusRead Reader Mode works better than the default Chrome reading mode, and it helps you reduce cognitive load and stay focused longer while you're reading.