Speed Reader flashes text you paste or select, one word at a time, so you can read faster. Everything runs on your own device. It does not collect, transmit, sell, or share any personal data — there is no account, no sign-up, and no server.
The only thing Speed Reader saves is your preferences — reading speed (WPM), how many words to
show at a time, the text size and font, and your colour/contrast choice (including any custom text
and background colours). These are stored locally in your browser
(chrome.storage.local) and never leave your device.
Speed Reader makes no network requests, has no backend server, and contains no analytics, tracking, advertising, or accounts. It does not collect your browsing history. The text you read — whether you paste it, grab it from a page selection, or send it via the right-click “Speed-read selection” item — is processed entirely on your device and is never stored permanently or sent anywhere. (The selected text is handed to the fullscreen reader through local browser storage and cleared once the reader opens.)
When you click “Read selection” or use the right-click
“Speed-read selection” item, Speed Reader uses the activeTab and
scripting permissions to read only the text you have highlighted on the current tab,
at that moment, only. It does not run in the background on pages, does not read pages you have not
invoked it on, and keeps no copy.
activeTab + scripting (to read your current selection on demand),
storage (to remember your preferences and hand selected text to the fullscreen
reader), and contextMenus (to add the right-click “Speed-read selection” item).
Nothing more. The fullscreen reading mode uses the browser’s built-in Fullscreen API and requires
no permission.
None — we have no data to share because we collect none.
Speed Reader’s use of information complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Questions about this policy: lorin.symington@gmail.com
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new effective date.