Speed Reader support

1. Reload the tab. Speed Reader only works in tabs that load after it was installed or updated, so tabs that were already open need a reload.
2. Chrome does not allow extensions on browser pages such as chrome://, other extensions’ pages or the Chrome Web Store.
3. Speed Reader does not read PDF files.
4. For files opened from your computer (file:// addresses), turn on Allow access to file URLs in the extension’s details at chrome://extensions.
5. Check that the extension is switched on at chrome://extensions.

If the page has no text Speed Reader can find, the reader does not open.

Speed Reader looks for the main text by itself, which does not work on every site. Select the part you want to read with your mouse first, then click the icon: it reads only your selection.

The in-page shortcut is set in the settings under Keyboard Shortcut, Activate reader (Alt+S by default). It does not fire while you type in a text field. On a Mac, Option combinations often type a special character instead, so the in-page shortcut may not work there. Alt+Shift+S (Option+Shift+S on a Mac) is a Chrome shortcut that works wherever the extension can run. You can change it at chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

• Space or click: pause and play
• Up and down arrows: faster or slower
• Left and right arrows: back or ahead 5 words
• R: start over
• Escape: close

Click the progress bar to jump to any point. Clicking the toolbar icon again also closes the reader.

Click the Settings button in the reader, or right-click the toolbar icon and choose Options. There you set the theme (System, Dark or Light), Default speed, Increment per key, Font size, Words at a time and Show previous/next words for context. With Remember last used speed on, the reader starts at the speed you used last.

Yes, turn on Remember reading position per page in the settings. Speed Reader then saves your position when you pause or close the reader, and starts there next time you open the same page address. It keeps this for up to 100 pages.

No. The text is read in your browser and only shown in the reader. Speed Reader makes no network requests and has no analytics. The settings sync with your Chrome profile. Saved reading positions (page address, position and time) stay on this device. There is no button to clear them, and turning the option off does not delete the ones already saved: removing the extension does. The privacy policy has the details.

Right-click the Speed Reader icon in Chrome’s toolbar (or in the puzzle piece menu) and choose Remove from Chrome. You can also remove it at chrome://extensions. This deletes your settings and any saved reading positions.