Bionimate

Bionimate speeds up reading by bolding the key letters of every word — works on any page, in any language.

**Speed up your reading on any web page.** Bionimate uses the bionic reading technique — bolding the first few letters of each word — so your eyes lock onto the key parts of text faster, and your brain fills in the rest. Works on articles, docs, Wikipedia, email, and more. - **Selective formatting** — highlight any text and apply bionic reading to exactly that passage. - **Element picker** — hover to target a paragraph, heading, list, or table cell; click to format only that element, nothing else. - **Full-page mode** — reformats all readable content across `<article>`, `<main>`, `<section>`, and body text in one go. - **Zen reading mode** — opens your selected or picked text as a clean, distraction-free overlay at 95 % screen width, in comfortable typography. - **Fully reversible** — every change is undone instantly. No page reloads, no data loss. - **Adjustable strength** — 5 levels of bionic emphasis, from subtle (1 letter bolded) to intense (half the word bolded). Tune to your reading style. - **Reading size control** — scale text up or down from the toolbar without touching the page's own CSS. - **Dark-page aware** — automatically switches to a white-text bionic theme on dark-background pages (YouTube, GitHub dark, etc.). - **Persistent settings** — your strength, size, and collapsed/expanded toolbar state are remembered across tabs. - **Keyboard accessible** — Escape closes zen mode and cancels element picker; focus states on all controls. - **Zero data collection** — Bionimate reads nothing, sends nothing, stores nothing outside your own browser. --- ## Features at a Glance | Feature | Details | |---|---| | Text selection mode | Format only the words you highlighted | | Element picker mode | Click any paragraph, heading, or list item | | Full-page mode | Reformat all readable text in one click | | Zen overlay | Clutter-free reading sheet at 95 % width | | Strength slider | 1 – 5 emphasis levels | | Reading size | 80 % – 180 % scale | | Dark-page theme | Auto white text on dark backgrounds | | Live retuning | Change strength and see all existing formatting update instantly | | Reset / revert | One-click undo of all formatting | | Collapsible toolbar | Tucks to the right edge; slides out on hover | --- ## How to Use 1. Click the **Bionimate** icon in the Chrome toolbar to reveal the side panel on the page. 2. Choose a mode: - **Toggle (⊙)** — applies bionic reading to the full page using the last-used mode, or page mode if first use. - **Selection (⌖)** — highlight text first, then click to format just that passage. - **Picker (⊕)** — click to enter hover mode; click a paragraph or element on the page to format it alone. - **Page (▤)** — formats all readable text on the page at once. - **Zen (≡)** — opens the formatted text in a focused reading overlay. 3. Use the **strength slider** to tune how many letters are bolded per word. 4. Use **− / +** to scale reading size up or down. 5. Click **Reset (↺)** — which glows red while formatting is active — to restore the original text. --- ## Privacy Bionimate operates entirely on-device. It does not: - Collect or transmit any browsing data. - Read page content outside of formatting it locally in your browser. - Communicate with any external server. The only data stored is your toolbar preferences (`strength`, `reading size`, `collapsed` state) in `chrome.storage.local`, which never leaves your machine. --- ## Installation (Developer / Unpacked) 1. Open Chrome and navigate to `chrome://extensions`. 2. Enable **Developer mode** (top-right toggle). 3. Click **Load unpacked**. 4. Select the `Bionic-reading-chrm` project folder. 5. The Bionimate icon appears in your Chrome toolbar. --- ## Known Limitations - Content scripts cannot run on Chrome internal pages (`chrome://…`), the Chrome Web Store, or PDF files. - Editable fields, `<code>`, `<pre>`, `<script>`, `<style>`, and the Bionimate toolbar itself are excluded from formatting. - If a page uses Shadow DOM extensively (e.g. some SPAs), content inside shadow roots may not be reachable. - Selection mode clears existing formatting before applying to a new selection, t