ERF - Easy Reading Focus

Improve reading focus by masking surrounding paragraphs.

Easy Reading Focus (ERF) is a lightweight, productivity extension designed to eliminate web clutter and help you focus on reading long-form articles, documentation, blog posts, and online e-books. By analyzing the page layout, ERF highlights the paragraph you are currently reading while masking the surrounding text, creating a clean reading column that shifts dynamically as you scroll or navigate. Key Features: • Focus Masking: Blur out or completely hide background text using two modes: Blur or Invisible. • Reading Ruler: Snap a horizontal focus guide to the active line of your paragraph. It follows your mouse cursor naturally or snaps to the first line during keyboard navigation. Customize its look with Dark Mode (amber highlight) or Light Mode (high-contrast black block with white text). • E-Book & Web Novel Optimization: Elevate your reading flow on Wattpad, Archive of Our Own (AO3), Kindle Cloud Reader, and Gutenberg. The focus mask isolates paragraphs and dialogue blocks, making reading long chapters fly by. • Customizable Bionic Reading Mode (PRO): Train your brain to scan and speed-read by bolding the beginning of words. Customize your flow with adjustable Bolding Ratio (Fixation) and Bolding Frequency (Saccade) settings (Every Word, Alternate Words, or Long Words Only). • Layout Spacing & Font Booster (PRO): Custom-scale the font size (up to +50%) and line height (up to +50%) of the focused paragraph for maximum comfort. • Image Blocking (PRO): Blur and dim non-text media on the page to prevent visual distractions. • Keyboard Navigation: Advance paragraph-by-paragraph hands-free using Vim-like keys (`J`/`K`) or standard Arrow keys (`↓`/`↑`). • Whitelisting: Easily disable the extension on spreadsheets, dashboards, or email clients using the "Exclude This Site" button. • Light/Dark Theme Toggle: Added manual theme overrides in settings. Privacy-First: ERF runs locally on your browser. It does not track your reading habits, collect your personal data, or connect to external servers.