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Overview

Lycro – Your Reading, Enhanced.

Transform your online reading experience with Lycro, a powerful Chrome extension featuring unique tools for better reading experience. 🎯 KEY FEATURES ⚡ Reading Toolbar • Smooth, animated highlight that moves through text character by character • Customizable reading speed (10-1000 WPM) • Intuitive floating toolbar with start, pause, and resume controls • Real-time reading progress indicator • Quick color picker for highlight customization 📝 Highlights & Notes • Select and save important passages with one click • Add personal notes to your saved highlights • Organize highlights with custom tags • Copy highlighted text instantly • View all your highlights and notes in one organized sidebar • Never lose important information while researching 🎨 Color Customization • 6 beautiful default highlight colors (Yellow, Green, Blue, Pink, Purple, Orange) • Create up to 6 custom colors with RGB picker • Adjustable transparency for perfect readability • Save your favorite color combinations ⌨️ Smart Controls • Click any word to start reading from that position • Pause and resume reading with toolbar controls • Speed adjusts dynamically - from leisurely reading to speed reading 📊 Reading Progress • Visual progress bar showing how far you've read • Percentage tracker in the toolbar • Perfect for long articles and research papers 💾 Local Storage • All your highlights and notes saved locally • Fast and private - no cloud dependency in free version • Data persists across browsing sessions PERFECT FOR: ✓ Students studying online materials ✓ Researchers reading papers and articles ✓ Anyone who wants to read faster with better comprehension ✓ People who struggle with focus while reading PRIVACY FIRST: Your highlights and notes are stored locally on your device. No data is collected or sent to external servers in the free version. Try Lycro today and experience a better way to read online!

Details

  • Version
    0.0.1
  • Updated
    February 3, 2026
  • Offered by
    algovenix
  • Size
    1.33MiB
  • Languages
    English
  • Developer
    Email
    algovenix@gmail.com
  • Non-trader
    This developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.

Privacy

The developer has disclosed that it will not collect or use your data.

This developer declares that your data is

  • Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
  • Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
  • Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

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