OwlFocus – Read with Less Distraction

Stay focused while reading web pages with bold reading anchors, Focus Line, and personalized reading profiles.

OwlFocus makes long-form reading easier with customizable reading profiles, bold reading anchors, and an adaptive Focus Line. It may be especially helpful for people with ADHD, dyslexia, attention difficulties, students, researchers, and anyone who spends long hours reading online. Compatible with most modern websites, including dynamically updated pages. It adds subtle bold reading anchors to the beginning of words and includes a customizable Focus Line that guides your eyes through the current line, paragraph, or reading area. Every change is previewed immediately and saved automatically. Key features: - Five reading profiles: Off, Gentle, Balanced, Strong, and Custom. - Three Focus Line modes: Line, Paragraph, and Spotlight. - Adjustable bold strength for a more comfortable reading rhythm. - Settings for the current website or all websites. - Support for dynamic websites and content loaded after the page opens. - Automatic saving with clear, unobtrusive status notifications. - Click-to-lock reading mode with scroll navigation and Escape to release. - Independent Focus Line appearance settings for light and dark pages. - Smooth motion with reduced-motion accessibility support. - Custom keyboard shortcuts for Focus Reader and Focus Line. - Import, export, and one-click restoration of default settings. - Fully reversible page changes without reloading the website. Privacy first: OwlFocus does not collect, sell, or transmit personal data. Global preferences are stored using Chrome Sync, while website-specific settings remain in local extension storage. The extension does not use analytics, advertisements, or remote processing. OwlFocus works on regular web pages. It does not run on browser internal pages or other restricted Chrome pages.