simplify

Simplifying distracting websites to improve accessibility for neurodivergent users and anyone prone to distraction.

Overwhelmed by websites with a lot going on?
 Bright colors, flashing videos, cluttered images—try simplify! simplify is a user-friendly tool designed to declutter overwhelming web interfaces and provide a clean, neurodivergent-friendly reading experience. Even if you’re just looking to turn your daily digital intake (news, social media, research papers) into more aesthetic, readable experiences—simplify is for you. 🌟 Here’s what simplify currently does: • Removes images, bright colors, and videos. • Switches the website’s font to Atkinson Hyperlegible (dyslexia-friendly). • Offers customizable text sizes: default, large, extra-large. • Adds extra spacing between letters and lines to make reading easier to follow and digest. How to Use:
 Enable the extension, click "apply” on any page you want to simplify, and refresh the page to return it to its original layout. simplify currently works best* on: Educational Websites • Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/) • Coursera (https://www.coursera.org/) • edX (https://www.edx.org/) • Simplenote (https://www.simplenote.com/) • Duolingo (https://www.duolingo.com/) • Codecademy (https://www.codecademy.com/) • W3Schools (https://www.w3schools.com/) News Websites • CNN (https://www.cnn.com/) • BBC (https://www.bbc.com/) • NPR (https://www.npr.org/) • The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/) • The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/) • HuffPost (https://www.huffpost.com/) • The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/) • Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/) Social Media Platforms • Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/) • LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/) • Tumblr (https://www.tumblr.com/) • YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/) Productivity Tools and Websites • Trello (https://www.trello.com/) • Asana (https://www.asana.com/) • Notion (https://www.notion.so/) • Miro (https://www.miro.com/) • Google (https://www.google.com/) • Zoom (https://www.zoom.us/) Reading and Text-Based Websites • The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/) • The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/) • The New Yorker (https://www.newyorker.com/) • National Geographic (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/) • Smithsonian Magazine (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/) Research Websites • PubMed (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) • Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/) • JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org/) • ScienceDirect (https://www.sciencedirect.com/) Blogging Platforms • WordPress (https://www.wordpress.com/) • Blogger (https://www.blogger.com/) • Medium (https://www.medium.com/) Other • Quora (https://www.quora.com/) • ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/) *Disclaimer: The large and extra-large text size options on some of these websites are still being refined and optimized. We are working to expand our per-site compatibility and customization scope so please stay tuned and support our journey in making the web more accessible for everyone. 🌱 Try playing around with simplify on other websites you use as well and see if it fits to your liking!