Why You Should Use Bionic Reading in Chrome (or Any Browser)
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We’re all constantly absorbing information online. Bionic reading is an approach to reading that can help you read faster, retain more information, and boost your productivity in your favorite web browsers—like Chrome.

Bionic Reading is a new way of reading text that uses a patented algorithm to highlight the most important parts of words, making it easier and faster to read. The method was developed by a German software developer named Renato Cukar, who was inspired by the way the human eye reads text.

Bionic Reading works by highlighting the most important parts of words, which helps the eye to follow the text more smoothly and efficiently. This makes it easier to read longer passages of text, and can also help to improve comprehension.

Bionic Reading is available as a free Chrome extension, as well as a mobile app for iOS and Android. It can also be used on websites and in PDFs.

See https://www.howtogeek.com/882688/why-you-should-use-bionic-reading-in-chrome-or-any-browser/

EDIT: Although some individuals claim to see improvement, it may be that results do vary as one test shows no real improvement across the board - https://blog.readwise.io/bionic-reading-results/

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    • GadgeteerZAOPEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      The problem is, there seems to be no actual evidence that it is improving reading speed and comprehension across the board.

      • limeaideEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Is that really a problem though? Even if it’s just placebo, it might help some.

        For me it didn’t necessarily improve reading speed, but it did improve legibility. Just having something a little more bold separating the words has been helpful. Might just be placebo though