I built a Chrome extension to stop squinting at the web
A developer created a Chrome extension called Typly to enhance web readability. The extension allows users to customize typography on any website, adjusting elements like font size and color without disrupting page layouts. It is particularly beneficial for individuals with dyslexia or low vision, as well as students and researchers who read extensively online.
- ▪Typly is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to customize typography on websites.
- ▪Users can adjust font size, family, line height, and text color in real-time.
- ▪The extension is free, collects no data, and is only 1.26MB in size.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 987222) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } kostandinos Posted on May 23 I built a Chrome extension to stop squinting at the web #showdev #webdev #opensource #chrome We've all been there. You open an article, a documentation page, or a research paper — and the font is tiny, the line spacing is suffocating, or the contrast is just... bad. You squint, you zoom in, you lose the layout. It's frustrating. So I built Typly.
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