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Life & fun · March 5, 2014

A Speed Reading Bookmarklet

Want the power of the Spritz speed reader on your web pages? Look no further than OpenSpritz, a speed reading bookmarklet.

A Speed Reading Bookmarklet launched on March 5, 2014 with 99 votes, #127 of 1,224 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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In plain words

OpenSpritz is a free speed reading bookmarklet that brings Spritz-style reading to web pages. Users install it as a browser bookmark and activate it on any article to begin speed reading. The tool extracts article text, allows readers to select their preferred reading speed, and displays words one at a time for rapid consumption. It is designed for anyone looking to increase reading efficiency while browsing the web.

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From the sources

Today, I’m pleased to announce OpenSpritz , a free speed reading bookmarklet. NOTE: this article was originally published in 2014 and may contain deprecated code. If you’d like to receive up-to-date information about projects from the Gun.io team, sign up for our no-B.S. newsletter . To install OpenSpritz, simply drag this button to your bookmarks toolbar and then press “OpenSpritz this!” It should then open up the OpenSpritz view, then just select a speed and start reading! (Note: If for some reason the article extractor doesn’t work, you can also select the text you want to read before choosing a speed. Annoying, this very page is one of the ones it…from gun.io

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