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