Linelock – Guided Reading Chrome extension icon

Linelock – Guided Reading

👥 5 users
📦 v1.0.0
💾 20.98KiB
📅 2026-01-05
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Overview

Read with intention. LineLock - Guided Reading reveals text one word at a time to improve focus and comprehension.

LineLock helps you slow down and read with intention.

Instead of skimming or rereading passages, LineLock guides your eyes through text one word at a time—making it easier to stay focused, absorb meaning, and reduce mental fatigue.

How it works:
1. Highlight any text on a webpage
2. Press Enter
3. LineLock reveals each word at a controlled pace while gently masking the rest

You stay in control the entire time.

Privacy-first by design:
LineLock runs entirely in your browser. No data is collected, stored, or transmitted — ever.

Key features:
- One-word reveal reading for improved focus
- Adjustable reading speed (words per minute)
- Natural pacing with brief pauses at punctuation
- Floating toolbar that stays visible while reading
- Keyboard shortcuts for quick control
- Preserves original formatting and links
- Works on any webpage

LineLock is especially helpful for:
- Reducing accidental skimming
- Improving comprehension
- Reading long articles without mental drift
- Supporting focus-related reading challenges

Privacy & performance:
- No accounts required
- No data collection
- No tracking or analytics
- No network requests
- Runs entirely locally in your browser

Your reading stays private and on your device.

About permissions:
LineLock needs access to webpages so it can guide your reading on any site you choose. It only modifies visible text locally and never sends data anywhere.

Tags

Productivity/tools productivity/tools

Privacy Practices

Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

🔐 Security Analysis

This extension hasn't been security-scanned yet.

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