Skimflow Ai Speed Reading Chrome extension icon

Skimflow Ai Speed Reading

✨ AI-Powered
👥 7 users
📦 v1.2.0
💾 604KiB
📅 2026-03-16
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Overview

⚡ Read Faster. Understand More. Stay Private.

SkimFlow AI is a modern speed-reading and AI summarization tool built right into your browser. Whether you're skimming articles, research papers, or PDFs — SkimFlow helps you read up to 3x faster with RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) and get instant AI-powered summaries, all without your data ever leaving your device.

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🔒 100% ON-DEVICE AI — YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU

Unlike cloud-based summarizers, SkimFlow AI uses Chrome's built-in Summarizer API powered by Gemini Nano. Everything runs locally on your machine — no servers, no data uploads, no third-party access. Your reading habits and content remain completely private.

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✨ KEY FEATURES

⚡ RSVP Speed Reading
Display words one at a time at your chosen speed (50–1000+ WPM). RSVP eliminates eye movement, helping you read significantly faster while keeping comprehension high.

📄 PDF Support
Open any PDF — local files or online documents — and speed-read them directly in the SkimFlow overlay. No need to copy-paste or convert.

🤖 AI Summarization
Select any text on a webpage, right-click, and choose "Summarize with SkimFlow" to get an instant summary. Choose from multiple summary styles:
• Key Points — Bullet-point breakdown of main ideas
• TL;DR — Quick one-paragraph overview
• Teaser — Intriguing preview to decide if it's worth reading
• Headline — Single-line summary

✂️ Read Selected Text
Highlight any passage, right-click, and choose "Read with SkimFlow" to speed-read just that selection.

🎯 Smart Highlight (Bionic Reading)
Bolds the beginning of each word to guide your eyes and improve reading flow — a technique inspired by Bionic Reading.

🎨 Themes
Switch between Light, Dark, or System-matched themes for comfortable reading in any environment.

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🚀 HOW TO USE

1️⃣ Click the SkimFlow icon → Set your WPM → Hit "Start Reading"
2️⃣ On a PDF? Just click "Start Reading" — it works automatically
3️⃣ Select text → Right-click → "Read with SkimFlow" for selected text
4️⃣ Select text → Right-click → "Summarize with SkimFlow" for AI summary
5️⃣ For advanced summaries: Right-click → "Advanced Summary" → pick a style & length

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🛡️ PRIVACY FIRST

• No data collection — zero analytics, zero tracking
• No cloud processing — AI runs entirely on your device
• No account required — install and start reading
• Minimal permissions — only what's needed to function

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💡 PERFECT FOR

• Students researching papers and articles
• Professionals skimming reports and emails
• Readers who want to consume more in less time
• Anyone who values privacy and speed

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📋 REQUIREMENTS

• Chrome 131+ for AI summarization features
• Chrome AI flags enabled (chrome://flags/#summarization-api-for-gemini-nano)
• Speed reading and PDF features work on all Chrome versions

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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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