Hello! — I’ve been working on something small and I think it’s finally ready (or just ok enough) to share.
I just released my Reading Ruler, a lightweight browser extension designed to make reading long pages of text easier, calmer, and more focused. It’s built around one idea: give people a simple tool that helps.
⭐ What Reading Ruler Does
Reading Ruler adds a subtle highlight bar that follows your cursor while dimming the rest of the page. It creates a clean “reading window” that helps you stay focused on the line you’re on — especially useful for long articles, documentation, or dense technical content.
It’s intentionally minimal because I'm still a beginner and not that confident, but I like the features I made might be useful and I enjoyed learning It.
✨ Features
Adjustable ruler height
Adjustable dim strength
Brightened text inside the ruler
Smooth cursor tracking
Keyboard‑only control
Privacy‑first design
Everything updates instantly and stays out of your way.
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Toggle: Ctrl + Shift + R
Height: Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down
Dim: Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right
When you activate the ruler, a small hint popup appears to remind you of the controls.
🛠 Why I Built It
I love tools that solve problems.
Reading online can be overwhelming — especially long documentation or articles(at least for me). I wanted something that improved focus without changing how I browse or adding another UI panel to manage.
So I built a tool that’s:
minimal, fast, accessible, keyboard‑first, privacy‑respecting And now it’s out in the world if your interested.
📦 Check It Out
If you want to try it or look through the code, here’s the repo, and release:
👉 [https://github.com/codebunny20/Reading-Ruler]
👉 [https://github.com/codebunny20/Reading-Ruler/releases/tag/RulerReader]
Feedback, ideas, and accessibility suggestions are always welcome.
🔮 What’s Next
This extension is the first in a small collection of minimal, accessibility‑focused tools I’m building. I’ll share more as they’re ready.
Thanks for reading — and if you try Reading Ruler, I’d love to hear what you think and thanks for reading.🐰
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