FingerRead
FingerRead is a browser extension that advances a highlight through selected web text one character or word at a time as the user scrolls. It supports dynamic pages, nested scrolling, Shadow DOM, contenteditable editors, and Chinese character or word stepping while keeping page content in the browser.
Overview
10 featuresIn the Read-it-later & curation space, FingerRead takes a focused approach. It focuses on maintaining reading focus and position without losing your place or relying on fixed text-to-speech speeds. FingerRead is a consumer product aimed at people who want paced, focused reading in a web browser. Pricing is paid. It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
It is developed by microstep, and it first shipped in 2026. Among its 10 catalogued features are character stepping, word stepping, and text highlighting. The interface is available in English and Chinese.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Character stepping
- Word stepping
- Text highlighting
- Scroll control
- Chinese word mode
- Dynamic page support
- Nested scrolling
- Contenteditable support
- Shadow DOM support
- Offline page processing
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed17 Sep · 04:09 UTCFingerRead — scroll-driven finger tracking verified via Firefox Add-onsSource: Firefox Add-ons · Open
Frequently asked questions about FingerRead
- What is FingerRead?
- FingerRead focuses on maintaining reading focus and position without losing your place or relying on fixed text-to-speech speeds. It is catalogued under Read-it-later & curation on PulseGate.
- Who is FingerRead for?
- FingerRead is a consumer product built for people who want paced, focused reading in a web browser.
- Is FingerRead free?
- No — FingerRead is paid.
- What platforms does FingerRead run on?
- FingerRead runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
- Is FingerRead still active?
- Unverified. FingerRead has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- What are alternatives to FingerRead?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include MarkSnip, 笔点, and Bkmks.com.MarkSnip笔点Bkmks.com
- Who develops FingerRead?
- FingerRead is developed by microstep.
- How long has FingerRead been around?
- FingerRead first shipped in 2026.
Also in Read-it-later & curation
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