Who is ReadingStrip for?

ReadingStrip is an open-source project built for students, educators, and users with reading difficulties.

Does ReadingStrip have a free plan?

Yes — ReadingStrip is free to use.

Is ReadingStrip still active?

Unverified. ReadingStrip 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 ReadingStrip?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Focus Wall, Password.File, and INSTITUTO KLEICY ABREU.

Who makes ReadingStrip?

ReadingStrip is developed by lupantano.

How long has ReadingStrip been around?

ReadingStrip first shipped in 2022.

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ReadingStrip

Name: ReadingStrip
Author: lupantano

gnome.orgProductivity & Work

Reading Strip is a GNOME Shell extension designed to help users focus while reading on screen by highlighting the current sentence and hiding others. It is especially useful for people with dyslexia, students, and anyone needing reading assistance.

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Overview

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In the Productivity & Work space, ReadingStrip takes a focused approach. Helping users, especially those with dyslexia, focus on reading by highlighting the current sentence and reducing distractions. ReadingStrip is an open-source project aimed at students, educators, and users with reading difficulties. ReadingStrip costs nothing to use. ReadingStrip is available on the web.

lupantano builds and maintains ReadingStrip, and it first shipped in 2022. Key capabilities include reading guide, sentence highlighting, and focus aid.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Reading guide
Sentence highlighting
Focus aid
Dyslexia support
GNOME integration

Built with & integrations

Framework

Django

Runs on

Browser

Detected from

Django: csrfmiddlewaretoken in the HTML

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierGitHub

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed30 Jun · 11:52 UTC
Reading Strip verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about ReadingStrip

What does ReadingStrip do?: Helping users, especially those with dyslexia, focus on reading by highlighting the current sentence and reducing distractions. It is catalogued under Productivity & Work on PulseGate.
Who is ReadingStrip for?: ReadingStrip is an open-source project built for students, educators, and users with reading difficulties.
Does ReadingStrip have a free plan?: Yes — ReadingStrip is free to use.
What platforms does ReadingStrip run on?: ReadingStrip runs on the web.
Is ReadingStrip still active?: Unverified. ReadingStrip 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 ReadingStrip?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Focus Wall, Password.File, and INSTITUTO KLEICY ABREU.Focus Wall Password.File INSTITUTO KLEICY ABREU
Who makes ReadingStrip?: ReadingStrip is developed by lupantano.
How long has ReadingStrip been around?: ReadingStrip first shipped in 2022.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes (GitHub)
Built for: students, educators, and users with reading difficulties
Model: Open source
Solves: Helping users, especially those with dyslexia, focus on reading by highlighting the current sentence and reducing distractions.

Registered as

GitHub: hbons/Bobby
GitHub: workbenchdev/Workbench

Developer

lupantano

GitHub

Open source

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Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 92.6
Indexed: 30 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 30 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: reading-strip-gnome-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 30 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 2 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4419/reading-strip

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