All your productivity, research and accessibility needs, rolled up into one.
Helperbird can be used on Chrome, Firefox and Edge
Relied upon by Thousands of Business & Schools
Annotate any website
Highlight or annotate web pages, documents, pdfs, ebooks and more to improve research and study. Leaving sticking notes that help you with your research and homework.
“I have been trying to find ways to make my child happy to go to school again, and someone recommended helperbird. She loves helperbird, and she is now much happier about the idea of returning to school. I think this might be a game changer, as they do so much web based schoolwork and research. She says "they really understand people with dyslexia.”
Dyslexia support
Helperbird allows users to enable specialized web fonts for dyslexics and others. Convert the font on websites to use OpenDyslexic, Arial, Comic Sans, and more. Users can also zoom font on a web page to help with reading and focus.
View clutter-free web pages
Helperbird gives you a Reader Mode that removes ads and distractions from any webpage with complete customization.
“Have an amazing collection of assistive tools that have benefits for everyone. For me, the combination of Microsoft's Immersive Reader and Apple's reading machine voice (US Alex) makes Helperbird my first choice for processing web content.”
Listen to any part of your Webpages and Google Docs
Turn text into lifelike natural speech. Helperbird can read aloud the content of any web pages, ebooks and pdfs with natural sounding voices. With our natural award winning text to speech.
Immersive reader for Chrome
Immersive Reader is a free tool that implements proven techniques to improve reading and writing for people, regardless of their age or ability.
“I purchased this for my daughter who has been having a lot of difficulty accessing the online work set remotely by her teachers during our National Lockdown because of Covid-19. Her dyslexia was really hindering her ability to complete tasks and keep up which in turn led to increased anxiety levels...a really horrid place to be in during a global pandemic! Helper bird has been a vast help and I fully recommend it and wish more schools knew about it. Thank You Helper Bird.”
Features at a glance
Some of Helperbirds popular features at glance. We have over 39 features. Helperbird is more than just a accessibility tool — it’s a better way to be more productive. Users that switch to Helperbird are more productive and better organized thanks to our accessibility features. They’re far more efficient than before. Here’s how Helperbird makes it happen.
Popular features
This month's most popular features. Perfect for studying, research and making the web more accessible.
See all featuresTry for free“Helperbird is one of the most helpful tools I've ever used. It has so many great features that not many other apps or software have. The free version can be installed and stay forever on your browser. Other companies don't always give you access for free or give access for free forever. When you do get access to the Pro version or other paid plans, you expand your opportunity to read and stay focused better. One of the other great things about Helperbird is their support service. They have a video for every single feature that you can use. They are simple and helpful videos that make the learning process a lot easier. In addition, they have great live chat support. They are super nice and helpful. They always encourage people to give suggestions on how to improve Helperbird. Why is this important? It shows they really care about people with disabilities or people in general.”
Dyslexia Fonts
- Change the font of the page. Apply OpenDyslexic and 15 plus different fonts to any web page. More
Dyslexia Ruler
- Our Dyslexia ruler helps to follow the text on the screen easier and block out distracting content. It can be any colour to improve the accessibility of the text your reading. More
Styles & Themes
- Change background, highlight & font colors to help with focus and improve reading. More
Reader Mode
- Reader Mode removes ads and distractions from any webpage with complete customization. More
Overlays
- A colour overlay is available to help those with Irlen Syndrome or those who dislike a web page's base colour but don't want to change it entirely. More
Dictionary
- Quickly look up word definitions with audio pronunciation as you browse the web, including synonyms, Etymology and related words. More
Immersive Reader
- Select text, right-click, and Microsoft's Immersive Reader will help you read it. Including Google docs, Pdfs & ebooks. More
Annotate any website
Highlight or annotate web pages, documents, pdfs, ebooks and more to improve research and study. Leaving sticking notes that help you with your research and homework.
“I have been trying to find ways to make my child happy to go to school again, and someone recommended helperbird. She loves helperbird, and she is now much happier about the idea of returning to school. I think this might be a game changer, as they do so much web based schoolwork and research. She says "they really understand people with dyslexia.”
Features for all learners
At Helperbird, our mission is to give you all the features you need to make the web work for you. From Reader mode to the immersive reader we have you covered.
Try for free“I love Helperbird!!! It's very user friendly from someone who has learning challenges because of ADHD and Dyslexia.There are so many useful features and new updates.”
Text to Speech
- Turn text into lifelike natural speech. Helperbird can read aloud the content of any web pages, ebooks and pdfs with natural sounding voices. More
Dictation
- Type text using your voice. Speak using your voice, and it will be typed into a notepad where you can edit it. More
Cognitive Load
- Using granular colours that underline text, users can find reading more comfortable and fun. More
Translate any page
- Translate any website or any snippet of text with Helperbird. Over 100 languages, all with one click. More
Screenshot
- Take screenshots in your browser the easy way. Screenshot any page your viewing. All in one click. More
Privacy
- We never sell, store, or consume any user data. We do not store data or any other user-related content. More
All your needs rolled into one.
Helperbird is built so you don't need another app or extension. We promise to add more features to give everyone the flexibility they need to unlock their full potential.
Try for free“Immersive Reader from Microsoft is amazing, but my friends in Google districts were missing out until I found Helperbird. Great for proofreading! Simply highlight the text and have it read back to you, change the spacing in your view, highlight parts of speech, even translate by word or by document to have it read to you and adjust the speed! So amazing that I posted a YouTube tutorial within days of installing it. Plus, unlike many extensions, it didn't ask for obnoxious permissions like asking to delete everything in my Google Drive. #Winner #a11y.”
Text to Speech
- Turn text into lifelike natural speech. Helperbird can read aloud the content of any web pages, ebooks and pdfs with natural sounding voices. More
Dictation
- Type text using your voice. Speak using your voice, and it will be typed into a notepad where you can edit it. More
Cognitive Load
- Using granular colours that underline text, users can find reading more comfortable and fun. More
Translate any page
- Translate any website or any snippet of text with Helperbird. Over 100 languages, all with one click. More
Screenshot
- Take screenshots in your browser the easy way. Screenshot any page your viewing. All in one click. More
Immersive Reader
- Select text, right-click, and Microsoft's Immersive Reader will help you read it. Including Google docs, Pdfs & ebooks. More
Adjust letters and words
- Adjust letter and word spacing, font size and line-height according to your needs. More
Full document editor
- Create, edit and delete documents in a full editor. Export and import to Google docs, Markdown and more. More
Google docs support
- Change fonts, immersive reader, text to speech and more on any Google docs file. More
Extract text from images. (OCR)
- A powerful optical character recognition (OCR) extension to capture and convert images, videos, Pdf's to text. More
Read it later
- Helperbirds Bookmark Manager that helps with Organization, Syncing across browsers and platforms. More
Annotate web pages
- Highlight or annotate web pages documents, pdfs, ebooks and more content to improve engagement and study. More
Analyze
- Quickly find the number of characters, letters and breakdowns of all sentences on a webpage. More
Line Focus
- Quickly find the number of characters, letters and breakdowns of all sentences on a webpage. More
Helperbird Metrics
We help change people's lives from in the work place, school, researchers and everyone in between.
Helperbird is built to help students, but it has grown to allow everyone to be more productive and accessible.
350K+Users around the world using Helperbird each month.
170+Countries around the globe.
4.8+out of 5, the average review score of Helperbird.
Frequently asked questions
Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Reach out to our customer support team.
- What is Helperbird?
- Helperbird is your all in one accessibility extension that gives you the features to make the web more accessible and productive. Providing you text to speech, OCR, dyslexia support, dictation, immersive reader, overlays, annotate any website, picture dictionary, Reader mode, and more.
- Do you offer discounts?
- Yes. When you pay for a year upfront, you’ll get two months free. We also offer discounts for students.
- How do I login ?
- We use the email your logged into Google Chrome or your browser. Suppose you need to update your email. Just contact us.
- Do you accept purchase orders?
- Yes we do. You can either contact support or visit our purchase orders page
- Do I need a student email for the student pricing?
- Yes, we are doing the honour system here. We will follow up to ask for confirmation you are a student.
- Is Helperbird Free?
- Yes. We give you the basic features for free. Those features will always be free. We have a Pro version, which helps support the development of Helperbird and the costs with the Pro features. We keep our prices as low as possible, which lower than others. If you have any questions I would love to answer them.
- Can we cancel at any time?
- There's no minimum contract for Helperbird — cancel at any time without penalty or hassle.. To cancel, open up the app, go to the subscription option, and click cancel.
- Why are we charging for this?
- The $6.99 per month is to support the cost of the development of new and upcoming features. We also do a yearly subscription for $60.00 as this is a one-person team.
- What browsers does Helperbird run on?
- Currently Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Edge. Coming soon on macOS Safari extension and iPad.
- I have a suggestion!
- Excellent I would love to hear about it! Email [email protected] with your suggestion.
- Does Helperbird and OpenDyslexic work on Google Docs?
- Yes! Google Docs currently doesn't support some fonts like OpenDyslexic. So we built CSS and support for these fonts.
- What if I have more questions?
- We'd be happy to answer them.