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Helperbird for Firefox

Read your way.
Write your next chapter.

Reading, writing, and accessibility tools for Firefox. Listen to the web, make text comfortable, and give your ideas a place to grow.

Free to start. More tools with Pro.

Helperbird open in Firefox beside an original sample article, showing reading, writing, and accessibility tools
Text-to-speech controls, up close.

Your tools. Your sidebar. Your Firefox.

One toolbar.
Every page.

Read aloud, translate, dictate, and more, without leaving the page.

Choose a tool to explore what it can do.

See it in action

A few favorites to get you started

Small tools.
Big possibilities.

Say what you’re thinking. Read what’s in a picture. Find the word you need. There’s more than one way to make progress.

Voice typing Helperbird Pro

Speak your
first draft.

Turn a spoken thought into text. Choose your language, start the microphone, and let the words come.

Explore voice typing
Helperbird Voice typing with a text area, language choice, and microphone control

Screenshot Reader Helperbird Pro

A picture
can speak, too.

Turn words and equations in an image into text you can use. Choose to listen, translate, copy, or save a note.

Explore Screenshot Reader
Screenshot Reader’s choices: Immersive Reader, Translate, Listen, Save as note, and Copy to clipboard

Word prediction Helperbird Pro

A nudge toward
your next word.

See suggestions as you type on supported websites and in Google Docs. Listen to a suggestion, choose a word, and keep your thought moving.

Explore word prediction
Helperbird’s word prediction bar suggesting floor and flowers, with buttons to hear each word

Real Helperbird extension controls, shown on desktop. Tools and availability can vary by device and website.

Reading tools

Follow the story. Find your rhythm.

Read with your eyes, listen with your ears, or clear a little space around the words. Your curiosity gets to lead.

Text to speech

Let the page do the talking.

Hear text read aloud. Choose an available voice and adjust the speed to a pace that works for you.

Device voices are free. Pro adds premium voices.

Helperbird text-to-speech settings in Firefox, with voice, speed, and playback controls
Reading Mode

More story.
Less around it.

Open an article in a simpler view. Give the words some space and leave distracting page clutter behind.

Explore Reading Mode
PDF Reader

Your documents belong here, too.

Open a PDF, listen with device voices, and add text boxes. Explore more document tools with Pro.

Meet the PDF Reader

Writing tools

That thought? Give it a home.

A question, a wild first draft, a list of things to explore. Open Notepad in Firefox and see where your words take you.

Helperbird Notepad in Firefox with an original draft, headings, lists, and formatting tools
A fresh page for your next thought. Shown in Firefox on Mac.
Notepad · Free

A place to put it into words.

Write, format, and save your notes. Use headings and lists to turn a tangle of thoughts into a first draft.

Explore Notepad
Grammar tools · Pro

Give your draft another look.

Review your writing with grammar support. Consider the suggestions and decide what works for your words.

See what’s in Pro

Accessibility tools

More you in every view.

Choose the fonts, spacing, and colors that feel comfortable. Helperbird gives you more ways to make Firefox your own.

Fonts, size, and spacing

Try Atkinson Hyperlegible or OpenDyslexic. Adjust text size and the space between letters, words, and lines.

Colors that feel comfortable

Explore color overlays and page colors. Choose a combination that suits the page and your preferences.

Reading rulers and focus tools

Keep a guide on the page when you want support following a line or focusing on one part at a time.

Compare Free and Pro tools
Helperbird’s font, text size, and spacing controls open in Firefox
Small adjustments. A view that feels like yours.

At home in Firefox

A little help,
right beside you.

Open Helperbird in Firefox’s sidebar to keep your reading, writing, and accessibility tools close to the page.

Open the sidebar
  1. 1

    Add Helperbird.

    Install from Firefox Add-ons.

  2. 2

    Find the owl.

    Open your browser’s Extensions menu and choose Helperbird.

  3. 3

    Make yourself at home.

    Open a webpage and explore your tools.

Questions & answers.

For Firefox on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

Screenshots show the real extension in Firefox on Mac. Tools and voices can vary by device and plan.

Is Helperbird for Firefox free?

Yes. Start with free tools including device text to speech, Reading Mode, font settings, and Notepad. Helperbird Pro adds tools such as word prediction, grammar support, and premium voices.

Compare Free and Pro
Does Helperbird work on Firefox for Android?

Yes. Helperbird is available from Firefox Add-ons for desktop Firefox and Firefox for Android. This page shows the desktop experience on Mac; controls, voices, and tool availability can vary on mobile.

Explore Firefox for Android
Can schools and teams install Helperbird?

Yes. Administrators can make Helperbird available through Firefox’s managed extension settings.

Read the deployment guide
Does Helperbird support dyslexia?

Helperbird offers choices such as OpenDyslexic, text to speech, spacing controls, and reading guides. Try the tools and choose what supports your own reading and writing. Different people prefer different settings.

A little help from a real person? We’re here for you.

Go on. Follow your curiosity.

Reading. Writing. Accessibility.
A little Helperbird in your Firefox.

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Free to start. Yours to make your own.

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